DOUG’S RETIREMENT TRAVEL BLOG

65: time to hit the road

I retired. Twice. The first time in 2022, without Leslie; the second time in 2024, with her. Maybe this time it’ll stick.

Several discreet trips; each is a category. You can select one below to see it specifically, or just walk through. They're in reverse chronological order.

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Vancouver Island Wed Oct 12

Victoria again. Election Day. Long line and elaborate drinking fountain at city hall.. Gentrified old market square.. People doing things...

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Oct 15, 20221 min read

Vancouver Island Tue Oct 11

Bus to Victoria today. 10 minute walk to the bus stop from the marina; hour-plus bus ride to downtown Victoria.. In the center is the...

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Oct 14, 20221 min read

Vancouver Island Mon Oct 10

Another day in Sidney.. The marina at sunset..

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Oct 14, 20221 min read

Vancouver Island Sun Oct 9

Spent the day exploring Sidney by bicycle. Downtown is about a 6 by 2 block area; one end is only about 2km from the airport, and the...

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Oct 14, 20221 min read

Vancouver Island Sat Oct 8

I am in Sidney, British Columbia, having delivered the yacht Nai'a from SF. I am here waiting for some work to be done on her. When...

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Oct 14, 20221 min read

Nai’a to BC day 6: Thu Oct 6

Cape Flattery to Sidney. So. I won the lotto: the 5 - 8 AM watch, sunrise rounding Cape Flattery to the final run through the Strait of...

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Oct 10, 20221 min read

Nai’a to BC day 7: Fri Oct 7

Settle into Sidney. We're at Van Isle Marina. It's nice: lots of big boats, showers, laundry, bikes. We staggered out of our berths in...

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Oct 10, 20221 min read

Nai’a to BC Day 5: Wed Oct 5

Astoria to Cape Flattery with stop in Westport for fuel & fish&chips.. Northward again. There’s always an opportunity to keep busy -...

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Oct 8, 20221 min read

Nai’a to BC day 4: Tue Oct 4

Reedsport to Astoria. 9 knots of breeze from the south, spinnaker again.. …and, the big attraction of the day, dancing mother and calf...

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Oct 6, 20221 min read

Nai’a to BC day 3: Mon Oct 3

Ft Bragg to Reedsport, with stop in Brookings for fuel. Slowed during the night so that we wouldn’t get to Brookings in the dark. First...

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Oct 6, 20221 min read

Nai’a to BC day 2: Sun Oct 2

Ft Bragg to Crescent City We are on 4 hour watches during the day, 3 at night. My day started with the 5-8AM watch: 39.40.52lat,...

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Oct 5, 20221 min read

Nai’a to BC day 1: Sat Oct 1

Bodega Bay to Ft Bragg Met @ A&E’s in Woodside @ 7AM for the drive to Bodega Bay. Full crew is Alan, Jeff (Ellen’s sister Jen’s hub),...

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Oct 3, 20221 min read

Nai’a to BC Intro & day 0

Nai’a is my dear friends Alan & Ellen’s 1986 Wauquiez Centurion 47; a true ocean-going yacht. This is Nai’a’s journey from her home of...

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Oct 3, 20221 min read

Pittsburgh Summary (read last)

Here are some overall impressions. I spent 90% of my time in the city (although I ventured out to the ‘burbs one day), so comparisons are...

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Sep 26, 20221 min read

Thursday September 15

Spent some time in the CMU quad.. Lunch at Pamela’s in Oakland.. I leave Pittsburgh tomorrow.

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Sep 16, 20221 min read

Tuesday September 13

Today I took the light rail out to see the suburbs. First impression: it’s not as commonly used as the in-town busses. I guess I haven’t...

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Sep 16, 20221 min read

Saturday September 10

Treated myself to La Gourmandine pastries for breakfast, in Lawrenceville. Two croissants, very good. Crossed the Allegheny to the north...

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Sep 10, 20221 min read

Friday September 9

Passed through the Allegheny Cemetary, which is massive, with a large number of graves from the 19th century.. Then to Lawrenceville,...

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Sep 9, 20221 min read

Thursday September 8

Toured Friendship and Bloomfield boroughs. Tried to capture ‘typical Pittsburgh architecture’.. That last one shows the effect of the air...

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Sep 8, 20221 min read

Tuesday September 6

Morning: pickleball with my friends John, Ann & Barb at Kingsley Center. Lunch in ShadySide at Caralyn’s Shady Grove where I watched the...

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Sep 6, 20221 min read

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