Welcome to the blog.

There was a tinge of guilt when I abandoned all my schooling to make Gig Harbor Gondola a reality.

I majored in Communications at Cal State Fullerton and I was in the infancy of a journalism career when my family and I dropped everything and moved to Washington. I had to make a choice to either find my way back into a newsroom or try this crazy plan in order to make my own work schedule.

While researching and planning out the business, I realized I was actually putting my degree to work.

Communications, man. There’s a lot to it. I was researching. I was on the phone. I was asking questions. I was traveling and exploring. I was taking notes and writing in a journal. I was taking photos. I was contemplating moves. I was skeptical. I was determined to not give up until I found the answer.

I just wasn’t blogging about any of it. That is one regret I have when it comes to this journey.

I should have documented this story from the beginning.

Gig Harbor Gondola is celebrating ten years and there are so many stories to tell. I should have told you about the guy balancing an empty beer keg on a SUP board on a hot day after it happened. I should have blogged about the first time I picked up guests from a seaplane in the harbor. I definitely should have written about the time a gray whale breached next to the gondola while rowing by Tides Tavern. It was exhilarating. It was frightening.

It’s time to get this word party started.  

The past ten years have been full of wonderful experiences. I have come home to my family and said, “I met the coolest person today” so many times.

A part of me misses the journalism life. I love sitting in a quiet space and filling pages with words. I’m out of practice though. I’m hoping this blog will fulfill a part of me that’s been missing for too long.

The plan for this blog is to occasionally let you all in to my life as an American gondolier and owner of a small business. My goal is to get at least one blog out a month, but I’m hoping for more than that.

I want to thank all of you. Thank you so much for booking rides with me. Thank you so much for simply being interested in my service. Thank you for making this dream come true.

Grazie,

- Cinque