June 20, 2017

Yup, it's really called Meyers Chuck.

We left the dock around 6:30 to be at the Fuel dock (south) when it opened at 7:00. Had to traverse back down the harbor to get there. Picked up around 228 gallons of diesel and then left there around 7:45 to head North. It was a little windy but we made sure we were going in the same direction as both the wind and the current so hoped it wouldn't be too bad. It started getting lumpy just as we reached Guard Island, and crossing Behm Canal was pretty rockin' and rollin'. I'd say the Bella meter was about a 4. Fortunately, it didn't last too long and the current and wind got back directly behind us and the seas flattened considerably. We reached the entrance to Meyers Chuck just "in time" as the current had started going in the other direction and the seas were picking up again.

A bit of a tricky entrance here but fine. There was room on the dock behind a big Krogen that acted as a bit of a wind break which was nice. Cost for overnight here was $9.42. We went for a short walk and went up to the "Gallery" but it is only open if you call "Cassie" - she'll come over and open it up for you.




We saw a cool "art display" on the way over with a spider web and a metal spider in it. There is a mix of full size houses and small cabins, but the place was empty and we didn't see anyone else.

Back to the boat for lunch and then Greg had a nap while I read my book. It was a bit gusty out but it wasn't raining hard. The Krogen in front of us was called "Adventurous Ohana" which of course meant they lived in Hawaii at some time. We ended up meeting "Dan" on the dock and had a nice chat. They left Anacortes about 60 days ago and are going to stay around this general area for awhile until they pick up their grand kids in Ketchikan. He said they've not had good weather at all and have had rainy days for 56 out of the 60 they've been away. His wife is tired of rain so they're not going any further north. Hmmmmmm …..

One of the other great things about Meyers Chuck is that they have a "tower" here on the point to deliver cell phone coverage to the straight. So we have good phone service and … internet!! (Happy Jan). Another boat arrived in the rain, a Nordic Tug. Cassie also delivers cinnamon buns to the boats in the morning if you order them the night before. But she has a minimum of 8, so Dan and "Fred" arranged to get 8 buns between the 3 boats.