Sylvie and Mummy, San Juan Island

New Dungeness Lighthouse and museum, with its great sand, rocks, driftwood, wildlife (Harlequin ducks)....This is at (almost) the end of the Dungeness Spit, the longest sand spit in the world.  It's accessible by boat or via a 5-mile walk (each way) along the spit, which takes you through the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge.

On the beach, Griffiths Bay, San Juan Island

Omama on deck holding down the wet jib

Happy Henry

Orcas Island on the right

Why we love radar #1. We had a steady bearing with this one

and #2. We could see them for a long time, but in poor visibility conditions, crossing the shipping channel would be very exciting without it.

Mt. Baker put in an appearance - as seen from Mud Bay, Lopez Island across the tombolo

Sucia Island

Pyxis on the mooring in Snoring Bay, Sucia Island, WA

Henry and Sylvie having fun grooming Cosmos, Cate's horse

Can you see the skull in the rocks?!?!?
This is Snoring Bay on Sucia Island. We had a gorgeous slot harbor all to ourselves...and then we found out why. Somehow a gentle westerly everywhere else swirled around in the wind tunnel of Snoring Bay and transformed itself to a howling gale. Not conducive to sleep, but a beautiful place nonetheless. If you want a peaceful night we recommend that you anchor in one of the other coves.

Tree hominid

Very cool sandstone eroded by gastropods (and hominid)

Dorothea on the deck of Pyxis in the San Juans on a beautiful calm day

Chuck steering from the cockpit

Omama's beautiful gardens

and the view of Hurricane Ridge and the Olympics over Chuck and Dorothea's garage

Sylvie and her KELP

and her charismatic snaky stick.

Ship of Fools II
We had a great time exploring in the outboard...