Author Archives: John

April 8 – 25 Hi All, Yep, we are finally ready. Seems like since we landed in Port Angeles to have Mystic painted by Platypus Marine on 9/23/2019 it’s been all work with very little play, let alone contend with the darn virus. We just finished the informal Selene rendezvous here in Roche Harbor since … Read More →

March 17 – April 7, 2021 Hi All, Yes, we are back onboard Mystic Moon….wow o wow….what a Covid year we have had….ugh!!! Kathy and I did follow all the appropriate social distancing protocols and managed to escape being infected. We have both been vaccinated and what a liberating feeling….so very tired of isolating and … Read More →

November 16 Hi All, Yes, the YB’s did it….we found our FRP…Final Resting Place:))) As many of you know, we have pondered where we might retire after our cruising days, often considering many of the ports, islands and countries we visited. Well….guess what….grandkids and family won out:)))) We moved exactly 30 miles from Pleasanton to … Read More →

June 13-28 Hi All, Well…..surprise, surprise….you know one of those events that change things in an instant…yep…had one of those last Monday, 6/22….emergency umbilical hernia surgery in the midst of a pandemic…..oweeeeeeee!!!! It’s Day 6 and I have now gone 24 hours w/o pain meds and no C19 symptoms…yea!!! It’s still pretty sore but everyday … Read More →

May 31 – June 12 Hi All, Yep, still in the San Juan Islands….just waiting for the new dinghy and Canadian border to open up….neither seems a real possibility….ugh, ugh, ugh!!! We have anchored at Reid Harbor, Sucia Island, Westcott Bay, 2 nights in Friday Harbor marina, and now at Blind Bay on Shaw Island. … Read More →

May 10 – May 30 Hi All, Yes, we did it…..project work on Mystic is almost done:)))) But, that leads to the question, “now what???” More on that later….. We left Port Angeles on Thursday May 28 for a 37nm passage to Reid Harbor on Stuart Island in the San Juan Islands. It was a … Read More →

April 4 – May 9 Hi All, Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe in these very different times. So far, knock on wood, both Kathy and I are virus free. In fact, we know of only 2 people who have had the virus….one a friend of a friend and the other a lockhandler at … Read More →

March 19 – April 2 We hope everyone is staying healthy and safe in this dark period of time!! Yes, our 2nd self isolation period is over…..Day 14 and symptom free…yea!!!! We first self isolated in California after our Alaska Iditarod trip in mid March and now recently, after traveling from California to Mystic in … Read More →

March 5-10 Hi All, Hike!! Hike!! Hike!!…meaning GO!! GO!! GO!!! in musher speak…and away they went….go Kale, go Splash….the lead dogs, go all 14 dogs…..Kale, Splash, Dougal, Indie, Nares, Taurus, Floyd, Chia, Hazel, Finn, Gaia, Scandic, Dragon and Mustang…..and finally GO MICHELLE GO!!! WOW, WOW, WOW….what a trip, what an experience….we are still a bit … Read More →

Feb 5, 2020, Hi All, The last log update was in mid-Dec after Kathy and I got back to California to enjoy the Holidays. Mystic was comfortably moored at Emerald Landing Marina in Lake Union in Seattle. We did have a most enjoyable Holiday with family and friends but it was now back to work!! … Read More →