Today was far more relaxed than yesterday. Following a run, showers and re-fueling the boat, we took off at 10am, utilizing our previously discovered “slow speed” to conserve fuel, as we only planned to travel 25 miles. We’ve learned that traveling at 15-20 mph can be stressful, watching for debris in the water (hitting a log can cause major problems, as we discovered in 2008), other boat traffic, and navigating unfamiliar territory while underway (recall there are no road signs or lanes of traffic on the water).
Traveling at 9-10 mph is mellow. We like mellow. The Great Loop next year should suit us well, as we expect to buy a trawler that will routinely travel at 8 knots or so.
We arrived at Otter Bay Marina on the west side of North Pender Island 3 hours later and found it to be a beautiful, well designed and maintained marina. We went on a walk up the road (to nowhere, as it turns out), caught up on email, and had a beer while reading our books. Life is good.
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