After a night at Roche, we travelled about 6 miles to an adjacent bay where there is an old military garrison and a little more peace and quiet:
Looks like we are definitely back in the US...
Hiked up to a small cemetery plot with burials from the Garrison days. Mostly accidental drowning, plus a guy who was accidently shot by his brother who was stationed at the garrison (!?)
The next morning we planned to head down the coast to the South end of the island for some fishing, but as soon as we left the anchorage, we saw some other boats trolling the shoreline and decided to give this spot a try. The Coho were thick here and we caught our limit (plus a couple of catch and release) in about an hour. Outstanding!
This was clearly the place to be - so with a lot of fish cleaning, bagging, and freezing to do, we decided to turn around and go back to the anchorage so we could fish the same spot the next day too.
This also gave us an opportunity to catch lunch at the local Oyster farm which is only open on saturday afternoons this time of year. As it was our anniversary, we decided to treat ourselves to a delicious oyster lunch.
Picnic style, pick your own oyster feast:
It was a busy day...
Oysters for lunch and fresh Coho for the grill:
That afternoon we had a visit from Clark and Nina on the Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, which they home built and on which they have been cruising for many years in the Northwest. We had a nice visit and traded boat tours - their boat is amazing. Always a good learning experience when you meet up with other cruisers, especially those who have built their own boats.
Check out Clark and Nina's story at: http://svrikki.net/Build/RTT/About_Us.html
Limits on Coho again the next day (as planned) 👍
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