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Pictures of C-Traveler being sling launched at Cap Sante Marina.
PNW 2022, Columbia River and San Juan Islands
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C-Traveler at slip H43 at Port of Friday Harbor Marina.
View of the Port of Friday Harbor marina from the marina office.
WSF's Chelan and Tillicum at the Friday Harbor Ferry landing.
This is the spot where the big fire was this past year.
View of the Port of Friday Harbor marina from the marina office.
WSF's Chelan and Tillicum at the Friday Harbor Ferry landing.
This is the spot where the big fire was this past year.
WOW, that sling launch thing scares the willies out of me. I would be freaking out to do that to my boat. Nice pix, though, Colby. And when we were there in May, that fire spot was still full of the burn remains. Could you still smell the "not so good aroma" there? Think it was due for an EPA cleanup.
Harvey
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Harvey
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colbysmith":2xd6maqq said:
Probably, but if no one is checking at the ramp, who's going to stop them. Boats that stay in the water year 'round may have the same level of enforcement.
However, you'd think that all marinas would have to do a census at least once a year and send it in, just so the state could collect taxes.
In the state I used to live it, all marinas and storage lots were supposed to report all the tenant vehicles (boats, RVs, etc.) annually for state tax collection.
colbysmith
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Another short day. Cruised over to Reid Harbor on Stuart Island. Smooth sailing all the way. Just got back from hiking up to Turn Point. Seven mile round trip! But enjoy the scenery and seeing the VTS cameras, along with the Light Station. And the little School. I will upload some photos later when I have a better signal or more bandwidth! Only one other boat on the park land based dock here. There have been a few dinghy's come and go. Maybe a dozen other boats out in the harbor either anchored or on a ball. No one is on the two floating docks. There were a number of other folks hiking out to Turn Point. The Boundary Pass Traders T-shirt sales near the old school house always provide a nice selection of shirts, so I picked up a couple. Still completely on the honor system. Use to be they included an envelope and address to send a check to. More recently they've added a QR code you can scan on the packaged shirt and it'll take you to a site you can pay with credit card. The Old School House and Museum are open for a self guided tour. However, the Light Station was locked up. I don't think it opens until June 29th according to the brochure available. Colby
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Harvey, I forgot to answer your question. No smell, but you could still see some soot along the sides of the surrounding buildings.
Lets see if I can get the photos from yesterday to load.
C-Traveler on the dock at Reid Harbor on Stuart Island
Registration information board at the top of the Reid Harbor park dock.
The ramp leading from the dock is steeper than it looks on that last flight.
In case you were wondering.
No description needed...
This has got to be one of the nicest outhouses around. This is near Turn Point Light Station on Stuart Island. -But bring your own TP and hand sanitizer!
View of Turn Point Light Station as you come down the hiking path.
View of the Fog Signal building.
The Aton Tower. This is where the VTS cameras are at Turn Point!
The famous Boundary Pass Traders Shirt sales at the old school house.
On the path back to the boat. Peaking at C-Traveler through the trees.
I'm so proud of myself, I think I'll have a pint of ice cream! lol
Lets see if I can get the photos from yesterday to load.
C-Traveler on the dock at Reid Harbor on Stuart Island
Registration information board at the top of the Reid Harbor park dock.
The ramp leading from the dock is steeper than it looks on that last flight.
In case you were wondering.
No description needed...
This has got to be one of the nicest outhouses around. This is near Turn Point Light Station on Stuart Island. -But bring your own TP and hand sanitizer!
View of Turn Point Light Station as you come down the hiking path.
View of the Fog Signal building.
The Aton Tower. This is where the VTS cameras are at Turn Point!
The famous Boundary Pass Traders Shirt sales at the old school house.
On the path back to the boat. Peaking at C-Traveler through the trees.
