May 23,
2014
Friday Harbor, San
Juan Island
We left Eastsound during a
downpour and it was a wash of grey all the way to Friday Harbor.
Because of the holiday weekend, the harbor was full of activity but we managed
to find a good spot to drop the hook.
On the way into the harbor
there was a sailboat motoring parallel to us at our stern. He sped up to
overtake us so we slowed down to allow him to do just that. When he was nose to
nose with us, one of the passengers blasted us with an air horn to get our attention
(as if we didn’t see them). We have
never been honked at before! I waved him
on, then he waved us on, so we carried on.
There was one distress call
along the way. A gentleman and his dog were stuck because their propeller was
wrapped by someone’s anchor line. When he was giving the Coast Guard a
description of his boat he informed them, “This is the same boat that was
beached two days ago.” It just may not
have been his week.
The weather cleared soon
after we arrived so jumped in the skiff to explore the town. Lots of shops kept
us entertained, and we ended up at a “Happy Hour” and, of course, had to try
out their steamed clams and mussels which were both excellent. Ada was happy with her wheat toast.
Almost asleep
We were back to the boat by 3:00 and headed for Blind Bay
on Shaw Island where David and I anchored last
week. We wanted to show Ashley the town of Orcas before heading back to Bellingham. David “thrilled” us with a “Mr.
Toad’s Wild Ride” on the way over to Orcas and Ada was giggling uncontrollably then
suddenly, she zonked out!
We took the girls to the
Orcas Hotel and enjoyed some calamari and wine while we gazed out on to the
harbor. It was the perfect ending to a
lovely day. Enjoyed some wine and cheese with Ada and Ashley on the bow while David did
some office work and then had fresh prawns for dinner. It was definitely a seafood filled day.
Can’t believe how well Ada has adjusted to the
boating lifestyle!
Orcas Hotel
Nana and Papa's bed is the best!
I'm watching you!
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