We entered Canada today. Fred called customs from
the water and we
were cleared for entry. Customs # 20161520266. The trip was very smooth. We are running around
stocking the boat and
preparing for Jason & his family to arrive tomorrow. We rented a Dodge minivan
from National. The young
man picked us up from the marina
and drove us back to the office to do the paperwork. We needed a big car because
there will be 4
adults and Mackenzie in a toddler car seat.
Fred decided to park the car in a residential area to
avoid paying the
$11/day parking fee at the marina.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016 Memorial Day
Friday
Harbor
Today is warmer than yesterday. We were
sitting in the cockpit enjoying a cup of coffee when a canon blast
from somewhere puts poor Merlin in a tailspin. It took over an hour
of holding him to stop shaking. Friday Harbor looks lovely with all
the American flags and banner out. Very festive. We are again at
the Bean Cafe for a latte and WiFi. We are ready to head into
Sidney, BC tomorrow. Jason and the family arrive on Wednesday! It
will be such fun.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Friday
Harbor, San Juan Island
The sun is out and it is a beautiful day.
We get the dinghy down and head into town for breakfast to the Rocky Bay Cafe. There were
quite a number of us waiting for a table. The proprietor comes out
with a sheet of donuts for all of us for being so patient. They also
have a coffee station set up inside. Now we don’t mind the wait at
all.
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| Popeye, the local harbor seal |
After walking around a bit we stopped at The Bean Cafe for a latte and free WiFi.
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Friday
Harbor
It’s a rainy, stormy day. Good day to
get chores done on the boat and get the last of the shopping supplies
put away properly. By noon it looks like our anchor has slipped
again. This time we re-set the anchor with more chain down. We’re
pretty sure that will do the trick.
Friday, May 27, 2016 (Memorial Day week-end)
Anacortes
to Friday Harbor 2 ¼ hours 22.7 miles
Dianna calls me this morning at 8 am before
we took the car in. She says “have I got a deal for you”. OK…
She says how about if we put our car into the shed that the boat
came out of. OK, how much will it cost? No answer. Bottom line is
our car is in the shed, they will check the batteries, no cost and we
can dump our storage unit. I keep telling them we are not used to
such service. We are really getting spoiled.
We are off the dock at 9:30 am and heading
to Friday Harbor. The wind is up to 25 kts and there is 1’-2’
chop in Rosario Strait. The trip was uneventful and we anchored at
Friday Harbor. We like being “on the hook” and especially when
we want to make sure that all systems are up and running. The wind
is still about 20 kts and we are swinging on the hook quite a bit.
We are not sure if we have good holding on the anchor. We’ll keep
an eye on it. By afternoon we are drifting and we re-set the anchor.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
We checked
out of the motel this morning and went to the Calico Cupboard for
breakfast. Wouldn’t you know it that our favorite waitress, Alice,
is off today. Well the food was excellent as always. We then went
down to the boat. She is all docked and waiting for us. The place
is still a bit messy until we get everything put away but we are
officially living aboard at last. In the afternoon we take the car
out to American Heritage Storage to put the car away for the summer.
We have a nice unit with power so Fred can hook up the battery
tender. After getting the car wedged in Fred could not make the
battery tender come on line. After a few choice words we take the
car out again and go look on Emerald Star for another battery tender.
I told Dianna at the office we would be off the dock tomorrow
morning as soon as the car is put away
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Anacortes
Today we went to Costco in Burlington and tried very hard to buy everything in sight. We would up with two shopping carts and lots of good stuff. From meat & cheese to engine oil. The boat was waxed and carpets cleaned yesterday. She looks great. We spent the afternoon putting supplies away. This is not the fun part of cruising. It looks like we will be splashed tomorrow morning on the high tide. We hope to have a slip at the North Harbor docks to get systems online. When I asked what time we need to be at the boat in the morning to help I was asked "do you mind if we just do early and tie it up at the dock?" Are you kidding, of course not. High tide will be quite early apparently. Dianna said to come in at 10-11 am. No problem. As we were leaving the boat she was being washed again to remove any residue from the waxing. We had the dinghy engine serviced and someone was busy washing that boat as well before it goes back on Emerald Star.
After working so hard we went out to dinner to Anthony's Cabana. It is the relaxed outdoor restaurant next to Anthony's. It just opened 6 weeks ago. Beautiful way to end the day. The mahi mahi tacos were delicious.
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