Crossing the Strait, Indian Cove, Echo Echo Bay

We planned our crossing to take advantage of current. The crossing was a not any problem as seas were flat, skies clear and no heavy traffic in the shipping lanes. We entered the San Juan Island group thru Cattle  Passage and anchored in Indian Bay for the night. We passed a beautiful Dana enroute and I thought of Laurie and Pete. Wouldn’t it be cool if they were taking their own Dana on an adventure this summer.

Anchoring with the new windlass was easy. We had a great night on the hook and tried out the BBQ with some Ahi steaks. We deployed the kayaks and I got a short lesson on the finer points of boarding my kayak from the boat. It was no problem.

Departure in the morning was thru Presidents passage to Sucia Island. The last time we were at Sucia it rained continuously and the hiking was more like mud wallowing. Last night we had a great hike, discovering much more of what Sucia has to offer. The best part was no rain! The dingy was deployed and the outboard works like a Yamaha should. We were able to get a good anchor set and woke this morning to rolling seas and windy conditions. I’m glad we had a secure hook!

In about 40 minutes we will depart for Ganges on Saltspring Island.

Echo Bay on Sucia Island.  Talos IV is in the upper
left.

It was a dry hike this year.

You can't make a passage without
cinnamon buns.  Umm-mm good!