We left Blind Bay, turning eastward into Harney Channel, and were greeted by this glorious sunrise. We were reminded of the old saying, "...red sky at morning, sailor take warning!" Being optimists, we decided the sky in this case was sort of orangy-yellow:
As we moved along and the light got stronger, we could see Mount Baker clearly:
We cruised through Peavine Pass (we love that name), and could see fog in the distance. That's something we didn't want to see!
Once we were clear of Obstruction Island and Peavine Pass, we entered the open water of Rosario Strait and it got rough. Fortunately, the fog we saw earlier drifted to the south and dissipated. It stayed rough, however, for the next couple of hours until we got into the protection of Lummi Island just outside Bellingham Bay. Then it began to calm down and things returned to normal.
We pulled inside the breakwater of Squalicum Harbor to get fuel. The breakwater is very impressive and substantial:
After fueling, we idled our way back to Grand Adventure's permanent berth. On the way, we once again went past "Northern Song," the small "ship" NW Explorations charters with crew:
Then past Deception, sitting much as we had seen her on our first day. Of course Brian and Carol were off helping the rest of us tie up:
We hurriedly finished packing our stuff up and the staff of NW Explorations helped us carry the six dock carts of remaining food, clothing, etc. to the car.
As we left the harbor, we got this picture of the harbor sign and bid goodbye to NW Explorations:
It had truly been a wonderful trip. If anyone reading this log is ever interested in chartering in the Pacific Northwest, or buying a really nice new or used Grand Banks, you can't do better than to contact NW Explorations (www.nwexplorations.com). Tell Brian and the gang hello for us!
We did laundry and checked into a motel. We had supper at our favorite Thai restaurant, "On Rice," and turned in. It was really wonderful two weeks on the boat!
Tomorrow we head home....
