S/V Wanderin' Star anchored in Massacre Bay, West Sound, Orcas Island.Jenny's mom and Bobby in cockpit of S/V Kocoa in Reid Harbor, Stuart Island.
Bobby returning with crabs after checking the crab pot in Reid Harbor.
We continue to buddy boat with Jenny's parents (S/V Kocoa). After departing delightful Roche Harbor on the north end of San Juan Island, we make the quick trip back to Stuart Island. This time we stay in Reid Harbor at the marine park dock. The state park is on a narrow finger of land with Reid Harbor on the west side and Prevost Harbor to the east. Reid Harbor is usually more protected than Prevost Harbor, and thus warmer. Due to the cooler summer this year, Jenny's parents are able to tolerate the warmer Reid Harbor side of the park. From here, S/V Kocoa departs the San Juan Islands for a 2-3 day return to Seattle.
"The Star" heads to the Massacre Bay, West Sound, on Orcas Island. In between rain showers, Jenny kayaks and Bobby completes a few boat chores. Through light rain on 9 August (Monday), we cruise over to East Sound, past Rosario Resort, to the end of the sound. This sound is exposed to wind funneling up the waterway, and with the deteriorating summer weather, we decided to head back to Blind Bay, Shaw Island. There is a small store by the ferry landing at Blind Bay we dinghy to for a few fresh grocery items. Harbor seals and their pups are using rocks (just outside the west end of the bay, making it the side not to exit the bay!) exposed at low tides to hang out.
