Introduction

July 15, 2009. We got away to the boat today. Later than we had hoped, had to wait for some supplies to come in, Doug had a Dr's appt, and had to stop at the vet's on the way to get Squishy's (the cat) vaccinations up to date. Spent most of the afternoon putting supplies away. Finally got out of the slip at 3:30pm, filled up the fuel tanks at St. Helens marina, and slogged down the Columbia to Martin Island (there is an old log pond in the middle, a great anchorage). The wind was on our nose, so we motored. Squishy was not impressed with the wind chop, tried to burrow into the point of the v-berth (the bounciest part of the boat). We were greeted at the entrance to Martin Island with Osprey parents and a fuzzy chick. We got anchored at 5:00pm. Squishy has been adventuresome, much more so than the last trip 5 years ago with our three teenagers on board. She is currently on the cushion next to the oven, waiting for Cindy to get the extraneous stuff organized in the v-berth. Dinner of last night's shrimp, cheese, and crackers. I've still got a little work to do tonight, but we are all ready for a peaceful night's sleep.