Terry and Pam who have now been on three cruises with us have once again put together an amazing video of their last trip aboard the David B. Here’s a link to the video.
Video of San Juan Islands Cruise 2009
To see the other videos they have put together go to Northwest Navigation Videos
I hope...
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The M/V David B’s Ship’s Blog
- Captain Jeffrey – A Teacher’s Reflection August 14, 2010A few weeks ago Jeffrey and his sixth-grade teacher, Ted Eldridge were reunited on the David B in Juneau, Alaska. Ted just sent us a short reflection on his experience aboard the boat as well as his emotions and observations of reconnecting with a child who is now all grown-up and who followed his dreams. [...] […]Christine Smith
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End of the Season
Well we finished up the 2009 season this past Sunday. It was another great trip. The weather was beautiful. We did have some breezy conditions on Saturday night and Sunday, but it was clear with a full moon and sunny during the day.
One of the highlights of this trip was a walk to...
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Heading Out on the Last Cruise of the 2009 Seaon
Well it’s about 10:00 am and I’m just getting the last few items together for our final Weekend Cruise for 2009. It should be a good one with retuning passengers Terry and Pam and some friends of theirs.
The weather looks like it should be pretty good with some sun, clouds and maybe an...
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Kayak Mothership Cruise
Last week we had a great 4-day Kayak Mothership cruise with our guide Tim and passengers Virgina, Steve and Sally. As usual in the San Juan Islands, the September weather was beautiful; sunny, warm and calm. At night the stars were out and the phosphorescence was strong.
Our kayakers paddled the southern end of Lopez...
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Busy Summer
Well another busy summer is almost behind us. We have just a few more trips on the schedule and like every year at this time is promise myself that I’ll make a habit of writing more for the blog. I’m a bit ashamed that the last time I sat down to write something was...
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Cruising the San Juan Islands in October
We just finished up the 2008 cruising season on the David B in the San Juan Islands. October in the islands is my favorite time of year. It is quiet, fewer people are around, and the solitude of our anchorages provides for a unique get-away in a popular destination. Fall in the San Juans...
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Google Earth Track from April 20-22, 2007
If you are interested in seeing a track of where we went on our last trip follow the directions below. It’s a Google Earth format so if you don’t have Google Earth you’ll have to download it at http://earth.google.com/
Then right click on the link below and select save as file or download to...
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A New Season Begins!
Last week started our 2007 season with a great weekend cruise in the San Juan Islands. We left Friday afternoon and cruised over to Sucia Island. Along the way we saw lots of harbor porporises, seals and sea birds. When we arrived at Sucia, our passengers, DJ and Jenni, went ashore for a walk...
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The ship’s position page on our site
Time: 1030 Position 48 45.35N 122 30.26W
Have you seen our new position and tracking page? It shows the current position of the ship and will show tracks of the trips that we have gone on:
http://northwestnavigation.com/map_page.html
You can even look at it in a satellite image. It’s very cool
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A previous trip track in google earth
Time:0908 Position:48 45.25N 122 30.26W
Today I posted a track from a previous trip on the David B to our site. It’s a Google Earth format so if you don’t have Google Earth you’ll have to download it at http://earth.google.com/
Then right click on the link below and select save as...
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