Local family away at sea
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November 12, 2014
The Elston family of Shelter Bay set off in August for a sea voyage along the Pacific Coast to the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. Here they are shown the day of their departure. From left is Steve, Cindy, 12, Kathy, and Kevin, 10. – Photo by Jen Selvig
The Elston family of La Conner is on an adventure of a lifetime, taking a sea voyage from Shelter Bay south along the Pacific Coast. The crew of “Adagio” includes the author of this story, 12-year-old Cindy, who is in the seventh grade, 10-year-old Kevin, a fourth-grader, and their parents Steve and Kathy.
On Aug. 27 my family and I left on our boat to travel down to Mexico and the Sea of Cortez.
Our boat, Adagio, which means slow and steady in Italian, has just traveled over 1,200 nautical miles — equivalent to about 1,380 land miles — in two months.
We just entered southern Calif...
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