Guy on a harley, shouting over the enormous roar of his engine to another guy on a harley, "that place is an environmental disaster, imagine what they're putting out into the environment!," while pointing at a long decommissioned factory. At the end of this statement the light turns green and they both roar off leaving a cloud of exhaust.

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   Today I officially have the day off. Today it so happens we're transitting from Olympia to Seattle. This leaves me two options: (A) stay on the boat and do nothing particular with my day off; (B) spend my time and money getting myself to Seattle off the boat -- last time I did this I had to connect between three different transportation ( Read more... )

   Only two weeks ago or so we had a crew of only nine people ... and it was great. Now we have a crew of 14 it's... not so great ( Read more... )

   This will be ultra fast because I have revielle in 7 jingles at four bells 7 minutes at 1000. Been in Gig Harbour, a cute little place. Had battle sails 6-9pm both days here so they were 14 and 12 hour days, so been busy ( Read more... )

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   I'm in the galleyhouse washing the dishes from lunch, through the window in front of me I can see the skyscrapers of Seattle across the sound, the boat rocking gently side to side, when over my the music I have going on the galley sound system I hear some moaning and groaning from elsewhere in the ship. "That sounds like zombies!!" I say to ( Read more... )

   So plan 30 in 30 Against All Odds isn't going so well for me. It's hard to compete with a complete lack of internet most days plus being constantly busy..

Been in Edmonds for a week now. It's a decent little town. By decent little town I mean it has at least one decent bar within walking distance of the boats, and isn't a miserable ( Read more... )

   "HELP!! HELP ME!!" yelled urgently nearby wakes me in the middle of the night the other night. In the half second it takes me to bolt out of bed I'm already thinking it curious that it's not some disaster pertaining to the ship such as "FIRE!" or "TAKING ON WATER!" but an individual in need of help. But it sounds desperately urgent so I ( Read more... )