Today we began a two day cruise home. We didn’t go far, but wanted to get across
the Rosario Strait and through Deception Pass when the tide there turned to
slack, which was about 12:30. We
calculated we’d need to leave our anchorage at 10:00, which we did, and it
worked out perfectly. As we approached the bridge we could see several boats heading west -- everyone wants to be there at slack tide, regardless of which direction they are heading!
Just inside the pass is a small bay, Cornet, and we decided
to spend the night there. It was a warm
afternoon, and we found a map of some hiking trails back to the bridge we had
just crossed under:
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Looking west, San Juans in the distance
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Looking east, Mt Baker in the distance. Notice the current through the pass -- slack tide has passed
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and to the summit of Goose Rock, a 400’ hill with some great
views:
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Another shot looking west toward the San Juans
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We were pretty sweaty by the time we got back to the boat,
but it did feel good to get some robust exercise. Tomorrow will be our last night at sea before
we make the long trek back to Seattle.
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