Stuart Island is just a short, couple of mile hop to the north of Roche. On our way out of Roche we detoured over to the Seattle YC outstation to say hi to Todd & Cheryl, but there was no sign of them. Continuing on to Stuart, we overtook them as we entered the harbor -they were off exploring in their dinghy. We drifted and chatted for a little bit, then continued on to find a mooring buoy.
There’s lots of walking on Stuart, so we began with a walk to the old island schoolhouse. On the way there, I got a chance to remind the kids to always look where your stepping; as we stepped off the path to let a local ATV past, dad proceeded to step right into a patch of stinging nettle! At least I also found some Manilla plant to show them how to rub it on the whelts to ease the itch of the stinging nettle!
Still energized, we elected to continue on to the Turn Point Lighthouse (3.7mi each way). It was a wonderful walk, but with all the hills -especially the steep ones near the Point- it ended up being more than we bargained for! On the return trek the kids picked up a couple of glow in the dark San Juan Pirate t-shirts at the honour store. More Photos
There’s lots of walking on Stuart, so we began with a walk to the old island schoolhouse. On the way there, I got a chance to remind the kids to always look where your stepping; as we stepped off the path to let a local ATV past, dad proceeded to step right into a patch of stinging nettle! At least I also found some Manilla plant to show them how to rub it on the whelts to ease the itch of the stinging nettle!
Still energized, we elected to continue on to the Turn Point Lighthouse (3.7mi each way). It was a wonderful walk, but with all the hills -especially the steep ones near the Point- it ended up being more than we bargained for! On the return trek the kids picked up a couple of glow in the dark San Juan Pirate t-shirts at the honour store. More Photos