FRIDAY HARBOR!

After working on the boat in the afternoon yesterday, we both decided an evening spent dining and dancing and anchored at Friday Harbor was in order.

We motored the 55 minutes from Fisherman's Bay to Friday Harbor and caught some sights along the way:

 Cute little trawler!

 MAJOR compound...too big to be called a house!

 Sod roof, totally cool!

Entrance to Friday Harbor residence.

Hello Mr. Ferry!

We'll be sure to stay out of your way.

And, we saw many different types of transportation in this busy harbor...

A couple of floatplanes tied up.

Must be nice! 

Paddlewheel houseboat. 

Check out the massive steering wheel!

It's fully functional too.

After we set anchor, I decided to row to the showers while Paul did some work on the boat...

And, away I go!

Rowing forwards again. 

Heyyy, don't laugh, it works and I go a LOT straighter!

While I was gone, a band of 3 otters came up to the boat, chattering and eating something they brought up from the depths...

See them trying to sneak up on Paul? 

Caughtcha!

After I returned, Paul and I rowed back (so he could shower) to find a fun place to have dinner and maybe get in some dancing!

We checked out the "Cask and Schooner" where we saw an awesome model ship...

This model (the BOAT, that is...) was used in the movie "White Squall," starring Jeff Bridges.

We heard live music and followed it to the "Rumor Mill" where "Polecat," a band from Bellingham was playing their last live session of the summer.  Lucky us, they were awesome!

But first, we had a nice dinner of Caesar salad, "Hawaiian" kal-bi w/ mac salad and grilled zucchini slices, a nice red wine and blackberry/apple cobbler with ginger and coconut... 

Da Hawaiian-style kal-bi, BRAH... 

and we get one See-zah salad too.

YUMMY, blackberry/apple cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream!

Hmm, why are all the food pictures with ME???

Anyway, after that dinner and dessert we HAD to dance!

Polecat rockin'! 

They packed the dancefloor with all kinds of people...young, old, people who could dance, people who just wanted to get out, move and have FUN! 

And...Paul was definitely having FUN! 

Ok, I was too!  

Sooo much fun that I wasn't cold anymore!

After the band's 4th "hana hou," we headed back to the boat where the fireplace was started and it made the cabin nice and cozy despite being 55 degrees outside!

In the morning, Paul hoisted the bow anchor and caught onto a line of some kind. Good thing it wasn't a power cable!  It was covered in Friday Harbor "muck" and smelled like the Ala Wai canal!  

Uh, whoops! 

After he undid the line and anchor, we set off for Lopez, as Paul needed to be back before 830am to get to work with Jerry.   It was slightly foggy, cold and a little windy but the current was going with us and we were doing 9.2 knots at 1800 rpm's.

A nice hot cup of spiced apple cider for the captain.

Check out those "glove-lies."

Lined with fleece, no doubt!

Back at Fisherman Bay, I made the cabin all ship-shape and we rowed back to Jerry's.  It's still a work day after all, despite the immense fun we had last night at Friday Harbor and the Rumor Mill!

Stay tuned, more fun and adventures to come!