We survived our first ever night out on ‘the Hook’. Although
it was a very sleepless night! Every hour or so I had to get up and look out to
make sure we had not drifted off somewhere. Our bed is in the bow and the wave
action on the bow and the occasional chunk of wood hitting the boat made it a
very exciting night.
Our traveling companions Jerre and Uti turn off their phones
when they head north, so we use the VHF radios in the boats. So every time I
heard the radio squelch I jumped out of bed because I just knew it was Jerre
calling to tell us we had come un-hooked and were drifting away toward the bank
or the docks or another boat……
The wind blew and it rained all night long, we were both up
early to catch high tide out around 7am. The trip up to Hope Island was
uneventful, Chloe and Sadie DO NOT like the idea of using the potty pad on the
boat. They are gonna HAVE to go sooner or later…. RIGHT?? I mean, how long can
a little dog hold it?
We arrived at Hope Island around 3:30pm. It was a slow easy
trip, some sun and some rain. We are just east of Deception Pass. Tonight we
are anchored out to a buoy. Another
first! Another learning experience as I’m perched on the bow armed with the
hook trying to grab the chain on top of the Buoy. It was a cluster to say the
least but I’m sure we will do better next time.
Chloe and Sadie convinced us to take them ashore in the dingy;
they really had to go…. After a short walk on the beach we swung by Jerre &
Uti’s for a cocktail then back to the boat.
Tomorrow we are heading toward Stuart Island, the sky is
clear tonight not much wind and weather is supposed to just get better and
better.
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