Ghostsailor's Monthly Update

Photos from July 2006:  http://www.ghostsailorphotos.com/July2006/

We left around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday the 25th to time the tides right.  Both kids woke up as soon as we started the motor.  They were excited to do a "Dawn Watch".

We didn't have any good wind, but made it to Cornet Bay in approximately 12 hours.  We have some friends who have a boat repair shop at Cornet Bay, so we went over to visit with them later that evening.  It was great seeing Big John and Trish.  The kids had so much fun.

From there, we headed thru Deception Pass on our way to Blind Bay.  We rafted with our friends, Billy & Trish (Kwinhagak) and some of their friends, Mike and Mare (Mare n er Man).  We also saw some of our old neighbors,  Patsy and Greg (Patriot), and some other good friends, Steve and Karen (Unfurled).  We had a great BBQ that evening aboard Patriot.

The next day was my Birthday and what a wonderful one.  We just spent the day at Blind Bay.  We had an amazing dinner of steak with crab, asparagus, and Hollandaise.  Yummm!  They suprised me with a cake and it was perfect.

From there we headed to Parks Bay with Kwinhagak.  We rafted up and enjoyed the evening.

We said goodbye to Billy and Trish and had a great sail to Reid Harbor.  The plan was to stay a couple days at Reid Harbor and it was perfect.  The first morning Scott and Zak went out fishing.  Scott caught this lingcod:

Unfortunately they aren't in season and this guy was a little too small anyway.  But they are always fun to bring up.  Later in the day we all went ashore and took a quick hike to the Stuart Island school.  There is a big treasure full of T-shirts for sale.  It's a IOU system and we always try to support them by getting some new t-shirts.  When we got back we did some beachcombing and took a family photo with Reid Harbor in the background:

The next day we took a walk to Turn Point Lighthouse on Stuart Island.  It's always a great hike. The kids did really good.  We had lunch at the lighthouse, which is being restored and turned into a museum later this year

When we got back to Reid Harbor, CB and Tawn on Palarran were coming into the harbor.  They rafted with us and we met Tawn's parents.  It was great meeting them.  They are avid sailors from Chicago and really nice people. 

Well, that's the end of July.  I will be adding the August entries soon.  Hope everyone is doing well.  Best wishes!