My Windsong San Juan Adventure

My Windsong San Juan Adventure Our Adventure started last year with planning and meetings. And finally our Adventure on Windsong, a

Last Day for now ! - Capt. Peny and NSO got underway before the sunrise as the moon's glow and the marine mist was greet...
07/18/2017

Last Day for now ! - Capt. Peny and NSO got underway before the sunrise as the moon's glow and the marine mist was greeting the morning...cooler breeze on our faces we were all getting the boat and belongings in ship shape........we motored through our water back to Bellingham Bay and made it to the gas dock just as they opened......0830.....back at dock BW09.....Capt. Peny almost made NSO Hannigan practice his dock changes in the wrong dock !
We were the first checking out...relaxing.....We made our positive comments and suggestions.......got a star for the Chartered Guest Award and NSO Hannigan got his cap !
Thanks to Sara fir your humor, your keeping us up to date on news, local gossip and crossword puzzles, oh yes, seeing that Mike gets his coffee and water......Thanks to Mike for your patience ! Your teaching us, and above all your expertise !.......Thank you Sally for your organization and unequaled stepping up to any challenge...... Thank You Andrea for finding a Balance of mind and Spirit and being able to reawaken a part if your soul.....and Thank You my dear NSO Pat.....for this trip would not have happened if you did not approve ! Your skill and expertise in the ways of the San Juan's was limitless.....,I cannot thank you enough my mando and now sailing buddy ! ......and Thank You to me for setting in place something that pulled at my heartstrings and still does......may I always follow that ! And thank you to my father who loaned me his 4 angels burgee for a loving voyage !
Oh yes that yellow daylight comet flash is really a big bug that hit the wind shield of my car in Snoqualmie pass on the way home !
Love to all❤️⛵️❤️⛵️❤️⛵️❤️⛵️❤️⛵️❤️

Next Day....Up early ? Went to the Coffee House on the Deer H. Dock. And Capt. Peny practiced getting out of the dock......
07/18/2017

Next Day....Up early ? Went to the Coffee House on the Deer H. Dock. And Capt. Peny practiced getting out of the dock... that throttle is a bit new to me...had some assistance and learned.....promising to continue my practice.....0ff we went at about 0930.......today through every small channel and saw more whales a small pod.....just enjoying life we decided to stay our last night still in the Dan Juan's and get up at 0500 to travel to Bellingham docks if we needed too....awesome, heartwarming...saw seals and a beautiful sunset.....promising to do this OFTEN ! We hiked, we relaxed.....we just were !

Day Six - OK be careful what you wish for Crab and more whales, actually I am bad...we saw whales again as we sailed up ...
07/18/2017

Day Six - OK be careful what you wish for Crab and more whales, actually I am bad...we saw whales again as we sailed up San Juan Channel to Deer Harbor yesterday. Pat asked me to check out the "gill nets" up ahead and I noticed an orange raft, then some spouts......yikes we were in the race again ! OK now for the crabs.....we woke up at 0800 and what should be on our starboard side but a crab pot and and crab boat.....Can you sell us some crab ! Of course $10. Each wow ! We steamed them right then and left at 0900....with crab cooling in the sink. We list the Black Swan due to a tooth ache of Capt. Tom's but we reconnected due to obtaining some infection drugs that he found in Friday Harbor......stopped at Orcas to buy butter, Best Foods mayonnaise and crab stuff and then sailed to Deer Harbor for crab dinner......with everyone ! My apologies I may have gotten the names of some days twisted up...but the events and places really happened.......

Day Six.....continuing to explore the scenery..... and smile and learn and feel pretty balanced although our mainsail wa...
07/17/2017

Day Six.....continuing to explore the scenery..... and smile and learn and feel pretty balanced although our mainsail was giving us a big learning curve......trim the topping lift, try to get the boomvang done....yikes on the last day we adjusted the main halyard and it worked. We proceeded to make notes fir the Owner's manual......we want to get Charter of the Year !!!! And Oat his NSO hat !
Were wishing we could find an available crab fisherman.....be careful or thankful what you ask for...we anchored and hoped we had a great spot. I think this was the spot I boasted about my expertise of playing UNO with my grandsons and winning...so I bet.....needless to say I owe Pat Hannigan TWO dinners when he can find the time !

Day Five- off at 0835...we are getting pretty good and knowing the characteristics of the boat and enjoying Sara's coffe...
07/17/2017

Day Five- off at 0835...we are getting pretty good and knowing the characteristics of the boat and enjoying Sara's coffee ! Decided that we were going to sail with the Black Swan so we made a connecting communication channel. Come to find out it was the Whale Watching Channel and we quickly found ourselves in the "watch" whoooooo ! And after sailing down Haro Strait and turning west at Cattle Point we found ourselves following the amazing Orcas-2 pods- up San Juan Channel ! Wow simply amazing......we stated at Deer Harbor that eve......events and times were starting to blend together for me.....going with the flow...good thing I write things down , kind of ! Had ice cream, showers, looked at old boats.....Tomorrow off to North Lopez Island and Swifts Bay....

Day Four- off to Roche Harbor around Turn Point across President's Channel and into Haro Strait.....watching for wind an...
07/17/2017

Day Four- off to Roche Harbor around Turn Point across President's Channel and into Haro Strait.....watching for wind and always for whales...had some great sailing and stayed out all day because we had reservations.....Finally docked at 1415, took showers.....met Capt. Tom and First Mate Catherine. Walked to the Mausoleum and enjoyed a wonderful sharing of NSO Pat...touching and poignant ! Toured the sculpture garden and when I win the lottery I have my favorites ! Had a wonderful dinner, laughed and visited, had drinks and laughed dome more...watched the Guards take down the colors and watched the sunset and went to Dreamland very happy we were doing what we were doing. I did my "homework" checking the tides, the ebbs and the flows, I mean floods.....and got checked off by the NSO.....

What a marvelous trip ! Soon off to Alaska !What wonderful sailing mates !!!!!Forever memories ! And continuings !
07/17/2017

What a marvelous trip ! Soon off to Alaska !
What wonderful sailing mates !!!!!
Forever memories ! And continuings !

Day Four - An 0830 start we rounded the turn at Turn Point and headed into President's Channel and Haro Strait watching ...
07/17/2017

Day Four - An 0830 start we rounded the turn at Turn Point and headed into President's Channel and Haro Strait watching beautiful boats trying to catch the wind as we were...sometimes we did sometimes not. On our way to Roche Harbor we played and tacked and Pat checked my "homework" for tides, currents and Ebb and Flows...I mean floods......fun fun we all were at the helm and the sails. Watch out for those important steps of securing lines around winches before opening ! At 1415 we docked at Roche, took showers.....hiked to the Mausoleum....wow. Pat shared a touching family story.....met iur sailing friends Capt. Tom and First Mate Catherine, had dinner, laughed, had drunks and laughed more ! Watched the Color Guards take down the flags....Smiled alot because we were on the water !

07/17/2017

Day Three- winds came up and boosted the waves to 1-2 ft. And winds expected 10-15 its. Tee haw !

Evening one after traffic and buying food and safety meeting that were quite enjoyable, we had an excellent evening on b...
07/17/2017

Evening one after traffic and buying food and safety meeting that were quite enjoyable, we had an excellent evening on board our Bavaria 41. We kind of fiqured out where everything needed to go....and went to an early Dreamland sleep for an early morning departure to Sucia.

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