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| Windsurfer in Fisherman Bay |
We’ve had little to zero coverage so have been unable to
communicate much. We tied to a ball in the north cove of Jones Island State
Park, where is was very calm and peaceful. But first…
We rode a good 30 miles to Watmough – lovely as usual, and
not very crowded. We had to check on our favorite horizontally growing tree.
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| Watmough Bight |
The trip to Jones Island was just 8.5 miles but at 4 to 5
knots, enough to charge our batteries for a couple more nights without dock
power. (We can conserve quite a bit of power just by turning the cockpit fridge
off!)
After arriving in the cove to find a couple of mooring balls
available – not the case last time – we snagged one and rowed to the dock to
hike. (The Waggoner Guide says there are 7 mooring buoys – we see just 4.) We
took the north loop and were delighted with the condition of the trails and the
scenery. There is still plenty of evidence of the 1990 storm. We also saw many “girdled”
trees. These must be designated as diseased or in danger of falling.
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| blow down |
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| girdled tree |
On Friday, August 2, we hiked the longer trail and then
finished some boat chores.
Speaking of boat chores. I contacted Top Knot to ask for
suggestions in how to deal with snagged mooring lines. I received a quick
response with advice about using something with a blunt point (like a knitting
needle) to push the strands back into the line, and then using a hair dryer to
smooth the line. Well, a crochet hook worked quite well, with the added benefit
of being able to hook some of the strands under and through the line when the
“pushing” didn’t quite work. I don’t have a hair dryer on the boat so was not
able to see how that part works. We also removed splinters!
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| line snag |
On Saturday morning we still had very little connection –
only a couple of texts and emails have gone through.
It was very interesting watching boats come in to the north
cove of Jones. Some looked around and then left after considering options. Four
boats came in, anchored, and then stern tied. We have never done this, and
haven’t ever seen it done before, but know that we will need to at some point.
It looks like a hassle but we understand the advantages for getting more boats
into a small space.
We hiked the longer loop around the east side of the island
– more beautiful and very well-maintained trails.
As lovely as this island is, I am a little tired of the
constant rocking. This is from wind and boat waves and never seems to stop.
It’s not windy, and the rocking isn’t terrible…I’m just tired of it. See more Jones
Island photos at the end of this post.
We headed to Deer Harbor, Orcas Island. They could not fit
us in so we motored to Fisherman Bay’s IMC for a short-term dock stay. We charged
some items, picked up some groceries…and I had a shower and washed my hair!
After refilling our water tank, we continued on to Spencer Spit, where there
were unsurprisingly no buoys open, on either side. We remember a rocky night on
the north side once so went to the south side and dropped our anchor.
We had a nice, calm night and will stay here again tonight.
Nick took a close look at weather and winds over the next couple of days and it
looks like tomorrow, Monday, is a great day to head across the strait. Not sure
which way we will go, but most likely heading to Port Townsend.
Photos are taking a very long time to download so I will include more later.
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