Day 355 Home again.

Zephyr is back home in Birch Bay(48 55.995N  122 47.228W).  We started out this morning from Bellingham to Birch Bay to take Zephyr back where we all started almost two years ago.  Of course, the winds were against us all over again.  Yesterday,  they blew from the South--right into us.  Today, they blew from the North--right into us.  We just can't get winds going the right direction so we can actually put up the sails and sail poor Zephyr.  She must be feeling more like a power boat than a sailboat.

We left early so that we could arrive while the tide--going out, was still high enough to allow us access to Birch Bays harbor.  It's relatively shallow in the pass to get in and if you don't time it right, you can get stuck.  We were here by 1500 hours and made it in fine though we did go over a place just outside the harbor where the depth sounder went to zero.

Susan came down and the fun began.  They'd made arrangements for us to stay at the visitors dock for the night.  We talked and gabbed and she took some pictures to show Bill later.  He showed up a short while later to look down on Zephyr floating in the harbor.  We talked as we looked over Zephyr showing them lots of what we have done.  Much of it you can not see as it's under or behind walls and cushions.  It's easy to see the wind generator and the carbon fiber spinnaker pole on deck though.

We then took off for their house with all our charts to discuss and map out prospective places for us to visit as they have been all over the Gulf Islands of Canada.  Tracy took copious notes while I circled and made notes on the charts.  It's great to get all their information on what to see and where they suggest we go.  They know the best places since they have been there.  The talk continued over a great dinner swapping stories about Zephyr and their trips and our up coming one.  A great way to spend an evening together!!  It was really great to see the two of them again.  Really nice people.

Tomorrow, off for Reid Harbor making our way over to Sidney in British Columbia to check in for our cruise of the islands North.  We figure to be there by Tuesday at the latest to get settled in.

As far as Bellingham goes, a great marina with cheap rates to stay there and really long showers for the money.  It was like being home they gave us so much water.  Wow!