Then onto the Walrus and the Carpenter -- which placed 15th in Bon Appetite's 20 most important restaurants in the US. Started with a Moscow Mule for me and another rose for Jodi. We split the special for the evening. Roasted onions on a bed of romesco topped with a poached egg. That was followed by an amazing fish.
Then a couple of oysters which we were instructed to chew throughly. The first taste was the salinity followed by the sweetness of the inner oyster. Yum..
At the Walrus we met a traveling cardiac nurse and her mother. The nurse had moved to Seattle 48 hours ago from Iowa. She and her mom were taking in the sights and were fun to chat with. We welcomed them to the Northwest.
Home relatively early and in bed by about 9. Great evening.
OK. One more day of work, then a 'chore' weekend (we'll see how this turns out!!).
There are many chores to do on the boat. Much has been done so far --- the engine is in great shape, the hydraulic ram for the steering has been rebuilt, but much work remains.
The upholstery for the dinghy helm seat is rough. So rough, there was moss growing from the seems. A new seat arrived last week and this is the weekend to replace it. The starboard running light isn't working and I need to troubleshoot it and fix it.
We think we've figured out the carpet, but that will have to wait until a dry weekend.
The brightwork really needs attention. Starboard side looking good, but port side and windshield need focus. That's a July/August thing where you can plan on stringing several days of good weather together.
Then there's the organizing and cleaning. Jodi put the galley on her list -- taking everything out, cleaning, and re-organizing. One by one the lockers will be emptied, their contents critically examined, items discarded, then everything that has a purpose will be put back in place.
Part of this is simple housekeeping, part is getting ready for Clayoquot sound. It's good to have a longer term goal and work towards it and the Clayoquot sound trip satisfies that goal. The boat needs to be fully ready to undergo a trip like that and, after the engine and steering work, it largely is.
Saturday morning -- Laundry bright and early followed by another "JFM" (Jodi Forced March). The standard 3 mile circuit was enhanced by Spring busting out all over.
Little hatchlings define spring!
Then we scrubbed the decks and pushed off across the sound.
Port Madison was lovely as usual.
Someone's idea of a cool mooring pennant.
There was one boat in front of us, a 65 foot Nordhaven, that docked first at the club. Jodi and I watched the boat dock with some amazement. Nordhavens are large, ocean going yachts. Most would agree that a 65 to 70 foot heavy boat pushes the limit for two crew to handle yet this fellow was single handing the Nordhaven. He was out on his wing steering station, lined up the boat with the dock then calmly, but quickly got a spring line on then the stern. The bow had drifted out a touch so he used his fishing steering station in the stern to touch the thrusters and realign the bow so he could tie down the bow.
By that time we had swung around him and I spun our boat around for a starboard tie. The fellow, Murray, calmly strode down the dock to take one of our lines. Very well done.
Our friends Jill and Andy had raced the Smith Island short course, let their crew off at Shilshole, then sailed across the sound and arrived at the club around 4:30 or so.
I changed the seat out in the bull frog which required me to lay on my back and contort my body to slide under the seat looking up to line up the bolts. My body isn't made to do that, but it worked and now the boat has a new seat.
Another sailboat arrived and Jodi took their line to help them land. Erin and Kathryn introduced themselves and Andy had met Erin a few weeks earlier at a mens lunch at the club. Erin said that they were taking Porter for his first cruise. I was initially confused as Porter has been on many cruises and Porter belongs to Jill and Andy, but it soon became apparent that Erin was referring to his own son, 6 week old Porter. Two Porters, both infants, on the same dock.
So we went up for happy hour and dinner at the club house with each couple bringing their meal.
Happy hour started with Pliny the Elder.
Porter the Elder reviewed charts
Porter the Younger slept
Great evening
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