Exploring Salt Spring Island
We stayed an extra day at Ganges Marina to give us more time to explore town. We walked around town and went to Salt Spring Wild Cider for lunch and cider tasting.
Checking Into Canada and Some Wine Tasting
We departed Prevost Harbor on Stuart Island around 10:30am this morning to head for Canada. It was a smooth, uneventful and fairly short passage in overcast and rainy weather. Our first stop would be Bedwell Harbor to check in at customs. We arrived at the customs dock a little worried that we’d be waiting for… Read More Checking Into Canada and Some Wine Tasting
Stuart Island/Prevost Harbor
We woke up to a mostly sunny day. After making some breakfast, we tidied up the boat and prepared for departure. We were off the dock by 10:00. As we crossed Bellingham Bay we were met with 15-17 knot winds on the nose that also created maybe a 2-foot chop. It wasn’t terrible, but with… Read More Stuart Island/Prevost Harbor
Kicking off 3 Week Summer Cruise
Today we kick off what will be a 3 week trip through the San Juan Islands and into the Canadian Gulf Islands, then back across the Georgia Strait to Vancouver and up the British Columbia coast. We intend to reach Desolation Sound and the Discovery Islands before heading back south and returning to Bellingham. We… Read More Kicking off 3 Week Summer Cruise
Back to Bellingham
We left Sucia around 10am to head for home. Unfortunately, the trip was coming to an end. We cruised over the north end of Lummi Island to Lummi Bay in order to take Hale Passage south to Bellingham Bay. We were trying to avoid fighting a Southerly headwind blowing harder on the west side of… Read More Back to Bellingham
Sucia
After leaving Deer Harbor we turned north and aimed for Sucia. Sucia is probably our favorite island in the San Juans. It is beautiful and has nothing onshore other than a state park with beautiful hiking. As we learned for the first time on this visit, it also has a robust mosquito population, but that’s… Read More Sucia
Deer Harbor
From Stuart Island we cruised over to Orcas and pulled into Deer Harbor. We had never been there. It is a cute little marina with a small shop and a pizza restaurant. That’s about it. I will say that the pizza was excellent. Conor and I tried more crabbing with similar results. We caught a… Read More Deer Harbor
Friday Harbor to Stuart Island (Prevost Harbor)
After walking into town to stock up at the supermarket, we untied the lines and cruised over to Stuart Island. We went north out of Friday Harbor rather than south and around the island because we would have had to fight a strong current against us. Once we arrived, we tucked in behind Satellite Island… Read More Friday Harbor to Stuart Island (Prevost Harbor)
Off to Friday Harbor
The next morning we had to head over to Friday Harbor because the McGanns would be meeting us there that evening. It was a beautiful, calm day and we had an uneventful and quick trip. Once we arrived at Friday Harbor and settled into our spot on the outside of Dock D, we met a… Read More Off to Friday Harbor
Port Ludlow to Rosario Resort
We left Port Ludlow for the long cruise back up into the San Juans. We had to cross the relatively open water of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I could see on Predictwind that we’d be seeing the worst, windiest weather of the entire week during the day of this passage. Sure enough, shortly… Read More Port Ludlow to Rosario Resort