Jones, Patos and back to Sucia
Dulcinea tucked into a slip on the H dock at Friday Harbor After seeing my sister off on the ferry in Friday Harbor bound for Anacortes, it was time to move on to the second half of my trip. I was looking forward to it as I was headed for a couple of Islands I had not yet been to, namely Jones and Patos islands. After stopping by the pump-out dock to, well.... Pump out the holding tank, I bid adieu to Friday Harbor. It is really one of my favorite places to visit when I am out, and little did I know that I would be back in a week under very stressful and ominous conditions.... But that is a story for another post! I finally got underway around noon. It was a beautiful day, and my first stop, Jones Island was not very far - only about five and a half nautical miles. The wind was mostly non-existent as I headed out into the San Juan Channel and winded my way past the western coast of Shaw Island, past Cliff Island, then in between Yellow and McConnell Islands. I moto