20. Blakely Saves
24 July 2014 | Blakely Island Marina
Capt. Jon Z.
Into and out of the storm...
Remember when it was really rainy last Tuesday (7/23)? Well it was very cold and rainy for our short trip on Tuesday around Orcas Island.
We left Rosario in the afternoon with plans to go Doe Bay Resort (for more free anchoring and the cool community we've read about), but the rain was coldly beating down that day. That convinced us to make for the nearest moorage, which was first at a mooring buoy in Obstruction Pass.
With the motor pushing us along, Sarah contacted the Obstruction Pass Marina (I think that's what it's called, and I have no idea how she found them), who told us to tie up to a buoy near their docks. However, after doing so and having Briskwater blown around for not 10 minutes, we raised nearby Blakely Island Marina on the other side of Obstruction Island; thankfully, Blakely had slips available, and we quickly untied from the buoy to blaze a trail to the marina.
Yay for protected harbors! Blakely Island Marina is behind a small hook of land on the north side of the medium sized Blakely Island. Since the rest of the island is private, and the marina offers only a small store and cafe, the marina is a very quiet setting, even in a storm. We gladly plugged in the electricity and dried the boat out from the inside before planning our next move: to the north of Orcas Island.