september: eagle island, eagle harbor
Date: September 6, 2021
Time Start: 12:45 p.m.
Time Finish: 3:25 p.m.
Cruise From: Swantown Marina, Olympia
Cruise To: Eagle Island Marine State Park
Engine Hours Start: 1304
Engine Hours Finish: 1307
Weather/sea conditions: Hot, humid, calm day, 80's
It's Labor Day! That means students are heading back to their classrooms (still virtual for most as the Omicron variant of the virus continues to curtail so many in person activities), and many boaters are wrapping up the cruising season. Not us! We love September on the water and are ready for our longest cruise of this year. As we have been doing, we will be distancing and masking when necessary and avoiding crowds.
A buoy is available for us at Eagle Island, a favorite spot of ours for spending a night before continuing north through the Narrows. It's beautiful!
Time Start: 12:45 p.m.
Time Finish: 3:25 p.m.
Cruise From: Swantown Marina, Olympia
Cruise To: Eagle Island Marine State Park
Engine Hours Start: 1304
Engine Hours Finish: 1307
Weather/sea conditions: Hot, humid, calm day, 80's
It's Labor Day! That means students are heading back to their classrooms (still virtual for most as the Omicron variant of the virus continues to curtail so many in person activities), and many boaters are wrapping up the cruising season. Not us! We love September on the water and are ready for our longest cruise of this year. As we have been doing, we will be distancing and masking when necessary and avoiding crowds.
A buoy is available for us at Eagle Island, a favorite spot of ours for spending a night before continuing north through the Narrows. It's beautiful!
Yep, this is one of our happy places on the water! We have a great afternoon. Rowing along the shore in the dinghy is beautiful as we enjoy looking through the clear water. Thanks to the captain for ride!
There goes the sun!
Date: September 7, 2021
Time Start: 7:35 a.m.
Time Finish: 11:40 a.m.
Cruise From: Eagle Island Marine State Park
Cruise To: Eagle Harbor public pier, Bainbridge Island
Engine Hours Start: 1307
Engine Hours Finish: 1311
Weather: Windy day!
We are off early for us! We catch the morning light on Eagle Island and then Mt.Rainier comes into view in the east as we round the north end of the island on our way to the Narrows.
Time Start: 7:35 a.m.
Time Finish: 11:40 a.m.
Cruise From: Eagle Island Marine State Park
Cruise To: Eagle Harbor public pier, Bainbridge Island
Engine Hours Start: 1307
Engine Hours Finish: 1311
Weather: Windy day!
We are off early for us! We catch the morning light on Eagle Island and then Mt.Rainier comes into view in the east as we round the north end of the island on our way to the Narrows.
We have a quick trip through the Narrows with literally no other boat traffic.
Docking is tight on the public dock in Eagle Harbor, but the captain uses the magic of the thrusters and slides us into place between two other vessels. We stretch our legs with a walk to the main street of Winslow, window shopping and then picking up groceries at the Town & Country. It is a good place to provision. Gift shops and art galleries make the town a stop for tourists who arrive by ferry.
A few photos on the dock:
A few photos on the dock:
Evening is quiet, but it is bright looking toward the ferry docks.
And here is the captain, who prepared an excellent grilled fish dilnner!