Simple update for today’s sailing: we left Port Townsend at
830, motored to mouth of the inlet, raised the sails , aimed directly for Oak
Bay marina and then didn’t have to touch a thing. We put on the autopilot, tweaked
it occasionally as wind was up and down from
16 to 8kts but in general, we had a straight-line, single tack to Oak
Bay.As we crossed the US/Canada border, the sun came out, we
dropped the stars & stripes and marveled at the lack of traffic in Juan de
Fuca.
The customs check was painless, once I got a hold of an
agent. Of some concern was that he didn’t seem to have access to Tatoosh’s boat
registration numbers!.
We gave up on our quest for a Croissant ( now we have dough
to make fresh pita bread, which we can pretend is a croissant) and I have given
up my white tilly hat for lost! I only hope it is at lost and found back at
Canoe Cove. I got that hat at a charity shop for $5, it fits well and I won’t
be out $50 if it goes overboard ( or if I leave it at a shower!!!! Like Canoe
cove???).
We took a bus to downtown Victoria’s inner harbour to wander
the docks to look at the wooden boats in for the wooden boat festival. Lots of
old, pretty boats, with MANY hours sunk into them!
Tomorrow’s plan will depend on the wind, as usual. We will
make our way towards Portland or Otter Bay after getting some Canadian bought
veg and fruit….
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