Pat,
Your enthusiam for life and boating is inspiring. I would like to have known you in my 20's. You have the energy of a 20 something now.
Any chance of luring you and Patty a couple of hours north to the Broughtons? We really enjoyed our time with you guys in Desolation Sound, but we loved the Broughtons as a destination. After your trip to Alaska, they'll be easy.
The Broughtons are 1-A new area for the group, 2-Spectacular, 3-As easy Desolation Sound to explore, 4-Less crowded, 5-Better fishing and shrimping with fewer restrictions, 6-A little further out on the edge.
If it sounds like I'm promoting this, well I am. It is unusual to see cruising boats under 35' in the area. It's a little different to cruise the area in a 22-25' boat, but for us that adds to the adventure. We hope that others will join us the first two weeks of September.
Lyle