Internet access has been sporadic, so just a quick summary of things so far. I'll come back and add photos later.
We departed Swantown Marina in Olympia on the 7th, as the boat swelled up satisfactorily in the first 24 hours, and Glen was confident about the way things were looking.
We motored to Jerrell's Cove State Park and had a lovely evening, visited with some folks and enjoyed the peaceful scenery of the forested area, hiked the trails, and relaxed.
The next day we explored a bit, visited Boston Harbor for a break, fueled up, and motored around, eventually making it to Gig Harbor where we found a guest dock for the evening.
We spend most of 6/9 enjoying the amenities of Gig Harbor. Lovely town, one we'd certainly enjoy seeing more of. Met a bunch of great people at the marina, and showed to boat to about 10 folks interested enough to hear her story. Got some fresh food and de-e-e-e-e-licious fireweed honey at the Farmer's Market before taking off for the evening.
We went farther than we expected to that evening, and caught a mooring buoy at the South end of Blake Island across from Seattle that night, just before dark. The wind came up and it got rather bouncy, stormy, so we moved up to another set of mooring buoys in a little more sheltered area. Little did we know, that the moorage noted in the gazetteer on the *north* side of the island was actually a very developed, very beautiful park and tourist spot called Tillicum village. Would have been a terrific place to stay! But at least we got to explore that this morning before coming over to Seattle.
We got a great reception at the CG Base Seattle, and met a bunch of helpful and interested young Coast Guardsmen. They've been very welcoming and helpful.
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