1 Our home port is in Port Orchard. Sue and I decided to take a few days and make a journey at our leisure. Our decision was based on the amount of distance we had covered previously in a day, and then determine how far we could expect to go as we circled Bainbridge Island.
2 The day starts off hot and then gets hotter. I rigged up a sun screen since we were not travelling at record speeds. It helped greatly and lent itself to the comfort of our journey. There was so much room in the cockpit as I roasted in solitude with the aid of the newly installed tiller extension, for hours.
3 Keyport ahead and Brownsville just around the point on port.
4 Skipper is tending the boom.
5 After docking in Brownsville, it was so hot that cooking in the boat was out of the question. The guest moorage is way out on the outside of the marina bordering the north and east sides. My point being that if you moor at the end of the east dock, it is a long walk down memory lane.
10 Me and skipper Sue having a relaxing moment on the dock, preparing for our trek up to the harbor office and the deli and the showers.
8 Just looking at the reflections.
Leaving the boat to journey up to the port office.
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9 This picture of the boats is so clear that if you flip it over, you won't be able to tell which is the right way. It was a very cool view around the marina when the water was this flat.
11 Go that way and take a left. Here is where we start walking. Directly through the piling is a destination for tomorrow. It is Agate Passage and I have heard some stories about how unforgiving it can be if you are going the wrong way.
13 Down at the beginning of the north float, looking to the southeast. From here you can see the guest moorage on the end of the east float. If you look through the masts and over the roofs of the boat sheds and then a little farther, that is the east float. Just a fyi.
14 Looking down the north float.
16 What little wind there was as we lined up on Agate Passage. There was a northeasterly coming through the passage and the tide was ebbing.
17 Agate Pass Bridge from the south appproach.
18 Agate Pass Bridge from the south appproach.
19 The easterly reaches of Port Madison Bay had large islands of sea greens floating around. We didn't get any other pics of this stuff becaue the wind started picking up and it was time to move.
20 Skipper Sue navigating us north out of Port Madison Bay, toward Kingston. Originally we considered staying in Port Madison for the night, but we made such good time, Kingston was decidedly our destination at the end of the day. Arriving at Kingston in the early afternoon, Skipper Sue decided to play out in Puget Sound, east of Kingston. Winds were up to 13mph and it wasn't too choppy.
21 This was Sues' invention for capturing the wind and directing down the forward hatch, while anchored.
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23 Pretty cool little picnic area on the guest dock at the Kingston marina. My turn to cook tonight and the boat was too hot.
26 People walked past constantly with the smell of sausage and pork chops cookin' up.
28 On a walk to the store for ice, Skipper Sue discovered this place while taking a short-cut.
31 Apparently it was the hat that the wind gods wanted for appeasement. We found quite a few puffs going on down the sound. We were making time slowly but surely down the east side of Bainbridge Island.
32 Skipper Sue has her own wind god thing goin' on.
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34 Resurrection Point
35 Blake Island from the north with Resurrection Point on the right.
36 Blakely Rock - Stay away, far away.
39 Moored on the west side of Blake Island.
c37 Now that we are settling in for the night at Blake Island, it's time for chicken stir fry.
38 I was stuck in this position until I ate some chicken stir-fry, proof that it is magical and medicinal.
39 Moored on the west side of Blake Island.
40 Blake Island - Out for a hike to Tillicum Village.
41 Blake Island - Out for a hike to Tillicum Village.
42 Blake Island - Out for a hike to Tillicum Village.
43 Our moorage on the west side of the island.
44 Skipper Sue would just love to stand up straight in the galley.
46 Blake Island on a early morning sunrise.
So in closing, we went around with enough time to play outside of Kingston, sailed down the east side of Bainbridge, got passed by a couple large navy vessels with escorts, moored at Blake Island 2 nights and sailed and motored back to our Port Orchard marina.