The weather was lovely for our 40 nm cruise to La Conner, WA. The trip involved transmitting the scenic Deception Pass spanned by a dramatic suspension bridge. The currents can be up to 12 knots through this area so we were careful to time our arrival at slack tide. Our timing was perfect, however the slack current also translated into low tide at the Swinomish Channel that leads to La Conner which resulted in some anxious moments where at times there was barely a foot or two of depth below the bottom of the boat.
After arriving in La Conner we walked the boardwalk of the small quaint town investigating lunch spots and settled on an outdoor table overlooking the waterway at La Conner Sips. While the ladies remained in town for some shopping, I headed back to the boat to meet a serviceman to swap out the heating element to try to improve the performance of the hot water heater serving the guest cabins. More R&R on the flybridge deck was followed by dinner La Conner Brewing allowing us to provision at the local market just before its closing on the way back to the boat.
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