We dropped our crab pot on the way from Friday Harbor to
East Sound, in our secret spot – shhhh, don’t tell! – by the Lopez Island ferry
terminal, then continued on to Rosario Resort, in Cascade Bay. Stay Awhile was
at the dock, and we pulled up to one of the many Rosario mooring buoys. This
was our first visit to Orcas by boat…what a pretty spot!
The four of us attended a program at the Moran Mansion that
afternoon – the home has a huge organ, played by the gentleman who gave the
presentation. The property has an interesting story and I’m glad we took the
time to learn a little more.
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| Moran Mansion |
Yesterday morning we hiked up the hill to Cascade Lake and “the
lagoon.” Another beautiful spot! The water looked very inviting and we hope to
return some day to spend more time hiking and swimming.
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| Looking down at a busy marina |
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| Europa in Cascade Bay at Rosario |
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| Cascade Lake Lagoon |
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| Cascade Lake Lagoon |
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| figurehead |
At some point, Odyssey, the Sea Scout Ship from Tacoma,
pulled in to the dock. We see her all the time in the Foss Waterway and
Commencement Bay, and it was fun to see her under full sail in the SJI’s! There
were a couple of other large sailing vessels there: Beagle, which we think may
be from Australia, and the Schooner Zodiac, a 160-foot, 1920’s charter yacht based
in Bellingham. We took a day sail on the boat once many years ago.
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| Beagle |
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| Schooner Zodiac |
Things forgotten: Just a quick mention here of the two
things (so far) that we’ve discovered we left at home. The first was Nick’s
fishing/shellfish license. When we got to Fisherman Bay, he had it reprinted at
Island Marine Center. It cost about $30 to do this, but cheaper than buying a
new one. The other thing is my collection of art supplies for the boat – sketching
materials, pencils, paints, etc. To be honest, I haven’t really had the time or
state-of-mind for this activity. I will though…and will retrieve those supplies
when I return home in August.
On the way back to Friday Harbor, we pulled our crab pot. 5
large keepers!
Nick set up the crab cooker on the dock but had problems with
gas flow. Plan B was a few cooked crabs that someone gave Steve while docked at
Rosario…and their last three hot dogs! Speaking of getting fresh seafood from
people, guess who visited our boat with another salmon filet? Yep, the young
girl and her family had been out fishing again, saw us, and brought us more. So…hopefully
the cooker will work this evening so we can feast again on crab and salmon.
We’re headed to Cliff Island later this morning.
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