{"id":1097,"date":"2023-05-10T19:50:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T02:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2023-05-11T17:52:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T00:52:35","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/?p=1097","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming of new adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Paul and Becky are now retired and ready to head north again.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOTE: View the Ellie K\u2019s present position via Garmin tracker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/F2XD2\">https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/F2XD2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some folks think that owning a boat is a liability. Yes it is; but it also gives me a focus a challenge and lets me practice boat yoga and stretch myself physically and mentally.&nbsp;<br>Today, seeing the boat on the trailer and having the culmination of my labor end with the boat being back in Olympia was really special. Touching base with the folks that brought it together was a big deal for me. So many memories and now Becky and I return to The Puget Sound, British Columbia and Alaska without the time pressure of returning to work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So glad to have the work behind us and looking forward to just having planning routes to our next destination and cooking great meals as a work punch list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next few days will be touching up paint and packing up the last of our supplies and then we will be heading north.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike last years when I solo boated. This time we joined a flotilla of ten other boats.&nbsp;The great part is all the decisions from watching weather and tides to deciding where to spend the night are made for you and I just have to drive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Becky and I are looking forward to our new adventures together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8986.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8986.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8986.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8986-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I know! Let&#8217;s build a new kayak in the middle of all the boat projects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8985.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8985.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8985.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8985-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lots and lots and lots of sanding and painting!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" data-id=\"1146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6.png 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Becky repainted most of the boat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Engine-painted.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" data-id=\"1116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Engine-painted.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Engine-painted.jpeg 526w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Engine-painted-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Freshly painted by Paul and squeaky clean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-3.png\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Work zone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"634\" data-id=\"1141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png 480w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Work zone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"642\" data-id=\"1145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5.png 480w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Work zone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8954-1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8954-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8954-1-rotated.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8954-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paul squeezing into tight spaces putting things back together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-773x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-773x1024.png 773w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-768x1017.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paul is stuck and rethinking how to get out of this tight space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"470\" data-id=\"1144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4.png 634w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the tight spaces (upper left) under the sink Paul had to squeeze into<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8983.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8983.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8983.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8983-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8983-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The journey begins!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8991-2-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8991-2-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8991-2-rotated.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8991-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the truck heading north<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8994-1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"1133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8994-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8994-1-rotated.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8994-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">She fits fine after Paul pulled everything off her top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1012\" data-id=\"1151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-1024x1012.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-1024x1012.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-768x759.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10.png 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We sure will miss this sweet boat dog who is staying home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Paul and Becky are now retired and ready to head north again. NOTE: View the Ellie K\u2019s present position via Garmin tracker: https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/F2XD2 Some folks think that owning a boat is a liability. Yes it is; but it also gives me a focus a challenge and lets me practice boat yoga and stretch myself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1097"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1164,"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1097\/revisions\/1164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elliektrawler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}