I'm so proud of myself, I think I'll have a pint of ice cream! lol
colbysmith
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In some of the history of Stuart Island and it's school house, there was mention that the school lost most it's students in a boat accident in the 60's. I'm interested in learning more about that, and so far haven't been able to find any other information than it happened in 1961. I thought I had read a little more about it somewhere, but can't find that information. Anyone know the story? Colby
Pat Anderson
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Colby, glad you enjoyed Stuart Island and your hike to Turn Point! Although we have been back to Stuart Island a number of times, I think based on my photos in the Daydream album, the last time we hiked to Turn Point was in 2014. Also pretty sure with my knees, that will be the last time! Here is photo from that hike.
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If you have not been there, and if you have time, another fabulous spot is English Camp at Garrison Bay. Google "the pig war" for this war, in which the only shot fired was the one that killed the pig!
colbysmith
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Hi Pat, off to Olga today, but might head to English camp the next day. Was reading about it in my Don Douglas "Exploring the San Juan and Gulf Islands" book. You think we can take the 25 in to that dinghy dock? Haven't gotten the kayaks down yet, and really don't want to go thru the hassle. Getting ready to leave Fossil Bay shortly, and not much bandwidth, so the photos will have to wait until we get out of the bay. But this is from my facebook postings:
We cruised 15nm yesterday from Stuart Island’s Reid Harbor to Sucia Island’s Fossil Bay. Nothing too exciting there, lol. Googled to find out those teepees on John’s Island are the Camp Norwester. Fossil Bay has a lot more boats on the two docks here, and quite a number of campers. The island itself is probably favored more than Stuart, and is closer to the Washington mainland. After lunch Rosanne and I hiked the Ev Henry trail around the south peninsula of Fossil Bay. Even found a geocache! While we’d like the temperatures to maybe be a bit warmer, it did get up to 72 today. More sun than clouds! Nice not having all the rain I had on the Columbia River earlier. We haven’t seen any whales, but then haven’t gone looking for any. We have seen a few seals and porpoises, but they never surface long enough to get a picture, so I’ve kind of given up trying.
I'll add to the above, we saw the Electric Philosophy in Reid Harbor. An interesting boat. You can google it now, or wait until I upload photos and include a link in the description. When we left Reid Harbor, I chose to take the John's Island Pass. No big deal following the chartplotter closely to enter through the shoals on the south side. Also, the bay here pretty much filled up by late afternoon. (Fossil Bay). Both docks maybe had room for only one or two more smaller boats. And I think only a couple of mooring balls were left. Definitely more activity here than at Reid. However, I ran into quite a few hikers on the Stuart Island trail, and we only saw one other couple at the beginning of the Ev Henry trail here as we were finishing. Colby
We cruised 15nm yesterday from Stuart Island’s Reid Harbor to Sucia Island’s Fossil Bay. Nothing too exciting there, lol. Googled to find out those teepees on John’s Island are the Camp Norwester. Fossil Bay has a lot more boats on the two docks here, and quite a number of campers. The island itself is probably favored more than Stuart, and is closer to the Washington mainland. After lunch Rosanne and I hiked the Ev Henry trail around the south peninsula of Fossil Bay. Even found a geocache! While we’d like the temperatures to maybe be a bit warmer, it did get up to 72 today. More sun than clouds! Nice not having all the rain I had on the Columbia River earlier. We haven’t seen any whales, but then haven’t gone looking for any. We have seen a few seals and porpoises, but they never surface long enough to get a picture, so I’ve kind of given up trying.
I'll add to the above, we saw the Electric Philosophy in Reid Harbor. An interesting boat. You can google it now, or wait until I upload photos and include a link in the description. When we left Reid Harbor, I chose to take the John's Island Pass. No big deal following the chartplotter closely to enter through the shoals on the south side. Also, the bay here pretty much filled up by late afternoon. (Fossil Bay). Both docks maybe had room for only one or two more smaller boats. And I think only a couple of mooring balls were left. Definitely more activity here than at Reid. However, I ran into quite a few hikers on the Stuart Island trail, and we only saw one other couple at the beginning of the Ev Henry trail here as we were finishing. Colby
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The Electric Philosophy was on a ball out in Reid Harbor. The entire roof is covered with solar panels.
https://48north.com/cruising/cruising-t ... n-the-sun/
C-Traveler on the Reid park dock with Electric Philosophy in the background
The research vessel Brendan D II pulled in behind us. Has some kind of drone he can drag behind him. I asked one of the mates what it was for and he said they look at the sea floor.
