Deidre and Bob purchased Tide Hiker on March 12, 2012 and moved on board that afternoon. Tide Hiker is a 1988 49' RPH (Raised Pilot House) trawler. She was moored in Stuart Florida where she will stay until early April when the adventures will "get on the road".
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Alaska!
Friday August 16, 2019
Fly to Seattle
Kylie drove us to the AP
Saturday August 17, 2019
Most of the day in Seattle
"Cascade" Train to Vancouver
Caught up with Bill
Sunday August 18, 2019
Most of the day in Vancouver
Street people
Tour of park
Boarded ship
Departed at 4 PM
Monday August 19, 2019
A day at sea
Tuesday August 20, 2019
Ketchikan
Rain
Wood chopping show
Wednesday August 21, 2019
Mendenhall glacier
Salmon creek
Shopping
Visit to medical center
Hospital for the night
Missed the boat
Chinese take out
Thursday August 22, 2019
Juneau Hotel
Chinese takeout
Friday August 23, 2019
Rest day in Juneau
Dinner from the supermarket
Saturday August 24, 2019
Early flight to Anchorage
Bus to Seward
Dinner on "main street"
Walked to the cruise ship dock
B&B
Sunday August 25, 2019
No taxis
Walked to cruise dock
Breakfast
5-hour Boat tour
Luxury train back to Anchorage
"Lakefront" hotel
Monday August 26, 2019
Float plane airport
Float plane trip
Applebees
Bear hunt
Tuesday August 27, 2019
Pick up rental
Off to Denali
Talkeetna
Grizzly bear hotel
Bill is sick
Wednesday August 28, 2019
8-hour tour
Pizza dinner
Thursday August 29, 2019
North to Fairbanks & North Pole
Musk Ox and Caribou
Picnic lunch downtown
Cabin in North Pole
Lousy Chinese
Friday August 30, 2019
Pancakes
Alaska Pipeline - saw parts supplied by LeeMar
Gold mining dredge
Ice Sculpture Museam
Chenga Hot Springs
Fall colors
Cooked dinner at home
Saturday August 31, 2019
Richardson Highway to Valdez
Strange hotel
Crab cakes in cheese.
The "lights"
Sunday September 1, 2019
Glacier
Oil refinery
Hatchery
Sea lions
Valdez Follies
Monday September 2, 2019
Drive to Anchorage
Fantastic scenery
Fall colors
Back to "Lakeside"
Tuesday September 3, 2019
Lunchtime flight to Seattle
Goodbye Bill
Wednesday September 4, 2019
Flight to BWI
Connection to CHS cancelled
Rented a car
South thru DC, motel
Thursday September 5, 2019
550 mile drive
All NC and SC in rain
House looks OK
In bed by 10 PM
Fly to Seattle
Kylie drove us to the AP
Saturday August 17, 2019
Most of the day in Seattle
"Cascade" Train to Vancouver
Caught up with Bill
Sunday August 18, 2019
Most of the day in Vancouver
Street people
Tour of park
Boarded ship
Departed at 4 PM
Monday August 19, 2019
A day at sea
Tuesday August 20, 2019
Ketchikan
Rain
Wood chopping show
Wednesday August 21, 2019
Mendenhall glacier
Salmon creek
Shopping
Visit to medical center
Hospital for the night
Missed the boat
Chinese take out
Thursday August 22, 2019
Chinese takeout
Friday August 23, 2019
Rest day in Juneau
Dinner from the supermarket
Saturday August 24, 2019
Early flight to Anchorage
Bus to Seward
Dinner on "main street"
Walked to the cruise ship dock
B&B
Sunday August 25, 2019
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| Walking across town to pick up Bill |
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| Bill and Deidre enjoying the tour boat cruise |
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| Views from the tourist boat cruise |
No taxis
Walked to cruise dock
Breakfast
5-hour Boat tour
Luxury train back to Anchorage
"Lakefront" hotel
Monday August 26, 2019
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| Our float plane |
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| Lots of glaciers |
Float plane airport
Float plane trip
Applebees
Bear hunt
Tuesday August 27, 2019
Pick up rental
Off to Denali
Talkeetna
Grizzly bear hotel
Bill is sick
Wednesday August 28, 2019
8-hour tour
Pizza dinner
Thursday August 29, 2019
| Must Ox |
| Reindeer |
North to Fairbanks & North Pole
Musk Ox and Caribou
Picnic lunch downtown
Cabin in North Pole
Lousy Chinese
Friday August 30, 2019
| Very enthusiastic gold panning! |
| The dredge |
| Holding in our tummies t the hot springs |
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| Bill with the parts supplied by LeeMar (The square steel blocks with the ugly weld) |
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| In the Ice Museum |
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| Great photo! |
Pancakes
Alaska Pipeline - saw parts supplied by LeeMar
Gold mining dredge
Ice Sculpture Museam
Chenga Hot Springs
Fall colors
Cooked dinner at home
Saturday August 31, 2019
Richardson Highway to Valdez
Strange hotel
Crab cakes in cheese.
The "lights"
Sunday September 1, 2019
Glacier
Oil refinery
Hatchery
Sea lions
Valdez Follies
Monday September 2, 2019
Drive to Anchorage
Fantastic scenery
Fall colors
Back to "Lakeside"
Tuesday September 3, 2019
Lunchtime flight to Seattle
Goodbye Bill
Wednesday September 4, 2019
Flight to BWI
Connection to CHS cancelled
Rented a car
South thru DC, motel
Thursday September 5, 2019
550 mile drive
All NC and SC in rain
House looks OK
In bed by 10 PM
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Destin, Florida
Destin, Florida
June XX to August 3, 2019
June XX to August 3, 2019
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| Audrey, Connor, Mason, & Indy |
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| The adult table |
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| Our latest Sweetie |
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| Our Ky |
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| G& G and the gang |
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| Dinner around the pool |
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| In the pool |
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| Like father, like son? |
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| Adam |
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| The gang |
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| The boyz |
| Probably my favorite - Indy and Audrey |
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| And with Connor |
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| Connor, Fiona, Indy and Mason |
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| The kids table |
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| Mason holding back the flood |
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| Kathy teaching Audrey to play Backgammon |
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| Ruby in repose |
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| Book before bed |
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| All the kids seemed to like a story |
| Hmmmm..... "Good move" |
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| A rare photo - the WHOLE FAMILY - although Mason did not want to be in it! |
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| The four ladies |
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| Our 5 |
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