After an unsuccessful dive in the bay in Port Angeles to retrieve our stern anchor (or unretrieve, as the case may be); we readied the Sea Crest to set out into the Straits. Our next destination - somewhere in the San Juans! The Straits were calm and it was only a half days travel to our next port of call.As we neared the San Juan Is. (the county seat of the San Juans) we watched pods of orca playing close into shore. We traveled to the northwestern corner of the island, through Mosquito Pass (a narrow channel running between the western islands) into Roche Harbor. A beautiful little marine village. We dropped anchor, had supper (crab louie - a souvenire of Dave's dive excursion that morning), and enjoyed the sunset with the sound of the chapel carolon chiming in the distance.
The next day we leisurely began our day. Happily we had wifi from the boat (a slow, but periodically available connection none the less), so I was able to catch up on blogging. We then took the AquaSport into town. Davewas looking to refill our air tanks for future dives, and I just wanted to play tourist. Roche Harbor is a great place for that. I got a kick our of the Phecal Phreaks as we floated into the docks...the village is full of history and historic sites. The largest lime processing kiln west of the Mississippi was
located here. You can see remnants of it throughtout the area. I ventured to the old mausoleaum site. An amazing structure, tucked away in the forest. It was a nice, peaceful walk in the woods. When I cam back from my walk, Dave and Tilly had taken the AquaSport and had headed back to the Sea Crest. I took the opportunity to treat myself to lunch at the Lime Kiln Cafe. No sooner had my meal arrived and my ride appeared at the dock. I took my order to go and had an enjoyable meal on the boat.
The rest of the afternoon was spent doing chores on the Sea Crest. It was warm and sunny, so I donned my swim suit and began doing some brightwork (stripping and staining the deck railing).
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