Alan tracked me down, to sell his sweet Marshall 22 Catboat on Orcas Island, and asked me to help get the boat to West Yachts in Anacortes. What a treat! I took the ferry which stopped on Shaw first, and on to Orcas where Alan took me to his spectacular Harlan Pedersen designed home. From the classic Danish Harlan Cupola to the the front doors, this was clearly an architectural delight, with a view to almost Willow Island. I've followed NW Indian Art a bit, since I was a kid in Ketchikan, returning to Alaska to photograph a Haida basket making class after college, even plucking baby trees out of the old totem poles for the museum there. So I'm a sucker for Haida art, and he chose well, even commissioning art. Alan offered resort food or left-overs, which was real Beef Bourguignon and fresh bread - wow! Kathleen would have loved the kitchen with two ovens. What a tasteful, thoughtful, and beautifully built home and estate. We traded stories and headed out Tuesday morning, after meeting Mary the provider of coffee and great jam-yea. One of Alan's builder friends, with dinghy experience joined us for the delivery. Thanks Joe! It's always good to have multiple drivers, especially in puffy conditions. We motored till the wind built, reefed and sailed through the islands, across Rosario Strait and up Guemes Channel. We dropped sail in the dry-dock wind shadow, and motored around to Cape Sante marina in the chop and rain. Alan arranged for one of the young men on Orcas to bring his Ocean Sport powerboat to Anacortes, to pick Joe and him up, so they were home before me. What a great time! I tried to get quick pics of the "old farm" for Alan, and a few boat details for the listing.    Please enjoy these shared snapshots - these pics are good therapy for me. Thanks All!
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