Pacific Odyssey - Leg 7

Port Townsend continues to treat us well, though the weather is not very
nice.  Last night was a fun night for crew and trainees; the film ´Prince
Caspian,´ the drumming, some basketball with a group of handicapped young
women and men while waiting for drummers at the Community Centre, an
open-mike performance by Jose and Antony at a local restaurant, masses
amounts of green chocolate chip/orange ice cream from ´Elevated Ice Cream,
hot showers, clean laundry, hockey game viewing . . . So much to do. This
morning the entire crew visited Carol Hasse´s Sail Loft and had an
incredible tour of the work space and a passionate and excellent explanation
of sail making.  Carol and her fellow sail makers were very willing to share
their knowledge and we were ready to ask questions and listen . . . A
wonderful opportunity.  Jordan and Skipper returned later to buy some sail
making tools and Carol mentioned how much she enjoyed the trainees.  Antony
has arranged a tour with Brion Toss, a well-known Rigger in Port Townsend,
for tomorrow.  Trainees and crew are enjoying spending their days roaming
around the town, looking through the interesting shops, picking up
´Carhartt´s´ cotton pants from the local department store, reading and
buying books from the well-stocked second-hand book store in town, drinking
coffee at some of the many great cafes, picking up more knitting wool, etc.
Tonight Steve spent an evening with the 3 Anderson boys, taking them to the
park, teaching them the proper way to fence, putting them to bed, and
reading to them from ´A Wrinkle in Time.´  They adore him.  We have one more
day here before we head north to find a place where we can prepare the ship
for our re-entry into Victoria.  We are living in the moment, trying to make
the most of our last 8 days. Until tomorrow, good-night, Bonice.