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very year, Bob and Marilynn Hale spend eight to twelve weeks on the water gathering information and updates for the Waggoner. It may sound like a vacation, but more often it's an arduous fact-finding race, literally, against time and tide. Despite all that, Bob does his best to send in his cruise reports. Enjoy! |
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2010 Cruise Report, Week One |
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The journey begins. It's a little nuts. |
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2010 Cruise Report, Week Two |
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Bob and Marilynn continue their journey, showing how flexibility yields rich rewards. |
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2010 Cruise Report, Week Three |
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There was plenty to do this week. Our intrepid couple made the most of it. |
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2010 Cruise Report, Week Four |
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Bob and Marilynn are well into the trip, now, meeting with friends, old and new. |
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2010 Cruise Report, Week Five |
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This week held planes & barges, whales & gumboots, and finally dim sum and serenades for Bob and Marilynn. |
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2010 Cruise Report, Week Six |
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This week: Wind, Anchors & Adrenaline! |
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2010 Cruise Report, Week Seven |
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It's the grand finale, as Bob and Marilynn make their last few stops before heading home. |
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2009 Cruise Report, Week One |
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Bob and Marilynn head north once more on the first leg of their journey. |
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2009 Cruise Report, Week Two |
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Beautiful weather persists as Bob and Marilynn continue north. |
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2009 Cruise Report, Week Three |
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This week's highlights include waterfalls and old friends, some of them quite young. |
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2009 Cruise Report, Week Four |
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The Hale's have a wonderful time all through the Broughtons. They have plenty to eat too. |
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2009 Cruise Report, Week Five |
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Bob and Marilynn meet up with some bad weather, but great people. |
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2009 Cruise Report, Week Six |
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The Hales find out that the hardest thing about being stuck because of weather is becoming unstuck. |
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2009 Cruise Report, Week Seven |
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Bob and Marilynn have begun the long trip home. |
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2009 Cruise Report, Week Eight |
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This week, the Hales reach the lovely Chatterbox Falls. |
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Research Cruise 2008 |
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Well, they went and came back; Bob and Marilynn once again explored the Pacific Northwest on board Surprise. Here's a compilation or their reports back during the journey. |
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Waggoner Cruise Reports for 2007 |
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Bob writes in from his annual research cruise; another year, another journey. |
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Interview: Eight Weeks of Cruising the Northwest |
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This seems almost antique, now, but here is an interview with Bob Hale from way back, on his June/July '99 cruise. It's astounding to think that he's been doing this since before the turn of the century. |
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