Sail plan was to spend a few days on an Eagle Harbor mooring just to enjoy a late fall long weekend. Checked the BNSF work schedule on the swinging bridge fencing/cribbing repair, only to find out the work is complete, so no more closures.
Getting underway heading north through Swinomish Channel against a very light NW breeze, but an ebbing current, make good headway to Eagle harbor early in the day. Two other boats occupy a total of fifteen available. I snatch the one I prefer (older style flat mooring) as opposed to the larger tall new ones that bang against the hull all hours of the night.
Settle in for a relaxing remainder of the day doing odd small jobs around the boat. Nice quiet evening of some music and a movie. Spaghetti for dinner chased with some November vintage Fanzia box wine.
Saturday after breakfast I check on the forecast for Sunday and weather has a sinister edge to it. Small craft warning winds and rain arriving late Saturday and into Sunday. Do I ride it our here or somewhere else? Somewhere else is Anacortes Yacht Club. So I catch what is left of the flood down Bellingham Channel and through Guemes Channel to the reciprocal dock. Wind has picked up considerably by the time I arrive, but there is space for our boat.
Kick on the heat pump once I get hooked up to power and settle in for the night. Wind really howls during the night with some fetch against the boat's port beam due to the strong SE blow.
Next morning I catch a lull in the wind gusts to cast off from the dock and head for Shelter Bay. Had hopes of some sail time but strong wind on the nose all the way down the channel followed by a down pour. Interesting though by the time I reach Laconner, the wind eases, rain stops, skies open up for our arrival.
Water is still on at the Shelter Bay pump out station, then over to our slip to secure Belle-Vie for awhile. Thanksgiving is coming up, maybe, just maybe the admiral will want to spend it away on the water somewhere. Sure hope so.
Getting underway heading north through Swinomish Channel against a very light NW breeze, but an ebbing current, make good headway to Eagle harbor early in the day. Two other boats occupy a total of fifteen available. I snatch the one I prefer (older style flat mooring) as opposed to the larger tall new ones that bang against the hull all hours of the night.
Settle in for a relaxing remainder of the day doing odd small jobs around the boat. Nice quiet evening of some music and a movie. Spaghetti for dinner chased with some November vintage Fanzia box wine.
Saturday after breakfast I check on the forecast for Sunday and weather has a sinister edge to it. Small craft warning winds and rain arriving late Saturday and into Sunday. Do I ride it our here or somewhere else? Somewhere else is Anacortes Yacht Club. So I catch what is left of the flood down Bellingham Channel and through Guemes Channel to the reciprocal dock. Wind has picked up considerably by the time I arrive, but there is space for our boat.
Kick on the heat pump once I get hooked up to power and settle in for the night. Wind really howls during the night with some fetch against the boat's port beam due to the strong SE blow.
Next morning I catch a lull in the wind gusts to cast off from the dock and head for Shelter Bay. Had hopes of some sail time but strong wind on the nose all the way down the channel followed by a down pour. Interesting though by the time I reach Laconner, the wind eases, rain stops, skies open up for our arrival.
Water is still on at the Shelter Bay pump out station, then over to our slip to secure Belle-Vie for awhile. Thanksgiving is coming up, maybe, just maybe the admiral will want to spend it away on the water somewhere. Sure hope so.