5 Oct 23
The alarm jolted us out of bed at 05:50. We were up and out the door by 06:20 and at the boat at 06:30. Leroy and Leon met me at the boat and explained the haul-out procedure to me. I started the engine at 06:46 and they waved me in at 06:58, but as I got close to the ramp Leroy waved me off and started backing up the ramp; they explained that the water was not quite deep enough and we would have to wait half an hour or so. I started the engine again at 07:38 and was in the marine haul-out wagon, engine off, at 07:45. The boys advised it would take them a couple of hours to power wash the hull and get the boat blocked up, so I could get access to finish the last few winterization chores. So, we went back to the hotel, checked out and proceeded to Starbucks to wait.
48-30.067’N, 122-36.251’W; Log = 0.1 N-m, Sum (2023) = 3105.4; Eng. hrs = 0.6, Sum = 3604.9
That is it for the 2023 cruising season. This was our 2nd highest annual mileage total of our cruising career, and in a much shorter time than the 2017 campaign. This total is more than 3 times our annual average since we moved the boat up to Anacortes, but it was totally worth it. We hope to get north of Cape Caution, and maybe even up to Alaska, again.
The seasonal stats are listed below.
2013 - 2289.2 N-m
2014 - 2863.0 N-m
2015 - 2720.8 N-m
2016 - 1293.6 N-m
2017 - 3403.2 N-m
2018 - 1247.5 N-m
2019 - 1049.4 N-m
2020 - 532.7 N-m
2021 - 853.5 N-m
2022 - 1181.6 N-m
2023 - 3105.4 N-m
Total - 20,539.9 N-m
We were back on the boat at 09:30; the boys had the bottom power-washed and the boat blocked up by then. We finished our final chores and and checked out with the Pacific Marine Center and were on the road to Seattle by 10:50. Ashley met us for lunch at Thai Tom in Ravenna Park, and after goodbyes, we headed to Portland, OR, where we pulled into Roger and Catherine’s lovely home at 17:30. After cocktails and freshening up, we went for a light meal at their local restaurant, The Pocket Pub. We were in bed by 23:15.
Car miles = 256; Sum = 256