After an absence of 4 1/2 years, Eos has returned to the Pacific Northwest. Remarkable experiences and challenges have filled the last few years, but it certainly felt comfortable to return to such a beautiful part of the world.
Numerous delays in Florida were finally ended when Eos was loaded on M/V Tramper, positioned below in the hold. The trip from West Palm Beach to Victoria was supposed to take 3 to 3 1/2 weeks. One port call in Manzanillo was eliminated, so we were optimistic that the prediction would prove true. Not To Be. For no apparent reason, the trip took more than a week longer than we were told, requiring an extended and expensive stay at the Coast Victoria Hotel. Eos was finally off loaded on May 19 and fortunately all went well. We spent several additional days in Victoria cleaning the boat, and after provisioning, we were able to spend a few days cruising.
The delays resulted in missing Anacortes Trawler Fest, so any opportunity to show the boat was lost. Now settled in our slip in Anacortes, I did leave a sign on the boat in case any "dock walkers" might be interested.
We are now back in Santa Barbara where I have resumed part time work doing endoscopic procedures one day a week. Flexible work scheduling will allow us to make intermittent trips to the boat for cruising in Canada, and we are especially looking forward to having Tyler join us on one of these trips. Depending on how the next few months go, we will probably list the boat with a broker at the end of the season.