We arrived early at Roche and anchored right in the middle, just south of Crane Island. Good hold and a bit daunting being surrounded by mega yachts. The anchor held!

We rowed ashored and got lunch and looked at the market getting provision and dip nets for the kids. There was a lot of holiday activity to check out. The crew rowed back with provisions and full bellys.

I met up with my friend Scott Malone who had just returned s/v Whisper to Friday Harbor from Auckland! Their family adventure spanned two years so far going from Seattle to Mexico to Taihiti to Tonga and Auckland...and back. Their blog is http://sailblogs.com/4malones. Dylan and I rowed ashore and met Scott and had beers and sundae (Dylan had the sundae). Scott had lots of stories about their trip and their possible plans to return to Mexico in the Fall. We made plans to catch up Thursday in Friday Harbor.

Dylan and I rowed back with crab dinner. We waited for the fireworks to start at 10.30 ish. Here's a video: http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=1468303503232.
Note the fool and his mega yacht that couldn't hook anchor in 25 feet of water. Money can't buy skills I guess.