Motu iti's log (part 4)

Written by Eldor from Motu iti's log
Day 12
Destination: Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, U.S.A. ( n48 36.57 w123 09.21).
Cloudy, sunny afternoon, seas 1-3 ft, wind south 10-18 kts, beam reach all the way good wind and good current. Eleven 1/2 miles in 1 hr 45 minutes including motoring out of and into harbors. What a ride!!! I saw a long stretch at 8 1/2 kts on my GPS and 9kts for a few seconds.
Most of this was in Haro Strait where we were supposed to be looking for whales, maybe we'll see them next time.
Same routine clearing customs as entering Canada except this time I dealt with a real person face to face, very friendly and she had family ties in Tx.
Roche Harbor is the playground of the MicroSoft millionaires. The marina is full of huge yachts, both sail and motor. There were 4 new motor yachts for sale at the docks, the least expensive was $900,000 and the others up to $3.8 million. We all squatted down on the dock and had an impromptu pot luck picnic and felt like the richest ones there.
(Dorothy-- I was at the helm as we motored into the harbor. I throttled back to allow kayaks to pass in front of us when all of a sudden, I heard a roar and a seaplane landed RIGHT beside us!! Not the normal happening on a lake. It gets your attention.)
Day 13
Destination: Blakely Island Marina ( n48 35.14 w122 49.04 ).
Cloudy morning sunny afternoon, seas 1-2 ft, wind south 0-15 kts. Sailed some, motored some, sailed some, motored some. Finally gave up and motored in. All went well until the approach to Peavine Pass where the marina entrance is. My motoring speed is usually 4.5 kts but the current was coming out of the pass so fast I was down to less then 1 kt.
We are now down to 7 boats and this is our last night together so everyone empties their ice boxes and we have a pot luck last supper. Most of it got cleaned up but no one really cared about the food, we just enjoyed being together and we knew it would be a long time before we got together again .

Day 14
Sunny, seas 0-1 ft, wind south 0-10
Destination: Cap Sante Marina, Anacortas, Wa.
Sailed off and on motored off and on derigged the boat in the water and had it put back on trailer.

It's not trade wind sailing but it can be challenging and invigorating
you will not sail in bathing suits and don't forget your foul weather gear. It is beautiful, clear water and green islands everywhere, and everyone you meet in the marinas are very friendly.
We met all of the Montgomery people on the Internet and they are all as friendly as our friends in the AYC, SKPS, and Calvary. It was an experience we will remember forever.

Eldor and Dorothy