Launched at Edmonds Marina, ready to head out on a Saturday morning.
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This is what I pack for a camping trip on the 16.
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Heading North along Camano Island.
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It was flat calm all the way from Edmonds to Hope Island. I cruised at around 4200 RPM, took almost 2.5 hours.
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By the time I had the dinghy inflated to go ashore to pay the buoy fee, the wind at Hope Island had picked up...glad I snagged the last buoy around 11AM, the currents are swift through this area, although many yachts anchor here as well without any apparent issues.
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Landing at beach on Hope Island to use the facilities and pay the overnight moorage fee. Lil'C is the tiny boat on the third buoy!
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There were a couple of bald eagles in the trees, directly behind my boat, no more than 100' away.
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Eventually the eagles took off after being pestered by a couple of crows.
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In the early afternoon I took the dinghy over to neighboring Skagit Island, where I am beached here.
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The winds died down completely for about an hour in the early evening, before picking up again until sundown.
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Saturday June 25th at Hope Island
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Cruising around Hope Island in the dinghy. Picked up this 3.5 Tohatsu at a swap meet a month ago for $300 and it does quite well on the 9 foot dinghy.
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A quick run back to Skagit Island to use the facilities before turning in for the night. The "facilities" are much nicer on Skagit than on Hope Island.
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"Cruising" from Skagit island back to Hope Island
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Sunrise Sunday morning, June 26th 2016
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The other boats at Hope Island, Sunday morning at sunrise.
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Leaving Hope Island Sunday morning, heading for Deception Pass
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Approaching Deception Pass, about to go through Canoe Pass, the smaller less turbulent passage to the right.
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Exiting Canoe Pass to the outside, under Deception Pass bridge.
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Leaving Deception Pass, heading out into the Strait
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Heading South, crossing the East entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The San Juans are off in the distance.
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Spotted this lone humpback whale just as I was returning to port in Edmonds. He was a bugger to get a photo of! Would disappear for 5+ minutes at a time.
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Another shot of the humpback..unfortunately it wasn't interested in putting on a show for me.
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Found some old video footage of Lil'C on buoy at Hope Island during this trip in 2016.
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