After some excitement that I'll be writing about in a separate post, we've relocated to the lovely–and much less crowded–Westcott Bay, just around the bend from Roche Harbor.

As we were relocating around Clark Island, we passed near some rocks that were very popular with the local harbor seals. I was able to snag a few shots with

We were planning to go to Jones Island and Friday Harbor, but a combination of Jones Island's north bay being completely packed and wind and water conditions resulted in us popping over to Roche, at least for the time being.

We scooted over to a mooring ball on the east side of Clark Island two days ago. It was a boring trip over with no wind and currents that couldn't be avoided.

Yesterday, we sailed out of Bellingham and over to Inati Bay for the first time. It's a very quiet and peaceful little place. I'm taking the opportunity to catch up

A vegan-friendly dessert/snack recipe.

A simple, healthy, whole-food dip recipe.

A simple, healthy, no-cook recipe for oatmeal.

A flock of Bonaparte's Gulls visits Blackthorn!

A simple recipe for a hearty meal. Hold the cheese and sour cream to make it vegan.

Blackthorn drops anchor in the beautiful Chuckanut Bay in the shadow of a global crisis.