Looking at the Fossil Bay dock from the Ev Henry trail.
In case you wanted to know how it works. Composting toilets at Fossil Bay. (I was the kid in class that asked how and why when the teacher said what.
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Picture of the boats moored in Fossil Bay.
https://48north.com/cruising/cruising-t ... n-the-sun/
C-Traveler on the Reid park dock with Electric Philosophy in the background
The research vessel Brendan D II pulled in behind us. Has some kind of drone he can drag behind him. I asked one of the mates what it was for and he said they look at the sea floor.
Looking at the Fossil Bay dock from the Ev Henry trail.
In case you wanted to know how it works. Composting toilets at Fossil Bay. (I was the kid in class that asked how and why when the teacher said what.
)Picture of the boats moored in Fossil Bay.
colbysmith
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Thanks Tom! Yeah, I heard the forecast before leaving. Sounded like the Columbia was going to reach flood stage. Said the last time that happened was in 2017. Too bad some of that water can't be shipped down to Lake's Powell and Mead!
We were one of the last boats on the dock to depart Fossil Bay late this morning, and headed for Olga. Just before leaving, one of the San Juan passenger ferries brought in some kayakers and their kayaks. Olga didn't have much to offer us. No charge if just spending a few hours on the dock, otherwise .75/foot. We did walk up to the pottery store, and then the Artworks building, taking a look inside at both. The cafe is still closed. Walked back to the boat and decided to head to Fisherman's Bay at Lopez Island for the night and just anchor out. Found a nice spot in 3' of water at low tide, just inside the green buoy. Put out 55' of anchor rode, which should be enough scope for calm night with an 8' tide. Tomorrow we'll find a courtesy dock and walk into town to look around.
Hey Tyboo, can you possibly rename this thread to PNW 2022, Columbia River and San Juan Islands? Thanks.
Colby
Picture of the passenger ferry that came into Fossil Bay.
View of Olga as we were cruising in.
Picture of the Orcas Island Artworks building in Olga
Description of the Artworks building.
Long and narrow walkway to Olga's public dock. Only room for about 6 boats on the dock.
We were one of the last boats on the dock to depart Fossil Bay late this morning, and headed for Olga. Just before leaving, one of the San Juan passenger ferries brought in some kayakers and their kayaks. Olga didn't have much to offer us. No charge if just spending a few hours on the dock, otherwise .75/foot. We did walk up to the pottery store, and then the Artworks building, taking a look inside at both. The cafe is still closed. Walked back to the boat and decided to head to Fisherman's Bay at Lopez Island for the night and just anchor out. Found a nice spot in 3' of water at low tide, just inside the green buoy. Put out 55' of anchor rode, which should be enough scope for calm night with an 8' tide. Tomorrow we'll find a courtesy dock and walk into town to look around.
Hey Tyboo, can you possibly rename this thread to PNW 2022, Columbia River and San Juan Islands? Thanks.
Colby
Picture of the passenger ferry that came into Fossil Bay.
View of Olga as we were cruising in.
Picture of the Orcas Island Artworks building in Olga
Description of the Artworks building.
Long and narrow walkway to Olga's public dock. Only room for about 6 boats on the dock.
colbysmith
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Thanks for the name change Tyboo!
