Mostly Retired on Eos

Stephen and Lynel Lemon no longer have an agenda...... There is a time to every purpose

21 February 2017 | Santa Barbara
13 September 2016 | Miles = 1215 Miles on Cruise = 805
12 September 2016 | Miles = 1190
11 September 2016 | Miles = 1170
10 September 2016
09 September 2016
06 September 2016 | Miles = 1100
04 September 2016 | Miles = 1077
01 September 2016 | Miles = 1062
31 August 2016 | Miles = 1040
29 August 2016
28 August 2016 | Miles = 961
27 August 2016
24 August 2016 | Miles = 883
22 August 2016 | Miles = 883
19 August 2016
15 August 2016 | Miles = 721
13 August 2016
11 August 2016

September 2016 to February 2017

21 February 2017 | Santa Barbara
Stephen
This will be the last entry for the travels of Eos, our beautiful and beloved Selene 47. New owners will take possession on February 24. If they can experience even a small part of the remarkable times Lynel and I have enjoyed, then their future will truly be blessed.
This blog began in 2010, but the story really starts years before with what seemed at the time to be an impossible dream, supported by an incredibly understanding partner. Thousands of memories will live forever with Lynel and I.
We Did It !

Anacortes

13 September 2016 | Miles = 1215 Miles on Cruise = 805
Stephen
The trip back from Soucia to our slip in Cap Sante Marina was quiet, uneventful and maybe a little sad. The views of Mt. Baker were extra special. We took on 300 gallons of fuel at Fidos, then tied up back in F-12, where we had left nearly 2 and a half months ago.
Eos has served us well.

Soucia

12 September 2016 | Miles = 1190
Stephen
The wind shifted north at 22 knots, so Echo Bay on Soucia was an ideal place to anchor. We took the dinghy over to Fossil Bay to hike the trails out to the point where the views east to the mountains and west to the San Juans were spectacular.
This was our last night anchored out on Eos and brought back thousands of memories spanning many years, and distances from the Gulf of Alaska to the Gulf of Maine. We are Blessed.

Reid on Stuart

11 September 2016 | Miles = 1170
Stephen
A very short trip over to Stuart Island and our favorite location in Reid Harbor. We had the entire day to kayak, dinghy tour, and to walk the trail out to Turn Point. I especially wanted to walk out to the point since the last time we were here I could not make it due to losing leg function from severe cord compression. Major back surgery and a period of determined walking did the trick, so this time it was easy to visit the lighthouse at Turn Point. Mission Accomplished

Montague to Roche to Stuart

10 September 2016
Stephen
We cleared back into the US through customs in Roche, a slow process, so we decided to anchor down in Roche Harbor. We were a little late in arrival because we spent some time watching orca in Haro Strait...time well spent. We had a good time walking the sculpture garden and visiting the shops at Roche. There was a Ranger Tug rally going on with about 160 boats and a multitude of "tug nuts".

Victoria to Montague

09 September 2016
Stephen
We left Victoria in the fog and were most grateful for good radar coming around and up to Montague, another of our favorite places. We arrived early enough to walk the trails in the park and relax a little before taking the "Tommy Transit" bus to the Hummingbird Pub. This is an experience that needs to be done in person, not by reading about it, so I will not waste time with words. Come to Galiano for yourself.
Vessel Name: Eos
Vessel Make/Model: Selene 47 Trawler
Hailing Port: Santa Barbara, California
Crew: Stephen and Lynel Lemon
About:
We call Santa Barbara our true home, but for this part of our life our home will be always changing. After surviving long careers in medicine we now look forward to a temporary career as boat people. [...]
Eos's Photos - Southbound
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Boats in Coos Bay
Around Point Conception
Stearns Wharf
Lil Toot with a welcome home whistle
Tatoosh Island at Cape Flattery
Sunset first night out
Following seas
Large swells
Farralon Islands
PB and J makes a good lunch on the hike to Turn Point
Library at the Stuart Island school
Keepers house at the Turn Point Lighthouse
The automated light at Turn Point. Hopefully our border is well monitored??
Honor system T-shirt stop on Stuart Island
One of the two mega-yachts at Ganges
Sunset over the ferry dock at Friday Harbor
Stuart Island
Moonrise at Stuart
Kayaking at Von Donop Inlet
Anne-Marie and Lynel enjoy the sunshine
Buccaneer Bay
Moonrise over Prince Rupert
Nice reflections in the water
Smoke layer obscures the sun. This was Campbell River and the fires were inland
Hard to see, but this is an eagle with a large fish, too heavy to fly with it, so he swam ashore. Yes, eagles can swim!
Welcome dock at Sullivan Bay
Along Johnstone Strait
Rainbow over Prince Rupert. We took this as a good omen for our decision to head south
Typical anchorage view. The sunny pictures are the rare exceptions
Beachcombing at Blunden Harbor
Entrance to inner lagoon at Blunden. Tidal rapids are strange since you don
Sullivan Bay
Sullivan Bay
Gedney Harbor
Whale off Cape Decision on my birthday. Can
Fin slapping. Makes a big noise
George at Saltery Cove
Fishing lodge at Saltery Cove
Waterfall at Baranoff hot springs
Russian Orthodox crosses throughout the graveyard
The Russian Bishop
Sitka from Castle hill, site of the raising of the American flag in 1867
Gravesite of the wife of the last Russian governor.
Russian graveyard
Russian graveyard
Russian graveyard
The Alaska Pioneer
Totem marking the location where the Tlingit repelled the Russians. However, after 6 days of cannon bombardment, they abandoned the village
Sitka Harbor
Sitka Harbor
Sitka Harbor
Russian cross on plaque for the dead seamen
Margarie glacier
Spires on Margarie glacier
Many floating ice bergs required careful piloting
Typical view coming down Glacier Bay
There are a number of different jellyfish
Anchorage in Didrickson Cove on the outside passage to Sitka
Eagle sitting on a troller pole in the fog in Sitka
Stellar sea lions in Glacier Bay. The bulls are immense
Stellar sea lions
Reid glacier from a distance
Waterfall coming out of Reid glacier
Lynel on the sandbar in front of Reid glacier
Reid glacier
Eos at anchor in Reid Cove. The down canyon wind was like standing in front of an open freezer door.
Humpback in Icy Strait
Humpback
View on the trip up Glacier Bay
Puffins have some great headgear
 
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