Hello from Roche Harbor, Washington. If you go to the following address you can learn about Roche Harbor Resort, a favorite location for traveling to by our boat. (www.rocheharbor.com). We spent from May 4 to May 12 in Bellingham Washington where we had engine maintenance performed on our boat. We have diesel engines made by Caterpillar and it was time to pull the fuel injectors and make sure they were operating properly. During that process we also had new fuel filters, belts, alternators, and salt water impellers installed. It took a full 5 days of work to accomplish all this with a qualified technician. During our time there the weather was generally bad! Windy, rainy and cold compared to our home in So. Ca. Just buying supplies for our journey is a large project. From paper towels, extra engine oil, to food including many canned items. We have refrigeration for fresh foods, if we are in a location to buy it. Thus, we have canned goods including soups, vegetables, fruit, tuna, etc. The trip from Bellingham to Roche Harbor was 35 miles and because there was a weather system the waters were rather choppy. We have hydraulic stabilizers on the boat to take the "roll" out, and they were on most of the way. We found one of our new alternators was not charging properly so we need to change that out by putting one of the old ones back in service. Also, our autopilot failed, but I believe I fixed that by tightning a loose wire. We shall see, as it is the second time it has failed. This is life on a boat, constantly chasing little problems. We will be at Roche Harbor until Monday May 18th and then we will be moving around the San Juan Islands.
Chuck and Margaret

http://www.rocheharbor.com/