Imagine the ultimate vacation sailing the beautiful San Juan Islands with Dad and the whole family! Father's Day is a great opportunity to appreciate the love and effort of our fathers. Fortunately, in recent years, it is getting more media attention, schools organize activities related to Father's Day and retailers promote buying fathers special greeting cards and male-oriented gifts such as electronics and tools. However, we all know that the last thing that Dad needs this year is another … [Read more...]
Springtime sailing in the San Juans, welcoming May the right way!
The crew of the good ship Diminuendo just returned from a wonderful 3-day spring sailing charter. Cathy was celebrating her ?0th birthday with her boyfriend Kevin. The weather was beautiful, with warm sunny skies in the day and a lovely spring shower to lull us to sleep when we were hunkered down in aptly named Snoring Bay on Sucia Island. We all had a great time. As we sailed through the San Juan islands, they began to dream of having their own boat. It looks like cruising the waters of … [Read more...]
Riding the Tour de Lopez via Sailboat!
Part of our gearing up for the approaching season includes stretching our legs and taking the boat out for some pre-season runs. We decided to take Diminuendo over to beautiful Lopez Island to experience our first real bicycle ride of the year riding the Tour de Lopez. This beautiful 31- mile ride covered almost the entire island, and concluded with a delicious BBQ lunch and entertainment at the finish. We stayed the first night in Fisherman’s Bay, just off Lopez Village. It is a delightful … [Read more...]
Gearing up for the season!
With spring only a couple weeks away, Mari and Ron have been busy readying Diminuendo for the upcoming season. To enhance our guests experience, we've added a pair of kayaks to our humble fleet. We selected kayaks that are stable and easy to handle for inexperienced paddlers. Now you can paddle along the shoreline of the beautiful coves and harbors we will visit on your adventure. We also replaced our tired old dodger and bimini with beautiful new canvas for your comfort. Now you can take … [Read more...]
Hiking on Cypress Island to Eagle Cliff Lookout
After a whole season filled with false starts, either the result of visiting too early in the season, or having arrived too late in the day, Ron and I were finally able to make the hike to Eagle Cliff on Cypress Island (the trail to Eagle Cliff is closed between February 1st and July 15th to protect the fragile nesting environment found on that area of the island). Cypress Island is unusual in the San Juan Islands. In fact, it is not technically considered “one of the San Juan Islands”, as it … [Read more...]
