I’ve been gunkholing around South Puget Sound for near a month so it is time to head north. I move from McMicken to Longbranch with a stop at Zittle’s Marina at Johnson Point to get gas, water and dump the porta-potti and a swing by Eagle Island State Park. The plan was to stay at … More Heading North
After meeting with most of the Potter group they planned to spend the nextday in Olympia. I decided to go out on my own and meet up with them at Longbranch, Filucy Bay, in a couple of days. I departed Swantown Marina in very very light wind from the north … so motoring I went … More Back to Eagle Island
My night at Eagle Island is mostly uneventful. The mooring is unprotected so all wakes and waves can make for a rolling stay. Being early in the season, the 12th and 13th of May, there are not a lot of boats about to cause uncomfortable rolls. Going from Eagle Island to Jarrell Cove is mostly … More Jarrell Cove
I awake at Gig Harbor seeing light fog. Pretty, but left me wondering what the conditions were in the main channels of Puget Sound. I depart Gig Harbor about an hour before the current was to turn in my favor so I play the back-eddy that runs south along the western shore. The main channel … More Tacoma Narrows
M17 #375 - SWEET PEA 