Friday, June 15th - Ohana is nestled among crab pots, mega yachts and an assortment of lesser vessels. An eclectic mix. Yesterday's crossing of Juan de Fuca proved uneventful. The 4 - 6 foot wind waves of the previous day and night had subsided as conditions dramatically lightened. The big ebb still provided the usual lumpiness at the mouth of Admiralty inlet but the afternoon winds never materialized. The earlier jump into the strait of Juan de Fuca allowed for a longer run over to Haro before the flood organized for the push north into the San Juans however the timing was off by an hour. As with exiting Admiralty I rode the lumps of changing currents at the mouth of Haro but laboring at half the speed. I have seen this on prior crossings as the flood current north takes longer than the charts predict.
So now the sun is rising on Roche. The bees are beginning to awake at the hive. Speeding over to nearby crab pots in search of tasty nectar. Soon planes will carry bees from distance to explore this hive. The activity is a little unsettling. Lots of urgency about the coming and going. Hopefully today I will retrieve my inbound refrigerator part and buzz off to a nearby quiet anchorage. The bees of Roche will no doubt continue to bring in the money.
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