It’s summer, so Quijote must be heading north again. We’ll circumnavigate Vancouver Island in four parts. Campbell River, Port Hardy, and Tofino divide the time and distance into approximate quarters.
We’ll go nearly two months later in the summer than we usually do, owing to conflicting obligations and travel planning. Our departure date from Seattle will be Aug 22 and we’ll endeavor to return Quijote to her slip on September 30.
On August 21, the day before departure, we’ll move the boat through the Ballard Locks to Shilshole. The lock transit takes an hour or two, depending on traffic and bridge operator responsiveness. A Shilshole start stages us to get as far as Alec Bay in the San Juans if weather in the Strait of Juan de Fuca dictates. We’ll have two days to choose from for making the crossing of the Strait. If weather isn’t a factor, we’ll have the luxury of a leisurely start on the 22nd and a destination of Port Ludlow, roughly mid-way to the San Juans.
We have all new crew this time. Joining me for the whole trip will be Mick. Bek and Yoshi join us for the first leg to Campbell River; Will and Yoshi for the second leg to Port Hardy; Dianne for the 3rd leg to Tofino. Then for the final leg back to Seattle it will just be me and Mick.
The boat is clean and in good shape. Non-perishable provisioning is mostly done, and I’m waiting to get a little closer to the departure date before loading the boat with perishables.
Come Thursday we’ll be down to our final week before departure.
I love this point - most of the work of planning, recruiting, maintaining and cleaning have been done. Little remains but the anticipation of a grand adventure
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