Kona Snorkeling, Fish Watching and Other Adventures

    Caitlin LaBar had thrown down the gauntlet.  There were two rare ladies out there for the plucking.  and to see them, you needed to go to altitude.  

    Yesterday Sandra and I wanted to go look for butterflies but didn't want to go for a long drive.  We chose an excursion to Captain Clark Park at Cottonwood Beach, which lies in front of the industrial area known as the Port of Washougal.  This might be a little confusing if you think of a port as the place where boats come and take stuff away.  In...

      It being the season, this week Sandra and I went butterfly watching three times.  The first excursion was to Dougan Falls.  Our daughter, Leslie, was kind enough to join us for the 45 minute drive up the Washougal.  We stopped to purchase a pass at the Washougal River Mercantile, only to find out that the state, in its wisdom, has eliminate...

     The weather in Vancouver has turned cold with intermittent rain.  It's been that way for three days in a row.  With the highs topping out at below 60 degrees F., this is not the sort of weather conducive to butterfly hunting.  But boys and girls still need to get outside, so with the chance of morning rain at a mere 20 %, Sandra and I decide...