We (Amber & David, Eric, and parents Kenneth & Sherrill) left on 7/25 from Anacortes for a week away on a chartered boat. Robin joined us in Vancouver 2 days later. We did this last year but the “women” didn’t stay on the boat the whole week. Fortunately I didn’t suffer much seasickness as I normally do, thanks to some herbal remedy from Emmie.
David and Eric did most of the navigation on the boat, with Dad helping (or not, depending on who you ask). Since I know nothing nautical, I tried to stay out of the way and counted lying down to prevent seasickness a major accomplishment.
We passed by many islands as usual and this time focused on staying near Vancouver longer, since we love that beautiful city in B.C. Unfortunately we hit a record heat wave for 3 days – never thought B.C. could get this HOT and humid!
David and I then spent a few more days in Vancouver by ourselves. Got a nice suite at Westin Grand, right by the VPL (Vancouver Public Library) with free wi-fi! It was a wonderful place to people watch, read, or catch up on work and email.
I wish we could have stayed longer in Vancouver but we have to fly out to Austin (through Seattle) for a prescheduled event.
Actually, I (Amber) took off on 6/28 by myself to the Bay Area and Napa (CA) to visit a few women investor friends. We’ve been having mastermind calls monthly but it’s great fun to meet in person. I learned that Laurel’s a great cook and all of the other women knew more about fine dining and coordinated wardrobe than me
Photos and Highlights of our July trip:
David joined me in Seattle on 7/2 and we did some touristy things in between our business meetings and updates:
Seaplane tour of Seattle (wonderful experience, highly recommended)
Dining at the top of the Space Needle (40 min. per revolution and we got to see the whole city 3 times before we left for the observation deck)
Picnic lunch at Alki Beach with a killer view
We then drove down to Anacortes to meet with David’s parents (who happen to be our big clients) for 4-July fireworks at the harbor. David’s brother Eric and his girl friend Robin joined us on our 44′ chartered power boat around the San Juan and Gulf Islands:
Killer whales were spotted near our boat (so I heard – I got sick and stayed in bed)
Docked right in front of Empress Hotel in Victoria Harbor, toured the Parliament building and Empress Hotel, got a live diving show at the local aquarium
Stopped at Brentwood Bay and pulled into Butchart Gardens with our dingy – beautiful weather that day with all flowers blooming! It’s really exciting since last time David and I visited it was winter and not too much to see. We came back after dinner on the boat for a live concert show.
Walked around Port Sidney before the women were dropped off at the ferry terminal to head back to Anacortes by ourselves.
The 3 Overfield men (David, Eric, Dad) went boating around for a few more days, visiting various islands including Galiano Island, Cabbage Island, and Sucia, and even cooking a nice dinner for themselves on the boat. After returning to Anacortes to return the boat, they took flying lessons together and had a great time.
Natually everywhere we went we looked at real estate and toured open houses. We love the Pacific Northwest during summer time – I’m sure we’ll have lots of “corporate retreats” there in the future.