Last night was my best night of sleep yet, while we were anchored in Fisherman Bay at Lopez Island. No mooring balls banging on the hull, no squeaky mooring lines on our cleats, no rocking and rolling from wakes or tidal currents, and no dock noises! After breakfast we headed over to Island Marine for courtesy docking so we could walk into town. Cost was $10 for a few hours. It was a short walk under a mile. Unfortunately, it’s not quite the summer tourist season here yet, so other than the coffee shops and grocery store, most the shops are only open Friday-Sunday. Got back to the boat and after making a quick stop at the E and F docks walkway at the Port of Friday Harbor so I could empty the porta potti at their dump station, I decided to go around the south and west side of San Juan Island to get to Garrison Bay and the English Camp park. Thought maybe if we wanted to see any whales, that would be the way to go. We didn’t see any whales, but we did pound ourselves in 2 to 3 foot chop! Guess we should have gone the shorter and more protected way around the north side. I’m also really missing our fresh water lakes inland. Running faster in the chop for a little better ride and to get through it sooner, C-Traveler was doused with salt spray everywhere. It’s really a pain to clean off the windows without dousing them with fresh water. Not sure how you coastal folks keep your boats clean! At Garrison Bay, I was able to get C-Traveler on the small dinghy dock. We hiked around English Camp, and after figuring out the signage maps, found the English Cemetery. There is also a virtual Geocache here, so I claimed another smiley. We’ve made another change to our plans. I’ve wanted to visit the C-Dory factory, and have that opportunity now. So Thursday we’ll make our way to Bellingham and spend the night there. Then tour the C-Dory factory Friday morning. Not much cell coverage in the Bay here, so I’ll upload some photos tomorrow! Colby
Last night was my best night of sleep yet, while we were anchored in Fisherman Bay at Lopez Island. No mooring balls banging on the hull, no squeaky mooring lines on our cleats, no rocking and rolling from wakes or tidal currents, and no dock noises! After breakfast we headed over to Island Marine for courtesy docking so we could walk into town. Cost was $10 for a few hours. It was a short walk under a mile. Unfortunately, it’s not quite the summer tourist season here yet, so other than the coffee shops and grocery store, most the shops are only open Friday-Sunday. Got back to the boat and after making a quick stop at the E and F docks walkway at the Port of Friday Harbor so I could empty the porta potti at their dump station, I decided to go around the south and west side of San Juan Island to get to Garrison Bay and the English Camp park. Thought maybe if we wanted to see any whales, that would be the way to go. We didn’t see any whales, but we did pound ourselves in 2 to 3 foot chop! Guess we should have gone the shorter and more protected way around the north side. I’m also really missing our fresh water lakes inland. Running faster in the chop for a little better ride and to get through it sooner, C-Traveler was doused with salt spray everywhere. It’s really a pain to clean off the windows without dousing them with fresh water. Not sure how you coastal folks keep your boats clean! At Garrison Bay, I was able to get C-Traveler on the small dinghy dock. We hiked around English Camp, and after figuring out the signage maps, found the English Cemetery. There is also a virtual Geocache here, so I claimed another smiley. We’ve made another change to our plans. I’ve wanted to visit the C-Dory factory, and have that opportunity now. So Thursday we’ll make our way to Bellingham and spend the night there. Then tour the C-Dory factory Friday morning. Not much cell coverage in the Bay here, so I’ll upload some photos tomorrow! Colby
smckean (Tosca)
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There's no getting around it.....you've got to rinse off the windows with fresh water before you clean them. I use a sponge in a bucket of fresh water; splash/smear a bunch of fresh water on the window; remove the water with a squeegee; and finally clean up any water residue with a paper towel.
If I want to get fancy then I might go around again and wash normally with glass spray and paper towels. Really fancy (although it's normal procedure for the front 3 windows), once the salt is off, I clean them with RainX.
Hey Colby, Welcome to salt chuck boating. Yes, It is a pain to keep the windows clean, and the rest of the boat. I carry a spray bottle with a mix of water and vinegar and use it liberally. It helps cut the salt smear, but it doesn't last forever. I always try to keep the spray below the topsides 
Some days that even works, usually until I get off the dock. :shock: :disgust
I do use Rain-X and it helps, but again, not for long.
Like the name change. More reflective of the content. Thanks to you and Mike.
Harvey
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Some days that even works, usually until I get off the dock. :shock: :disgust I do use Rain-X and it helps, but again, not for long.
Like the name change. More reflective of the content. Thanks to you and Mike.
