Wind And Waves

I decided to pull myself away from the bump and grind and take a couple days to explore Eastern Oregon. Check out some of the views I saw on my trip!

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Last week Portland received about 4 inches of snow……very exciting! Schools were shut down for two days. and I was pleasantly surprised to find it was acceptable not to go to work. This is Multahnoma falls a scenic waterfall just outside of Portland. Dan and I went on a sunrise drive on the old historic […]

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Here we all are, enjoying the new wireless connection

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Early…. the wind wips, the sky evolves into a burst of color and the day has begun!

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Here in Oregon its the colors of the trees mixed with rain and grey!

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Out we go, back we come Need Much more time, to mend Contessa’s wounds I’m ready to stop playing nurse Back to Portland I go. Eddie and Mr. Lu stick around, work hard to fix her up. Steve comes down, puts more funds into the project and…………I just heard…… Contessa Made it to Thailand!!! Many […]

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I’m not sure who’s watching this blog………but I feel the need to say…..No! We didn’t make it! (in case anyone is still holding their breathe thinking we are out at sea!) The boat was taking in a lot of water and the manual Bilge pump was not working……….To many things could have gone wrong so […]

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Oh my gosh, is this really happening! We are leaving early tomorrow, as long as the weather looks good. Wish us well! We’ve got the boat provisioned and we checked out at immigration….and we’re off! Plan is to head to Koh Samui Thailand, however plans can easily change any moment…..! Here is a photo of […]

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Jeremy is coordinating the ‘engine put in process’. It is a tricky operation getting a 400 kilo engine into a little bobbing boat! It took all of us working hard together. And we did it! And here it is! That is a fantastic picture to anyone involved in the Contessa project!

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Jeremy arrived right as the regatta excitment mellowed out. He came with more engine parts and lots of momentum to get Contessa up and running. Its was great to have him back. This is a picture of Jeremy screwing in the Engine blocks so we could set the engine on them. It was important to […]

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