Alaskan Sea-Duction: Chapter 6, Fossil Bay Sucia Island to Roche Harbor

It was time to move on. The dock was nice, but as our friend Kathy Evans told us you won't want to stay in one spot too long. We have been in the San Juan islands for 2 weeks. We pulled the lines at 10:30 and headed out the narrow passage that is Fossil Bay. The weather was over cast with fog in the distance. Pilot whales were swimming all around us, but we wanted to see Orcas. As we approached Roche Harbor we saw all these boats gathered in one spot. We thought it was a "hog line" (boats close together fishing). Nope these boats were chasing whales. Must had been at least 20 + boats. Poor whales.

As we came around Pearl Island Roche Harbor Marina was in sight. Folks there are millions upon millions of dollars worth of yachts here. The rich and famous. We called the marina and was told to proceed to the guest docks. I figured out where they were and then I looked up. Had a float plane landing on my right, had a 110 foot yacht coming out of the docks in front of me and another 100ft + yacht backing out of a slip to my left. Talk about traffic! I pulled the engines into neutral and drifted to allow the traffic to go by and give Kay time to place here fenders and lines.

We made our way to slip #5 and there was a Roche marina employee waiting on us to handle the lines, help us with electrical hook up and trash. Wow. But this is a resort so it was $1.90 a foot. We are 48 feet long so, about $91 for one night. We needed the rest tied up and to have electric on board. This is a nice town, but spendy, so tomorrow we will be heading to Steward Island and Reid Harbor Marine Park. Then after a few days there Canada!!!

The pics are of Fossil Bay

What a dinner! Fresh Crab, salad and wine

Yum Yum

So I use one of the toilets there which is a "forest service" bathroom. Read #2! Really? Idiots are looking to flush the hole in the ground? Really?

So this is a stump from an old growth cedar. The hole I am pointing to and the one I have covered up with my left had are notches cut out by the timber jack to put a " spring board." A board was placed here so he could stand on it and cut the tree up higher.