We thought we’d dodged a bullet with the rain, as by the time we got up in the morning it hadn’t rained, our drip bowls were empty and the sky was looking halfway decent. We were wrong about that. Just as we were about to eat some breakfast, things changed. We were deluged with rain and scrambled to put in the remaining windows to fully enclose the bridge. Between, Ray, Erin and me we got them up in fairly short order. Of course, the rain stopped a few minutes later, but it has continued on and off throughout the day, with a bit more frequency than I suppose could be described as “showers”.
We had some more visitors this morning as well. Randy Rice, who has a boat at our moorage, had come over with a friend to help someone bring back one of the Chris Crafts, as they needed some extra hands going through the locks. They walked on the ferry to Bremerton, and then found that the little shuttle ferry over to Port Orchard doesn’t run on Sunday. This fact wasn’t lost on the taxi driver who was stationed nearby to take advantage of just such a situation. They took the taxi ride around the bay to get to Port Orchard. Randy and his friends, as well as a four month old Labradoodle named Chucca, came on board for awhile, much to the consternation of Tribble, who waited out the entire visit under the sofa, her ultimate safe spot. We also had a visit by the owners of the Key Largo and the Gin Fizz, two boats that came down from Canada for the rendezvous. They were very interested in seeing the interior, as the Gin Fizz had a similar layout, although it’s 10 feet shorter and without the guest cabin. They were pleased to hear that we’d be in Telegraph Harbour next week for the Canadian Chris Craft rendezvous.
Boats were leaving the marina periodically from about 7 o’clock on through the morning. We fired up the engines shortly before noon and got underway for our trip to Kingston, traveling north up the west side of Bainbridge Island and through Agate Pass. Three or four other Chris Crafts were headed our same direction, with at least one peeling off to head into Poulsbo on Liberty Bay. We had rain
showers off and on most of the way, which kept Erin busy chasing down any new leaks that appeared.
We continued on towards Kingston, arriving about 15 minutes after the 1:30 Edmonds departure ferry, which carried Kris, Mike and their grandson Michael. They brought Ray’s inhaler and all visited with us for a couple of hours. Mike and Michael used our net to garner a starfish and prod a few crabs that were lurking about in the rocks on the breakwater. Michael asked if he could have a cheese omelet, and with a little guidance from Erin, cooked one himself and ate in the galley while great-grandpa Ray chided him for not cooking him some toast while he was at it. We all had a go
od visit, and hopefully they didn’t have to wait too long for the ferry ride home, as they had come in their car rather than walking on in Edmonds.
It’s a very nice facility here in Kingston. I don’t think we’ve been in here for an overnight stay since the days of the Free Spirit – and we’ve now had the Potentate for 10 years. We have free wifi access courtesy of the Port of Kingston, and a 2 seat electric car is available for us to borrow should we need it. We may just come up with a reason tomorrow so we can take it for a spin.
The weather had cleared up quite a bit by the time we arrived here, but now we are being inundated with thundershowers. We’re getting quite a light and sound show and a good soaking as well. But, we’re all cozy here at our slip as the light show continues. If the storm gets too close, we’re counting on the sailboat two slips down to be our lightning rod. In the meantime, I can use the wifi connection to offload some of our photos to a Shutterfly account I’ve set up. When I get the share site ready I’ll post it here so everyone can view more photos than the few included here.
We had some more visitors this morning as well. Randy Rice, who has a boat at our moorage, had come over with a friend to help someone bring back one of the Chris Crafts, as they needed some extra hands going through the locks. They walked on the ferry to Bremerton, and then found that the little shuttle ferry over to Port Orchard doesn’t run on Sunday. This fact wasn’t lost on the taxi driver who was stationed nearby to take advantage of just such a situation. They took the taxi ride around the bay to get to Port Orchard. Randy and his friends, as well as a four month old Labradoodle named Chucca, came on board for awhile, much to the consternation of Tribble, who waited out the entire visit under the sofa, her ultimate safe spot. We also had a visit by the owners of the Key Largo and the Gin Fizz, two boats that came down from Canada for the rendezvous. They were very interested in seeing the interior, as the Gin Fizz had a similar layout, although it’s 10 feet shorter and without the guest cabin. They were pleased to hear that we’d be in Telegraph Harbour next week for the Canadian Chris Craft rendezvous.
Boats were leaving the marina periodically from about 7 o’clock on through the morning. We fired up the engines shortly before noon and got underway for our trip to Kingston, traveling north up the west side of Bainbridge Island and through Agate Pass. Three or four other Chris Crafts were headed our same direction, with at least one peeling off to head into Poulsbo on Liberty Bay. We had rain
showers off and on most of the way, which kept Erin busy chasing down any new leaks that appeared.We continued on towards Kingston, arriving about 15 minutes after the 1:30 Edmonds departure ferry, which carried Kris, Mike and their grandson Michael. They brought Ray’s inhaler and all visited with us for a couple of hours. Mike and Michael used our net to garner a starfish and prod a few crabs that were lurking about in the rocks on the breakwater. Michael asked if he could have a cheese omelet, and with a little guidance from Erin, cooked one himself and ate in the galley while great-grandpa Ray chided him for not cooking him some toast while he was at it. We all had a go
od visit, and hopefully they didn’t have to wait too long for the ferry ride home, as they had come in their car rather than walking on in Edmonds.It’s a very nice facility here in Kingston. I don’t think we’ve been in here for an overnight stay since the days of the Free Spirit – and we’ve now had the Potentate for 10 years. We have free wifi access courtesy of the Port of Kingston, and a 2 seat electric car is available for us to borrow should we need it. We may just come up with a reason tomorrow so we can take it for a spin.
The weather had cleared up quite a bit by the time we arrived here, but now we are being inundated with thundershowers. We’re getting quite a light and sound show and a good soaking as well. But, we’re all cozy here at our slip as the light show continues. If the storm gets too close, we’re counting on the sailboat two slips down to be our lightning rod. In the meantime, I can use the wifi connection to offload some of our photos to a Shutterfly account I’ve set up. When I get the share site ready I’ll post it here so everyone can view more photos than the few included here.
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