We got up this morning and left Port Townsend by about 8:30am (and not at the "crack of dawn" as we'd planned).
The wind was from the south and had been blowing pretty good all night, but by morning it had subsided quite a bit. We never saw the 2-4 foot wind waves as forecast, or any rain at all. The day turned out to be quite beautiful and our 4ish hour cruise from Port Townsend up to Rosario Resort on Orcas Island was gorgeous.
Looking back toward Port Townsend:
And then all of a sudden, clear blue skies and bright sunshine! It was like this for most of our 4 hour trip from Port Townsend up to Orcas Island:
Willow Island, just off of Blakely Island:
Something off the port side caught my eye and as I turned toward it, I quickly realized it was an upside-down eagle, diving into the water. I grabbed my camera but the action was over by the time I snapped these two shots:
Arriving at Rosario…
The marina:
And here we are:
Thanksgiving Dinner reservations up at the Mansion Restaurant are on the late side, so we're just kickin' it until then. We walked up to the resort and checked out the spa (we brought our swimsuits this time). Look at these cool safes we found down on the spa level:
And here's our route from today:
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