Harvey
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colbysmith
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Hey Gary,
Yep, we missed it. We probably should have walked over there. We thought about taking the boat, but we were at low tide, and looked like a mud flat between us and the small dock and ramp in that area. I'll have to note that for next time. Would have been good for lunch if that had worked out!
Another very peaceful night on anchor in Garrison Bay. I had anchored us pretty much right between Gus Island and the Dinghy dock in 5' of water at low tide. Maybe a dozen other larger boats anchored in the deeper water NW of Gus Island. Left there and headed up towards Roche Harbor, and then slowly took the shallow pass out from there. Depth smartly came up to 7' under the boat for a short distance, then dropped back off. Ran on plane for a ways towards Bellingham Bay as the current was just enough to be eating up fuel anyway. Stopped at Matia Island's Rolfe Cove for lunch and walked the 1 mile loop trail to the other side of the Island. Nice path to hike. Left there pretty much on a direct course to go around the north end of Lummi Island to continue down Hale Passage. Gave a call to Seattle Traffic on Ch 5 just to check in with them as we were cutting perpendicular across the shipping lanes. He gave me a report of several commercial craft in the area that were already passing and we pressed on. (Back in slow cruise at this point.) As we entered Bellingham Bay, we could see it probably wasn't going to work out to spend the night on Northwest Marine Industries dock. Winds were out of the NW with a lot of chop. We did stop and tie up for about an hour and met Julie and Michael. Tomorrow Michael will give us a tour of the facility. Interesting to see an older USCG 47 foot patrol boat on the dock. Those are ones that can self right themselves in the surf. Michael shared that a shop next to them refurbishes the CG boats and sometimes use their dock. Also saw two sunken boats, a sailboat on the dock, and then a powerboat nearer to shore. Apparently they break lose from the anchorage near by and then become grounded on the shore. That was the powerboats story. The sail boat was left tied up to the dock during a storm with it's stern to the waves, and took on water. Both boats have been there a while and doesn't seem like the City is in too big of a hurry to get them removed!
We are at the guest dock at Squalicum Harbor this evening. Very peaceful and calm all the way back in the marina. Colby
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Inlet to Fisherman Bay at Lopez Island
Story of Sally J
The Sally J at the Lopez Village Museum
Some good fish netting information
Island Marine at Lopez Island
This old shipwreck has been at Fisherman Bay on Lopez Island for a long time.
Cattle Point Lighthouse
Lime Kiln Point Lighthouse
C-Traveler on the dinghy dock at English Camp in Garrison Bay
Boats anchored in Garrison Bay
Proof I was there.
Sun setting at Garrison Bay
Story of Sally J
The Sally J at the Lopez Village Museum
Some good fish netting information
Island Marine at Lopez Island
This old shipwreck has been at Fisherman Bay on Lopez Island for a long time.
Cattle Point Lighthouse
Lime Kiln Point Lighthouse
C-Traveler on the dinghy dock at English Camp in Garrison Bay
Boats anchored in Garrison Bay
Proof I was there.
Sun setting at Garrison Bay
colbysmith
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Rolfe Cove at Matia Island
Matia Cove at Matia Island
We hiked the loop trail on Matia Island. Very nice trail amongst some very big trees. In fact, there is one tree that you can stand inside to get your picture!
Some sunken boats near Northwest Marine Industries
USCG Motor Lifeboat 47276. I did some quick googling, and looks like this boat started out at Ponce de Leon Inlet in Florida, before ending up in Tillamook, Or.
Admiral in the cockpit of C-Traveler on the guest dock at Squalicum Harbor
Another view at Squalicum Harbor
One more view.
Matia Cove at Matia Island
We hiked the loop trail on Matia Island. Very nice trail amongst some very big trees. In fact, there is one tree that you can stand inside to get your picture!
Some sunken boats near Northwest Marine Industries
USCG Motor Lifeboat 47276. I did some quick googling, and looks like this boat started out at Ponce de Leon Inlet in Florida, before ending up in Tillamook, Or.
Admiral in the cockpit of C-Traveler on the guest dock at Squalicum Harbor
Another view at Squalicum Harbor
One more view.