Day 1, Aleck Bay; Rod

A quiet start on a misty morning.  Quijote crew said their goodbyes and started north under gray skies and a light wind.  We were passed by the odd barge or two, a coast guard cutter, and several motor yachts, but for the most part the traffic was light and the passage largely uneventful.  Kay served up snacks as we plodded along, bucking a flood current, making 6 kts headway.

We rounded Partridge Point on the northwest shoulder of Widbey Island when things started to happen.  First the wind kicked up to 16 kts, then Bob turned green and fed the fish, and the sun came out.  Encourage by the former and latter events, and hoping to improve Bob's disposition, we hoisted sail and cut the engine.  It stayed sunny for the rest of the afternoon, the wind stayed fresh and steady at 12kts all the way to the anchorage, but Bob never did get his color back completely.  So much for the patch.  It was a little rough out on the Straight of Juan de Fuca.  Three cheers for Bob who will also be rounding Cape Caution with us.

We arrived at Aleck Bay in the early evening with just enough sunshine left in the day to enjoy dinner by.  A cacophony of birds filled the bay in fading fading light as the sun settled onto the horizon.