New Photos from Paul

 Foggy this morning.

"Trimming Out" is tucked-in behind M/V Bountiful. 

Can barely see her!

Local native.

Local seafood store, check out the prices and you can't get any fresher than this!

The Seafood Connection.

  Dungeness...for those of you who can eat crab...

TUNA!  Not ahi, but tuna nonetheless.

POKE'!

Local wi-fi hangout, and oh yeah, there's food and drink too! 

Paul's friends,  Blair and Kevin on

M/V Wanderer.
They deliver yachts and are en route from San Diego to Vancouver, B.C.
They pulled into the marina for the evening, and will head to Neah Bay in the morning.

Per Paul: These Pacific Coast harbor entrances are all river mouths.  They are all very dangerous in the wrong conditions. Tide, winds, swell, and river flood all are part of the equation.  Blair and Kevin,  M/V Wanderer,  told me that last year they saw a full size barge behind a tug "flip" in the waves on the bar crossing into Astoria (Columbia River, the only way to Portland, OR).  They were in a 62' sailboat, said it was heavy and was high tide and supposedly the best time of the 24-hr. period.  There is one time to cross each 24 hr. period,  high tide during daylight.   These guys do deliveries up and down the coast, so its a good connect for me.  They shared much good local info. And confirmed that I was correct in my decision to come here instead of trying cross the Columbia River bar, to wait out these south blows.     Blair said, "the Columbia River bar is worst, (2000 craft were lost there) followed by the Strait of Juan De Fuca, and the entrance to San Francisco Bay are my scariest places, but all doable pretty safely this time of year at the right times with the right conditions. Be cautious, but you can't wait for all summer days, or you will never move.  When its right, run to the next safe port" Hey Blair,  "You wanna come on my boat with me to SF please?"   Grins. Out, Paul

I was reading the  www.makah.com  website about the Neah bay native people and it really intrigued me, how cool that they maintain their cultural activities to the betterment of their people.  I was looking at the Picture Gallery and when I came across the "Cultural Photos" I saw a photo of the whaling canoe and I think the guy with the long hair and moustache (in-between the two front guys)  is Donny, who Paul met while at Neah bay.

Check it out, and check out the site too!