We left Port Townsend yesterday morning and had an uneventful trip across the Straight of Juan de Fuca...just the way we like them. (The kind of trip that leaves me pronouncing that F word the way it was intended.)
We motored directly to Roche Harbor to top off the fuel and grab a few things from the store. A bit of a zoo this time of year but we lucked right into a spot at the fuel dock.
Just a short trip from Roche to Reid Harbor at Stuart Island. It's a state park we first visited last year on our way to Poets Cove. ( And where we met Mr. and Mrs. Jackass, the Ranger haters.)
Last year we were one of three boats. As you can see from my photo, not the case this year. A very popular anchorage, for sure, but we snagged one of the few remaining mooring buoys.
The water is weirdly brown in this harbor...maybe some kind of algae bloom? The skipper got up in the night to chase a seal off the dinghy and noticed major phosphorescence as the seal went into the water, and from fish swimming by. (I gently chided that I have seen neither a seal in the dinghy nor major phosphorescence, so will appreciate being roused out of bed in the future.)
We will meet the Zs later this morning after they come across from Anacortes. First, we're going to attempt the 6 mile hike to Turn Point lighthouse.
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