SUMMER 2014 - A Quick Trip to the San Juan Islands
On July 16th we headed out for a two week trip down through the Gulf Islands and over to the US San Juan Islands. On the way we stopped in at Todd Inlet and anchored for two nights and went ashore to the Butchart Gardens (which Howard had never seen, even though growing up in Victoria).
Watched the Saturday night fireworks from the boat and had a couple nice hikes around the area...
First stop in the U.S. was Roche Harbour, which was rocking in mid-season form. We loved the facilities and enjoyed the "Sculpture Walk". Skipper says he definitely liked the dog park.
Had to do a small repair on the anchor windlass, as the "Pressure Arm" had broken, (luckily had a spare), re-greased the clutch cone while at it, since the manual release was sluggish...
One little note of humour - a little barge is available to pump out the holding tanks; it's aptly named MV "Phecal Phreak"... ;)
If visiting Roche Hbr; it is well worth the time to watch the colours ceremony on the docks at sunset...
Next few days we visited Stuart Is and Johns Is before heading in to the docks at Friday Hbr. for supplies and libations.
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