Point Defiance and Gig Harbor

Mostly sunny today, and in the low 60’s. A few sprinkles, and light breeze. Last evening I watched some Tacoma Dragon Boats row by after I had already posted the day’s blog. This morning on the way out of Foss Waterway, I saw the tug, Osprey, docked. This is the tug that was towing the barge towards Seattle two days ago. Took a few more photos of some interesting buildings in Tacoma before leaving the Foss Waterway. Just outside the waterway, in Commencement Bay, were two large gray sister ships, the Cape Intrepid and Cape Island. These are roll on roll off, or RORO ships, specifically a combination container and RORO ship owned by the US Department of Transportation, and part of the Maritime Administration’s Ready Reserve Force. It’s designed to be deployed quickly for various purposes, including disaster relief, wartime operations, and supporting military logistics.
Picked up my brother, Arlin, and his wife, MaryAnn, at the Tacoma Municipal Parks Boat Ramp on Point Definance. Another cute seal was on one of the docks as I approached the ramp. After picking them up, we slowly cruised through the Breakwater marina looking at all the boat houses, then headed over to Gig Harbor. A Sea Lion was resting on one of the docks as we entered into Gig Harbor. We cruised around the bay, and then docked at the Jerisich Public Dock. They took me out to lunch at Tide’s Tavern, and then we walked around town and I took them out for Ice Cream and shakes. Back at the boat we headed back over to Pt. Definance and I dropped them off. I came back to Gig Harbor and am anchored for the night.Read more