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April in Tacoma
How do you get to “Downtown” Tacoma? You climb a steep street from the Museum District to the Commerce St Station, where a vast system of busses and light rail takes you to the top and all over the region. Read More
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Where’ve we been lately?
Cruising though summer 2025 and doing a bunch of other things. Read More
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Log: Taking it Easy in the San Juans
After a couple of days to recover from the exhilaration and exhaustion the Wooden Boat Festival brings, we head north to the San Juan Islands on flat water. Read More
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Cruising by bus, bike, scooter, ferry, rail, Nordic Tug, and Honda Element
A summer mash-up of land and sea excursions. Read More
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Log: Forests, Friends, Fireworks, and Finale
At last we leave Port McNeil and head into the Broughtons, though their many shades of blue until we nestle in among the green shores with their ancient clam gardens and drop anchor. Read More
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Log: Waterfalls, R2AK, & Canadian stars
beautiful anchorages, problems to solve, help from friends, and the best leg of the trip. Read More
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Log: On to Alaska!
A decision we planned to make enroute was the choice between Juneau or Sitka this year. Sitka won. Read More
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Visiting Klemtu’s Big House with a Hereditary Chief
I bid farewell to the old Indian at his house and keep going up the hill, thinking how nicely Klemtu snuggles among the mountains around its small bay. Read More
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Wearable Percussion
I love the First Nations’ regalia. This time what catches my eye are the garments with audible accoutrements. With wearable percussion, dancers interact with and enhance the beats of the drums. Read More
My name is Carol McCreary.
I live in Port Townsend, Washington. Jack and I spent 35 years in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. After retiring to the Pacific Northwest, we took up sailing. With Jack unable to walk following a bicycle crash while training for a triathlon, boats became our path through the wilderness.
Baggywrinkles Blog started as a log of our time on the water, the weather, the sea state, mistakes made, and problems solved as we figured out how to sail. Musings on natural history, marine science, and the joys of summer cruising to Alaska followed.
Updated and relaunched in January 2026, Baggywrinkles Blog includes new sections where I plan to post older writing and thoughts on four decades of saved correspondence.
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