Mike and Beth's Adventures

Our visit to the Pacific Northwest is drawing to a close.  We did our final cruises on Labor Day weekend.  We hosted Beth's brother and his wife for a day cruise up the east side of Camano Island.  The day was calm but completely devoid of any marine mammals.  We were hoping to encounter some whales or porpoises.  They all stayed at home.  Still it was fun to cruise the verdant and log filled shore line.  We saw some good beaches where it would be fun to anchor offshore and dinghy into the beach for a picnic or a visit.  Due to pandemic quarantining, we had not seen each other face to face for many months, so it was wonderful to have this time to re-connect and catch up. The following day we took the grandkids and their parents out salmon fishing and crabbing.  We set out on this expedition late morning on a strong ebb tide.  As soon as we exited the marina, the combination of the downstream current in the Snohomish River and the ebbing current rushed us to the sea.   Adam brought