Dock Space

8:20am Wednesday Aug 6^th – We departed Anacortes Cap Sante marina bound for Matia Island in the northern San Juan’s.  Under clear skies and smooth water we arrived at 11:05am traveling 18.57nm.

This is an island we have never explored.  We always have to bypass it because there is only one small bay with 2 mooring buoys and a small dock that only fits a couple boats.  We just continue on to Sucia because it’s always full.  This trip is all about visiting new places on old cruising grounds and this time we were in luck!  Both buoys were full but there was actually space at the dock.  What a beautiful setting at the dock, no wonder it’s always full.

Its always fun exploring a new island so we took off on foot to check out all the trails and little beaches on the island.  A fantastic trail system led us to some incredible views looking out over the Straight of Georgia!  The tiny little beaches were fun to explore but we couldn’t get to all of them by foot.  When we got back we decided to take the dinghy and circumnavigate the island stopping at all the beaches along the way.  Ava did some serious treasure hunting and made a creative little plaque with her name on it and the treasures she found.  Skylar and I tried to make a Bear Grills fire using a stick and some cedar wood.  We got it to smoke pretty good but got too tired before it ignited.  A great time at Matia Island!