Gig Harbor, WA – A Brief Trip to One of Our Favorites

Gig Harbor for a Pre-Christmas Cruise –

The weather was iffy most days during our stay at the marina in Des Moines. However, we found a nice weather window to cruise to one of our favorite spots in South Sound, Gig Harbor.

We took a three-day excursion to test out the boat and relax a little in Gig Harbor’s scenic location. We stayed at the town’s public dock, a magnificent spot, down from a city park. Downtown, restaurants, and shopping were all just a short walk from our boat. Arriving before the Christmas holiday, we were fortunate to be there the day of their Christmas tree lighting festivities, located right up from our slip. We could watch the crowd and tree lighting right from our boat.

We had hoped to spend more time cruising in Puget Sound, but it was just not to be this time around. After an entire year of waiting for our new Ranger Tug, we don’t care where we cruise. So, after our brief trip to Gig Harbor, we have our sights on a little more stable weather, winter cruising in Florida. It was a quick trip, but we were happy to get at least one in before we loaded the boat onto the trailer for our next cross-country trek.