Anacortes – on to Aquila

Today we moved out of our second motel and onto Aquila . We are still trying to figure out what stays of the boat and what goes back in the car to take back to California . It is a beautiful, sunny day and good for moving a lot of “stuff”. As we checked and re-checked our belongings, we are sure we do not have our passports and boat information which would allow us into British Columbia . I’m sure many people think cruising in Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands is wonderful. However, we crave the peacefulness and beauty of the wilderness. Too many people down here. The hawse pipes are done and look wonderful. Poor Fred has an employee discount at West Marine and they have very few of the items he needs. Fred immediately made sure all systems came online. The generator & heater came up without trouble. Much to Fred’s surprise the wireless internet equipment came up without a major headache. Fred is happy to report that his bilge is still dry. Jason graciously offered to go to the warehouse where our belongings are being kept to look for our passports, etc. He was on the phone with us most of the time and we believe that he went through every crate without success. Neither Fred nor I can remember what we did with the documents. I called Heather after Jason’s failure to find our stuff and she agreed to go to our small storerooms in Alameda . She and Ann went together and went through the larger of out two storage units and spent over an hour without success. Ann offered to look in the smaller of our two units. We really didn’t think she would find anything there. We hung up the phone and the next I hear is a text message on my phone. It showed Heather holding our two passports!! Thank God. We have been so very worried. Now we can start planning our summer.