A nice morning in Port Angeles. Sunny and warm. We took on some fuel and headed out, planning on either Seiku or Neah Bay for the next stop and jump off to round the corner. The Strait had only ripples and a small swell. Very light wind from the west. After an hour or so the swell increased a bit with some maybe 4 feet. The boat rise and pass through them with a wonderful motion. Unfortunately the motion didn't agree with Tracey, who began to feel a bit queasy.
On went the patch and that helped after a bit. She began an audio book to take her mind off the motion and we practiced some wave yoga...let yourself float with the motion....be one with the boat.
Later after a short nap and some crackers she began feeling ok, but a little tired. Seiku didn't have fuel so we moved on toward Neah Bay.
About a half hour after leaving Seiku the wind and waves increased. We had a favorable current and were moving at 6 knots, but that also increases the steepness of the waves and so for the next 1 1/2 hours we bashed along with a bit of spray coming over the bow. We arrived at Neah Bay around 6:30, topped off the fuel tanks and got a slip at the Makah Marina.
8-13-2012 The wind clocked around to SW at 17knots off Tatoosh Island. Looks like we'll be waiting a bit to leave. The rest of the weeks forecast looked good for 10-20 knot north winds down the coast.
Hope so.
Ed
Good morning guys! Wanted to say thanks for taking us along with you on your travels! We are all enjoying hearing about your adventures & being able to hear about what you are seeing out there. We love you, look forward to hearing more and seeing a few photos as you are able to post, big hugs from all of us! Jen, Ed and the kids :)
ReplyDeleteUgh. That was pretty descriptive Ed! Enough about Tracey (:P) how did the cat do in all that? Glad to hear you guys are safe. I was worried when I didn't see a post last night. Hope in all those waves, you guys are enjoying your experience with it all. I'll be checking on you daily. I love you guys!
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