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Point Hudson to Shilshole Bay
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Point Hudson to Shilshole Bay

Where we departed Point Hudson on a fair current and fair wind and sailed under genoa alone most of the way down to Shilshole Bay...

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Canoe Cove BC to Friday Harbor
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Canoe Cove BC to Friday Harbor

Where we shoved off from Canoe Cove early in the morning, crossed the Haro Strait again and went to Friday Harbor for the night...

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Butchart Gardens
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Butchart Gardens

Where we drove to and toured Butchart Gardens then ate lunch at the Fickle Fig Farm....

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Victoria BC
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Victoria BC

Where we drove down to Victoria BC and walked around the Provincial Parliament building and Victoria waterfront, then went to Beacon Hill Park and walked along the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Clover Point....

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Canoe Cove haulout
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Canoe Cove haulout

Where we hauled out at Blackline, picked up our rental car, and moved into our first Air BnB...

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Roche Harbor
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Roche Harbor

Where we stayed on a dock for a night before crossing to Vancouver Island BC to haul out...

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Point Hudson to Roche Harbor
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Point Hudson to Roche Harbor

Where we motored across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, up the west side of San Juan Island and into Roche Harbor, anchoring before the rain began...

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Landed Shilshole Bay
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Landed Shilshole Bay

Where we arrived in Seattle’s Shilshole Bay marina and ended our passage with a great sigh of relief.

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Strait of Juan de Fuca
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Strait of Juan de Fuca

Where we finally entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca and began the long trek down to Puget Sound and Seattle

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Land Ho! Again
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Land Ho! Again

Where we finally sighted land, long after we were close enough, and after 24 days at sea in extremely poor visibility

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The North Pacific
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The North Pacific

Where we watched and sailed and ate and slept, and watched and sailed and ate and slept, etc, etc, etc.

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Halfway
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Halfway

Where we crossed the halfway mark as best as we could tell, marked the moment with a bottle of Prosecco and cheese and crackers, then got on with it

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