We arrived in Fisherman Bay (Lopez Island) on Monday after a
calm and very pleasant cruise past Anacortes, across Rosario Straight and
through Thatcher Pass. Weather: clear, sunny, and warm. It felt very good to
arrive in the San Juan Islands, our home for the next couple of months.
Stay Awhile was already docked at the Islander Resort
Marina; Europa continued into the bay to anchor.
It’s always fun to watch the seaplanes come and go in this
bay…even if the planes are a bit close to the boat at times!
We grilled a steak and then watched the sun go down over
Fisherman Bay Spit.
First thing Tuesday morning, we hauled anchor and pulled in
next to Stay Awhile. We all got our bikes ready and took off to Shark Reef
Sanctuary. This great seal-watching spot is about a ten-minute walk from the
road, and a definite favorite. Not a lot of seals this time but plenty of other
things to look at including enormous schools of fish, eagles, oyster
catchers…and water ripping through Cattle Pass.
After a bit of a ride around to the other side of the
island, we headed back to Lopez Village…and Bucky’s! Need I say more? Fish
tacos for all…
There are usually plenty of interesting characters to watch,
talk to, ponder…at marinas. Our treat this time is a young man with a cat. He’s
got a very interesting sailboat…looks a bit pirate ship-like…and an even more
interesting dinghy. His first mate is a Bengal cat. I had to look this up. It’s
a cat breed with leopard spots. Very striking animal to look at but even more
interesting was its dog-like behavior – standing on the bow of the dinghy and
jumping on and off from dinghy to dock. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good
photo.
Off to Friday Harbor (San Juan Island)!
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