June 30th – This morning we sleep in and then have a nice hike around La Push waiting for the rising tide. Then it is off to Neah Bay, a mere 8 hour motor. We have a fairly smooth ride but with wind on our nose we motor the entire time. Just as we turn into the Straits of Juan de Fuca the sun breaks through, a very welcome site. Thinking that anchoring in the sun in the daylight in a familiar place will be great, we turn into Neah Bay and are hit with 25 mile an hour winds which makes anchoring a bit of a challenge. We are hailed on the radio by Bread and Roses, the trimaran we were tied up next to in Astoria. He and his buddy trimaran are anchored behind us and Carl chats with him for quite awhile. Then it is dinner in the cockpit and time for small fixits on the boat so we will be ready to go tomorrow if the winds allow. Swinging on the hook under a full new moon is quite peaceful.
July 1st – Up at 0500 again for the 7 plus hours of sailing to Ucluelet British Columbia. Sailing is somewhat misleading. We motor most of the time as we come north due to wind most often on the nose. We want to beat the 25 mile an hour afternoon winds and we meet that goal as we motor into Ucluelet around 2:30 and Carl phones in to check us in through customs. Then we head up the inlet to our anchorage. Time to blow up the dinghy and head to town for fishing licenses, showers and laundry.
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