La Connor Slough looking south from our boat at the dock
Entering the Slough, passing by railroad and highway bridgesGreetings:
Here we are in La Conner, Wa. We left Roche Harbor and the San Juan Islands on Wednesday the 20th and will be staying here until after Memorial Day. We are slowly working our way down to Seattle and Puget Sound where we have never been with the boat in the 5 years in the Northwest. Our trip here was uneventful, a voyage of about 35 miles. When we crossed Rosario Strait, a major shipping channel, we had a Washington State ferry behind us coming up fast, a very large tug boat and long tow crossing in front of us, and a fast pleasure boat beside us plus the wind and current of the strait. Caution was the better part of valor, so we pulled off to the side and let all the particpants clear out. We approached the city of Anacortes where they have a large oil refinery with very large tankers approaching in and out. To get to La Conner you enter a very narrow channel with mud flats on both sides and just enough width for two opposing boats to pass each other. The "slough" as it is called runs north and south and has very fast tidal currents and this makes docking extremely difficult. A few years ago we damaged our boat trying to dock here so we were a bit nervous (maybe a lot nervous) as we approached the dock. But, we did it perfect! :)
Here we are in La Conner, Wa. We left Roche Harbor and the San Juan Islands on Wednesday the 20th and will be staying here until after Memorial Day. We are slowly working our way down to Seattle and Puget Sound where we have never been with the boat in the 5 years in the Northwest. Our trip here was uneventful, a voyage of about 35 miles. When we crossed Rosario Strait, a major shipping channel, we had a Washington State ferry behind us coming up fast, a very large tug boat and long tow crossing in front of us, and a fast pleasure boat beside us plus the wind and current of the strait. Caution was the better part of valor, so we pulled off to the side and let all the particpants clear out. We approached the city of Anacortes where they have a large oil refinery with very large tankers approaching in and out. To get to La Conner you enter a very narrow channel with mud flats on both sides and just enough width for two opposing boats to pass each other. The "slough" as it is called runs north and south and has very fast tidal currents and this makes docking extremely difficult. A few years ago we damaged our boat trying to dock here so we were a bit nervous (maybe a lot nervous) as we approached the dock. But, we did it perfect! :)
La Conner is a delightful little town, population less than 1,000. The town is surrounded by farm fields so you feel like you're in the country. In the spring this area is famous for acre after acre of tulip fields that are absolutely beautiful. The city has numerous restaurants, and lots of small shops to browse around inside. We walk a lot here as we are 1/2 from the town, but we enjoy the exercise.
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Chuck and Margaret
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