Back to Deer Harbor

We returned to the San Juans again this week with friends, Holly and Jerry. Common sense says to go to some new places but we loved Deer Harbor and Sucia so much that we wanted to bring them here and we were able to enjoy everything again. Our run through Deception Pass was an adventure as the current was running about 6 knots. Bob ran the engine up to our maximum cruising speed of 14 knots and we still found ourselves going only 6 knots at times. Thanks to some good helmsmanship and quick reactions Bob got us through just fine but we had several people up on the bridge who got quite a show.
Bob and Jerry were very excited about the EA6 Prowler and the F-18 planes that they saw. Holly and I were much more interested in getting some pictures of an eagle that was perched on, and flying around, a small island.

When we arrived at Deer Harbor, Bob and Jerry took out the crab pot and later brought in two nice crabs for dinner. I think we are getting the hang of it. We took the advice of our butcher (and a customer who was there) and bought a turkey leg to hang in the pot. The pot was only down for about 3 hours and had 9 crabs in it. Unfortunately, 7 were females or too small but the two we kept were plenty big enough for the four of us to have a good amount each.

Holly, Jerry and I took a walk along the coastline to the other side of the harbor. There we were able to find the one last geocache that I had not found last week. Then we got some nice pictures from the bridge that crosses the channel.