Cruising the Pacific Northwest

Sea Eagle began a two week trip to the San Juan Islands on August 3rd. We cruised up to Everett Marina, where we met up with the rest of the crew. Ken Houlder dropped off the girls and then treated the entire “estrogen” crew to a nice dinner at Scuttlebutt’s Brewery and Restaurant. The food was outstanding and they make awesome beer right on site.

If your travels take you to the Everett Marina, Scuttlebutt’s is the place to eat! The down side of the Everett marina is the ripping river currents that occur on the guest docks when the tide is ebbing. We watched some real horror shows as people tried bringing their boats in or out while the ebb was screaming. We just waited for it to calm down a bit and then left without even needing the thrusters.

We headed up Saratoga Passage between Whidbey Island and Camano Island, then cruised through the skinny waters of Skagit Bay to Cornet Bay, just East of Deception Pass. We tied up to one of the Park Floats and fired up the BBQ for the very first time. The wind was howling out of the West, which blew out the BBQ every time we opened it, but dinner was tasty.

We also had a few boats come over to say hello, they liked the boat and were admiring the giant “Wine a Bit” flag that we had hanging as a welcome.

We were captivated watching an eagle hunt. He managed to catch a VERY large fish and it then took him nearly 15 minutes of flying in circles to get enough elevation to land in a tree. That’s what I call persistence!