We had a grand Winter Clan gathering in WA. Zach sailed his 48′ sailboat 12 hours and parked it in Mal & Kim’s front ‘yard’. We all got to meet a brave Liz and her terrier:
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I played a very clumsy pirate, surprising and eventually boarded Zach’s boat:
We did lots of fun things: picked blueberries, played dress up, slept on the boat, and put a sculpture of Dad in an honored spot 300′ deep in the Hood canal:
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A video summary of some of the other fun things we did:
Lots of great food and amazing scenery:
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Mom is doing well:
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The kids also had lots of fun:
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The trip home was a little less active … bet you can guess who had an afternoon nap 🙂
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If you haven’t had enough, more photos/videos at Winter family gathering 2023
Bruce
Thank you for sharing, Bruce!
Looks like an amazing gathering!