Okay, we’re finally out! However, some things don’t seem to change, as we didn’t actually get away until 7:00pm. The crossing was uneventful and we hit Active Pass at slack tide, which made for a smooth trip through. Because there is no customs clearance at Otter Bay, we had to stop in at Miner’s Bay as we came through Active Pass. Because we have Nexus, we are able to get our clearance number before we arrive at the Customs dock. While we are required to be there at the time we give them, we are free to continue on our way if the Customs officer elects not to attend, so we got there and circled the wharf for about 5 minutes until the designated time came and went, and then we continued on our way. By the time we arrived at Otter Bay it was 8:30, so when the Munro’s started dishing us up the Hawaiian Ribs on Rice that they’d been saving for us, we were thrilled. All that extra living space we gained with the cockpit enclosure was put to the test as we slept seven (7!) onboard BoB. Jenn & Meg took the V berth, we folded down the table for Ally, while Kyle & Elsa couldn’t wait to sleep up in the cockpit! We got more than a couple looks from other boaters in the morning, as all of these bodies kept climbing out onto the dock! I can’t imagine what they were thinking. With our late start, I didn’t take the time to do the software update that I expected (prayed) would solve our GPS/VHF issues before casting off. So I took some time in the morning to try it and sure enough -problem solved.
The weather was great, and Otter Bay is very kid friendly. After a leisurely breakfast, we took the kids up to the pool and visited with Amanda & Peter while the kids did their thing. Afterwards we had a ‘competitive’ game of volleyball with the kids (kids vs grown ups).... we won (YES!). After a nice late lunch in their picnic area, we packed things up and headed off. It was a beautiful day, and way too short of a trip. But it was nice to get out finally, and we’ll work at making up for lost time once school is out. More photos
The weather was great, and Otter Bay is very kid friendly. After a leisurely breakfast, we took the kids up to the pool and visited with Amanda & Peter while the kids did their thing. Afterwards we had a ‘competitive’ game of volleyball with the kids (kids vs grown ups).... we won (YES!). After a nice late lunch in their picnic area, we packed things up and headed off. It was a beautiful day, and way too short of a trip. But it was nice to get out finally, and we’ll work at making up for lost time once school is out. More photos