My cycling group Women on Wheels (WOW) took a trip to Bayview Washington and there were sooooo many cool things to photograph. Such as this cool inlet to the bay. I put some artisitc effects on it to make it a lil painterly.
Bayview view….
Category: Boats
Noah’s Ark?
This boat is just north of Brinnon. I have driven by it hundreds of times. But the flowers and mountains set it off this day. I put some artistic filters on the foliage. But that is how the boat looks in the middle of the field.
Port Townsend Boat Haven
While waiting in the ferry line for the fog to move on, I captured this shot as the fog rolled away from the marina and the Olympics were in the background.
Isolation
When I saw this in the harbor in Port Townsend, I was struck by a sense of isolation…probably PTSD from 2020!
Near the breakwater
There was a perfect day late last month when getting out on the water seemed just the thing to do. We went to the John Wayne Marina to have a look.
Sailboats were outside the breakwater in Sequim Bay.
Inside the breakwater other boats were coming and going, many of them returning from a day of fishing.
And, if you’re wondering, yes, the marina is named after that John Wayne. He spent summers boating here and eventually donated the property named after him that became our marina. His family still owns property around the marina.
Taking a break
Hope to be back soon.
The boat takes shape
We took a very quick shopping trip to Port Townsend this week for boat supplies. Before we left we stopped to check on restoration progress for the Western Flyer, the boat made famous by John Steinbeck on a research voyage with marine biologist Ed Ricketts and memorialized in their book “The Log from the Sea of Cortez” in 1940.
The boat has come a very long way since I first photographed her in July 2013. Take a look at her sorry condition then.
The framing that was applied last summer is now being covered with cedar planking from huge, thick boards. The wood appears to be milled on site. Her original siding looked like this four years ago.
The restoration has progressed steadily since I visited last August here and in June 2018 here.
Her stem and stern are being rebuilt with a strong lumber, probably something like purple heart.
Her deck house is separately undergoing restoration nearby. It’s hard to get a clear shot into the little building but the galley, seen through these small windows, is taking shape nicely.
The Western Flyer is being restored by the Western Flyer Foundation. Click here for more information about the foundation, the history of the boat, and plans for her next life.
It’s wonderful to see the beautiful workmanship as this boat is being given a new life.