26 July 2008Joyce has crewed numerous times on Shatoosh in the Delta and the Columbia River. Her most recent trip with Shatoosh was last year when we put on our fancy Hawaiian shirts, cruised into Kalama to attend Hawaiian Days. The kalbi ribs were great. She is an experienced skipper who can really be stable in the worst of weather and seas. She proved herself one night while sailing from Honolulu to Hanalei Bay on Kauai on Sarah, her Cape Dory Sloop. She, too, is a Reiki Master and travels extensively around the world. I'd go anywhere on a boat with Joyce. I love to have her on board, anytime, anywhere.
Ann was a regular Delta Crew for years and has only been on one long cruise with me on the Columbia River, but what fun we had exploring all the back water sloughs out of Cathlamet, Wa. We narrowly missed going aground at Devil's Elbow, having about 1.5 feet under Shatoosh's belly. We saw lots of eagles in Blind Bay and got to anchor in Knappa Slough. That was when Shatoosh went from Napa to Knappa. Ann helped me take care of Spencer, the baby bird who fell out of a palm tree at Oxbow Marina. Our friendship goes back over 40 years when we were physical therapists in the army stationed in WA and Japan. I love having her on board.
