We left Point Hudson early this morning and headed south through the bay, past Indian Island, and through the Port Townsend Canal. Here we are approaching the canal. The bridge links Indian Island to the mainland.
Port Townsend to Poulsbo
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Sunrise
We were out of Point Hudson at sunrise this morning. Spectacular sunrise and fantastic day ahead. On the way to Poulsbo.
Port Townsend
We met Mel and Eileen yesterday. I tried to help him with a computer/GPS problem he was having, but he figured it out before I did. They have a wonderful 1983 Grand Banks 42 Motor Yacht, Mei Lee. The Motor Yacht version of the 42 uses the same hull as us, but pushes the aft stateroom out to the sides of the hull. While it eliminates the ability to walk completely around the deck, it gives the interior the feeling of a much larger boat. We kept asking them … are you sure this only 42 feet long? They purchased the boat new in 1983. They were very nice and gave us a tour of their boat. Here they are leaving the marina on their way back to Olympia.
Point Hudson Morning
I went out for a walk around the marina this morning to see if I could make a few nice photographs. You can’t really go wrong with a beautiful morning, a quiet marina, and lots of old wooden boats.
Victoria to Port Townsend
Departure this morning was at 6:30 am. We slipped out quietly without disturbing the neighbors. We had hoped to go directly to Port Townsend, but were unable to make an appointment with Customs. Soooo … we had to back track a bit and go to Roche Harbor in the San Juan Islands to clear Customs before heading south across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. That detour was worth about three extra hours.
Victoria
We spent the whole day, Wednesday, in Victoria. Much of the day was spent at the Royal BC Museum. The rest was just walking around and seeing the sites.
Sidney to Victoria
Another fine morning as we headed south from Sidney to Victoria. The trip took us just about three hours. Once again the water was amazingly calm with almost no wind. Spectacular.
