Deception!
I was sailing at the San Juan islands Puget Sound Washington headed for Washington Park, westward. I could see the shore of the park though it was a long ways away.The last thing my wife said to me as I was leaving for The San Juans was watch the fog up there! Suddenly fog rolled in so fast that I only had time to get a compas reading and figured keep sailing west. Well I kept sailing west ok but when I could make out land out in front of me nothing looked close to what It should look like, especialy the huge bridge going across an inlet. In looking as I got closer I whiped out the chart and realized I was headed straight into the mouth of Deception Pass, yes the one and only. It is famous for deception as it looks rather calm until tide goes out and it turns into a river w/large rolling rapids. I had drifted out with the tide though I had kept sailing west at all times as I missed the park by about four or five miles. I sailed north until I made it to the park and thought to myself, yes what an appropriate name for an end to a long sail. Later that night I was looking at the map of the coast line and you know all those little shipwreck drawings on the map to indicate sinking boats and ships in an area? well Deception Pass is full of them. It was an adventure and a lesson and I have a great deal of respect for the fog and tide currants.Happy sailing to you all.
