BLIND BAY at SHAW ISLAND

BLIND BAY at SHAW ISLAND, Day 12-16

Moved from Mud Bay to Blind Bay on Shaw Island.  We skirted thru rocks and shallows and anchored out behind 10 sailboats, we were the only power boat in the bay. We had internet and upon checking the Navionics charts, we found that we had dropped anchor between two wrecks. The day was pretty much more of the same. Light maintenance and chores.

We were up early the next day and John was organizing and logging expense report.  The funds spent so far was pretty substantial and we hope to keep this information up to date for future reference.  Got word of Mother Parriott passing last night.  At 94 she had a Great life!

The weather started to get ugly with rain and wind, so we decided to turn on the heater and start watching the “Braking Bad” series.  Pretty much the same next day so stayed onboard and got lazy.

My attempt of a selfie, heading to Orcas Island.

Steve showing John his USCG tender from 1969

Next morning the bad weather had passed and we decided to take the Dingy out to explore. We ran over to Orcas Village on Orcas Island and though the ferries go in and out here, not much to see in this small community, especially since its still not really open for the season. But it was great to get off the boat and walk on land. We took the dingy back across the bay to Shaw Island and docked at the Ferry landing to explore.  Shaw is a quaint little residential island. The guy who operates the ferry landing is Steve. He and his wife Terry operate the only store on the island, and although they were not open for the season yet, Steve did give us a short tour and filled us in on the local history.  Turns out Steve is ex Navy so John and he stood around telling lies while I went for a walk about.  On my journey I came upon a “passer bye bench” with books and such. This small community is decorated with various blinds to sit by gardens with benches, walkways and stairs down to the beach. I could have spent the rest of the day doing this.  Afterwards we road the dingy around the bay and checked out the boats in the harbor. It’s a shame that so many boats are neglected.

We awoke the next morning, after coffee and a small breakfast Started the trip over to Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island. This trip was planned to take 6 hours and we wanted to get through Deception Pass on Slack tide. 

It's been kinda cold!