June 28

Again Erin takes the helm and takes us out of Fishermans Bay through Upright Channel past Brown Island to Friday Harbor our second favorite stop in the islands. This town is on the west side of San Juan Island and is the county seat which brings more people and a much different pace from any of the other islands. Even though we prefer the slower life when on the boat up here it is fun to walk the docks: watch people, kick fenders and walk through the different shops. After a nice lunch at Pazzo Vivo we hit Kings Marine for some shrip pot parts, and Ace for a line spool. I cannot wait for the first pull of prawns for a fresh dinner ummmm. Headed back to the boat to relax in the sun in full sight of the Ferry system and the inbound flights of Kenmore Air until it was time to shove off. I untie and she points us down Upright Channel through Peavine Pass back accross Rosario Strait to Bellingham Bay. She then takes the Truck back down the 5 to Vancouver and I head out not sure where to hook up for the night. While running around the South side of Lummi Island I head North with thoughts of Sucia or Matia before I decide to not run as far as I would like to be ready to pull out back at IMC on Lopez. So I drop into Clark Island with no other boat in sight and a wounderful sunset on Mt. Baker. Right before dark I do a little reading about the island in my Wagoner Cruising Guide. "Visitor report:" "Correspondents Bruce and Margaret Evertz spent a night on a bouy on the east side of Clark Island, " woke up three times in the middle of the night hanging onto the mattress as we rolled in the wake of something big. Next time we'll try one of th bouys on the west side."

Thoughts to go to sleep by: 4:43 am I wake to hanging onto the mattress as the waves from some friggin vessel rock my world and smash onto shore and bounce back and re-rock my world. Again at 5 am another set of waves just after I fell asleep and again at 5:30 before I just got up made a cup of JO and pulled the hook. Headed out down Rosario through Obstruction Pass back to Lopez.