We left Obstruction Pass and made our way to Anacortes. We had been to Anacortes by car for “Trawler Fest”, when we left NuMoon in Coos Bay Oregon due to weather. It felt like returning to home. Anacortes is a small town of about 5000 people. Much of the activity is focused on boating and fishing and is part of Fidalgo Island. I think for us it felt a great deal like Alameda in California where we had kept our boat. We needed to rent a car again and drive up to Blaine for our Nexus interview at the customs office. A Nexus card allows you to easily go between the US and Canada by calling into a number rather than reporting in to a port. Since we will be going back and forth, we thought it was worth it. The cruise to Anacortes was uneventful and pleasant. We traveled down the west side of Blakely Island, through Thatcher pass and took a small detour around James Island to check out the state park there. We crossed Rosario Straight into Guemes Channel and around the north east portion of Fidalgo Island to Cap Sante Marina. Cap Sante is a great marina, new and a good place to leave the boat while we drive up and back to Blaine for our interview. Anacortes is a cute and efficient town with everything within walking distance. So we do walk everywhere.
I thought it might be fun to add this link of an interactive Google map of the San Juan Islands and everywhere we have been in the boat. It does allow us to mark where we have been. Enjoy exploring! If the link does not work for you. You may have to copy it and paste it into your browser.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=112591290979354503478.00045087da79697dcfb51&ll=48.407326,-123.469849&spn=1.126783,2.765808&z=9
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