Reid Harbor was indeed a quiet interlude. The weather is beautiful and the harbor, though full of boats, peaceful. We stayed until this morning, the 6th, kayaking to nearby Cemetery and Gossip Islands, walking the trails, reading and sharing dinners and wine with good friends. We watched seals play and fish in the harbor and a mother eagle train her crying babe to fly.
Our first night found us rafted with SeaJay, Mirage and Steve Driscoll on Crescendo. There were several other RHYC boats in the harbor, so a bunch of us got together on Mirage to play Left-Right-Center, a silly but fun dice game for a big group. On the 4th Doug decided to go see a doctor in Friday Harbor about his back, still smarting from the fall in the water at Sucia. He and Gail returned the next day with prescriptions and luckily no more than pulled muscles and a deep bruise. Uncomfortable but slowly getting better. Last evening we went for an afternoon sail aboard Crescendo. The winds were light, but just a beautiful experience.
This morning we visited with old neighborhood friends aboard Sea Rose. They together with Shilshole Marina live-aboard neighbors on sailing vessels Pearl and Ghost were all tied to a raft in the harbor, and so we had a nice visit with all. Making the run over to Roche Harbor we received the message that Austin wouldn’t be coming in until 5:30pm, so now we’re hanging out at Henry Island. We’ve dropped crab traps, went to lunch over at Roche and then visited with Lohse’s and Kroeller’s who are still moored at Roche. When Austin arrives we’ll go raft once again with Mirage and Crescendo in another nearby bay.
Our first night found us rafted with SeaJay, Mirage and Steve Driscoll on Crescendo. There were several other RHYC boats in the harbor, so a bunch of us got together on Mirage to play Left-Right-Center, a silly but fun dice game for a big group. On the 4th Doug decided to go see a doctor in Friday Harbor about his back, still smarting from the fall in the water at Sucia. He and Gail returned the next day with prescriptions and luckily no more than pulled muscles and a deep bruise. Uncomfortable but slowly getting better. Last evening we went for an afternoon sail aboard Crescendo. The winds were light, but just a beautiful experience.
This morning we visited with old neighborhood friends aboard Sea Rose. They together with Shilshole Marina live-aboard neighbors on sailing vessels Pearl and Ghost were all tied to a raft in the harbor, and so we had a nice visit with all. Making the run over to Roche Harbor we received the message that Austin wouldn’t be coming in until 5:30pm, so now we’re hanging out at Henry Island. We’ve dropped crab traps, went to lunch over at Roche and then visited with Lohse’s and Kroeller’s who are still moored at Roche. When Austin arrives we’ll go raft once again with Mirage and Crescendo in another nearby bay.
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