Dinner at "T''s".... I'm one blessed Mom this weekend!

Shhhhhh, the family is asleep.... I snoozed earlier in the evening and now I am up.... geez...so, here I am.... Dinner was quite good, went to a place recommended by Mary M.... "T's". I had Ginger/Scallion encusted Wild Salmon.... with Edamames and Artichokes.... I do think mine was the best!
We also took a little drive to the Point Wilson Lighthouse. Very overcast today here, but pretty none the less.... Had to laugh... saw the news tonight, and it looked like there were blue skies in Tacoma!

Mine was the best!

Clam Cannery Waterfront Hotel - Port Townsend

This place is sooooo cool.... These picture do not do it justice, but hope you get a feel for the place. It's right on the water.... we can see the ferry coming in just west of us, we can walk all through downtown from here, the decor is so cool.... The gentleman in the picture is Kevin the Manager who let us in, etc. Only five units in the building. Our kitchen has gloss red cabinets.... they even have netflicks you can watch on the tube.... As Annie, from the Broadway Musical would say, "I think I'm gonna like it here" Thanks Family... I love you guys!

Mother's Day Surprise...Part one... in the car!

We left home around noon and headed to Gig Harbor... I had some jewelry I needed to pick up.... Decided to do lunch at the Green Turtle.... So yummy and so good... and so gorgeous... on the water, the blue skies peaked out around the clouds, and the water was smooth. So... more is planned, and I just don't know yet. We're traveling with Oliver and he and Jillian are catching a few winks on the way.....

Ahoy! A sail on the Adventuress crusing Commencement Bay!

What a fun day... rather I should say morning!  We sailed from Foss Waterway with about 40 folks on board.  A 100 year old ketch... I think it's a ketch.... The sails were hoisted just after we got out the waterway!  So beautiful!
Also happen to be the Marine Daffodil Parade.... Got to see the boats all decked out in their flowers; some even were theme oriented!
You know, there is something about being on the water... yes, it was a bit chilly, but not too bad... the sun was out more often than not, the water calm, a soft breeze, puffs of clouds!  This is a wonderful memory for our memory banks!

Sailing aboard the Adventuress and seeing Daffodils!

I'm the newest Foss

Just call me Oliver.... I was living at the pound when my mom found me....I like her and my new dad and I plan to give them lots of fun and love...

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Whoopee, First Class on the way home!

Well, all good times must end, and same goes for this trip... We had a great lunch at Lahania Grill/Fish House on our way to the airport.  There is something about eating on a deck right over the water.  Pretty cool!
This journey has been fun, full of 'Halleyism's (those of you who know what I am talking about know what I mean!)  For example, she insisted that she had never been to the mainland.  huh???? Told her that where she came from.... Negative (in her mind)... after a bit of discussion... what she really meant was, she had never been to the Big Island!  All in a day's events.  Got lots more of them too.
Nice to have gotten the First Class on the way home.  Saw a cute movie, "Going the Distance" with Drew Barrymore, had a couple MaiTai's, finished a book... and Bam! it was 11:00 pm and we were descending... went so fast, and I never even feel asleep.  Like it when it ends that way!

  And so, we leave the isle of Maui.... Next, we will take them to the "Big Island"... Hawaii.... or as Halley called it, 'the mainland!"

From Whales to Birds....

Birds of a feather…. Hanging with Jean!
They were cleaning the tropical birds perches in the hotel, and one little guy got to know Jean really well… and had several cute little saying he could be repeat: Aloha, How are you, Pretty Girl, on with the likes of those!

More info on the pod of whales we got to follow

Competition is heating up! | pacificwhale.org

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Halley and Dan finally join us at the beach…!

I was looking for a sweet shot of them going in the water…. What happened next no one could have planned…

A small praise here. We were all in the water about 30 minutes. We keep a close eye on both of them and we all laughed and floated and rode the soft swells. Got back to shore and within less than 5 minutes, Dan had a Grand Mal Seizure right there on the beach. He had just laid on his towel. I stopped and said a prayer of thanks to God! It could have been in the water and Jerry and I would have been struggling to keep him afloat as he really stiffin’s (word?) up. Now you may be asking, why let him in the ocean…. We try to give both of them as many safe experiences as we can…. We do it realizing what can happen and are always ready to jump in and help them. But, PTL! All ended well!

A Shower of Whale Snot!

Yesterday lived up to our expectaions ! We say whales up close and persona…. Well, not too close, against the law. Pretty cool…. But close enough, the spray that comes out when they spout (Blow) drifted over to us!.... Hence the ‘whale snot’. The longer we were out, we found the water got kinda sloppy, as the trades were really kicking up. But, the trip was so worth it. At the end, we saw a Mama whale breech, then her baby breech…. And do we have a pic…………noooooooooooo…. You have to have your camera on 24/7, always looking through it and, well, I don’t do that. But trust us, it was a beautiful sight! Good news to on the skin front…. No sunburns…. That 50x lotion did it’s job. Did get a little ‘wind burn’ feeling on the face, sorty dry feeling, but that was it! My word, a whale just breeched in front of the hotel. Okay…. I’m off!

Breakky at Aloha Mixed Plate and a quick stop in town... AND SHE WALKS!

After services, we went on to a little place that is well know with the locals.... Aloha Mixed Plate.... I was hoping to be able to order some Spam Moco Loco... alas, they only had hamburger so I passed on that... Serve both Hawaiin dishes and other mixed dishes... Off to town to make RSVP's for a whale watch and H and D checked in the Harley Shop....That's where you see Halley and Dan walking to.  Also, lots of crafts on sale.... Halley, after the Harley store, got back on the scooter and spent about an hour cruising.   Got back to the hotel.... H and D went to nap (of course) and Jer and I spent some time in the water.  So nice to be able to just do that. 
Oh yeah, had to include a morning sunrise picture from our balcony!

Fortunately they had Mozzarlla sticks... Halley was happy!

View from my seat... that's the water out there....

Crafts under the Banyon tree that covers the whole block!

Yup.... this is hard to wake up to every morning!  Egads, I just looked out the window... WHALE JUMP!

Church on the Beach...

So cool to be on vacation and go to this little worship gathering right next to the beach!  Good message too!