It sounds like a great trip.
We haven't been that far Northwest yet.
Ken
It was, but there was a lot of smoke around until our last two days. Admiral and I were guests on a boat that was part of a fleet, all travelling more-or-less together. All but two of seven nights were spent at marina docks. Last year when we chartered for two weeks, only two of the 14 nights did we spend at a marina dock. The last night at Coal Harbour in Vancouver so me crew of six could all have dinner together at Cardero's
. One other night at Powell River so the keel could be inspected after we had made "contact" with a flat rock leaving Waiatt Bay.
It could be a very long round-trip from Everett. The best travel strategy for making distance in my view is to get going early; e.g., 0530 to 0630, and make your 30 or 40, even 50, n.mi. by early to mid-afternoon. Anchor, rest up, have dinner, and then in the rack by 2130. Get going again the next day. Try to make most of the day on the favorable tide even if the wind is against, & make early rapids when and wherever possible. This is not the schedule for someone who wants a "relaxing" vacation with lots of play time at each site. Make the weather end of the trip first and fast; return with more leisure time. Power boaters basically do better on this travel strategy than we do on sailboats unless you potentially have 9 kt of hull speed.