cabbage island
Date: September 16, 2018
Time Start: 10:50 a.m.
Time Finish: 1:50 p.m.
Cruise From: Russell Island
Cruise To: Cabbage Island
Engine Hours Start: 918
Engine Hours Finish: 921
Weather/sea conditions: Low clouds, 50's in a.m., rough with S.E. winds 15 knots, showers, some sun
Clouds hang low over the water at Russell Island after a night of drenching rain. NORTH STAR should be sparkling after such a bath! Dan has to empty rain water out of the dinghy before pulling it back onto the davits for cruising.
Time Start: 10:50 a.m.
Time Finish: 1:50 p.m.
Cruise From: Russell Island
Cruise To: Cabbage Island
Engine Hours Start: 918
Engine Hours Finish: 921
Weather/sea conditions: Low clouds, 50's in a.m., rough with S.E. winds 15 knots, showers, some sun
Clouds hang low over the water at Russell Island after a night of drenching rain. NORTH STAR should be sparkling after such a bath! Dan has to empty rain water out of the dinghy before pulling it back onto the davits for cruising.
Today we head east, knowing that tomorrow we need to reach Blaine. Our plan is to spend the night at Cabbage Island before crossing the Strait of Georgia and entering back into U.S. waters. We have sailboats and ferries to slow down for in Swanson Channel before following along the shores of South Pender Island and enjoying homes along the way.
The ride gets rough along Saturna, with winds 15 to 20 knots churning up the water. Once we reach East Point and turn into Tumbo Channel, the water smooths out.
We are treated to a gathering of seals on the rocky outcrop extending north from Tumbo Island.
Rounding Tumbo Island, we latch (after several failed attempts!) to one of the mooring buoys between Tumbo and Cabbage Islands. We are rewarded with clearing skies, a rainbow over Cabbage Island, and an eagle perched in a nearby tree.
A trip to shore is needed to register and pay for the buoy. No complaints! Cabbage Island is one of our favorite Gulf Islands, and a visit is always special.
Showers are a part of the afternoon, and we get a bonus from them, enough clouds in the sky for a spectacular sunset, one that lasts and lingers and goes through several phases before fading away. We rate it as the best we have seen in all of our cruising this year. There is fire in that sky!
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