Memorial Day escapade

My family got away for the Memorial Day weekend by sailing off to some wild places. We journeyed first to the north side of Jones Island and dropped anchor in time to watch a magnificent sunset. The next day we went to Prevost Harbor at Stuart Island and enjoyed ourselves immensely. Had we given it a moment of thought we would have brought our passports and gone into BC to Portland Island or Wallace Island for a deeper get away, but one cannot shrug about the San Juans too much.

I'm not up for writing much right now, but will suffice to say that we hiked, and relaxed away a great few days. Swinging at the Stuart Island school was a highlight for the boys, and being among the clouds high up on Stuart for a balmy afternoon was a highlight for Amy and I. Altogether a wonderful time. I'll let some pictures tell the story:

Elliott snoozing on the way to Stuart

Amy and the boys on the top of the world-At our favorite place in the islands

Owen and I under a big leafed maple on Stuart that is the finest specimen I've seen. A sacred place indeed.

Owen saving Elliott from certain death off the "cliff"

Prevost Harbor is wonderful, and has better light than Reid Harbor. Counted about 25 boats.

Elliott rowing Owen around for a bit. We trust him fully, but still get nervous when he is far away.

Anchor riding sail works wonders!!

Sailing toward Point Disney on Waldron. This Point is truly stunning, and the picture doesn't show it. Doing 5 knots.