Jocelyn Curry

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As a retired lettering artist and illustrator, I still create a lot of visuals and have fun doing it. My website is a place I can post and share them from my Shoreline, Washington studio in my home.

Spring Excursion: Port Angeles to Victoria, BC on the Coho

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

Coho The Black Ball ferry Coho waits at the end of the dock. A bench from which I took this photo provided our picnic spot while we waited to board.

I'd always wanted to take the ferry from Port Angeles (on the north side of the Washington State Olympic Peninsula) to Victoria, BC. The visit by a Canadian friend last week allowed for this excursion to finally take place. After a two-day stay in Seattle, we went across to visit her parents who live in Victoria. What a perfect mini-vacation, to take a 90 minute ride on the seaworthy Coho and spend a couple of spring days in unique Victoria!

While chugging across the channel, I did a quick sketch of a bank of vintage chairs in the passenger section of the ship. A cozy booth table by the window allowed my friend and me a chance to talk about our preferred art materials for our respective small travel journals. Hers: watercolor pencils. Mine: gel pen and traditional watercolors.

Green chairs

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