Sucia Island to Obstruction Pass – Orcas Island June 15th , 2008

After spending three great days on Sucia Island hiking, exploring by dinghy and meeting Clyde and Carolyn, it was time to move on to the next location. So we went around the east side of Orcas Island, still hoping to see Orcas, but they were busy that day in another area evidently. We rounded the coast of Orcas via Rosario Straight through Obstruction Pass on the south east end of Orcas, between Obstruction Island and then on to Obstruction Pass State Park. It was a beautiful and amazingly protected little mooring spot that gave us a view of Lopez and Shaw Islands and Upright Channel. In the far distance, we watched the big transport ferries go back and forth between Orcas and Lopez and Shaw Islands. Via texting we heard from Carolyn and Clyde that they were headed for Rosario Resort, north of us, also on Orcas Island. We took the dinghy and went around the bend to a little place called Lieber Haven. Alexus swore she heard banjos here. I agree it was a little unusual, but once again the people were warm and gracious. As we walked up to the little store in front of concrete block cabins there sat about six folks who did give us the look of you are not from here. We asked if the store was open and one woman said it can be if you want and she went and opened a small store that was well stocked given the location and number of folks around. She told us that she and her husband, a concert pianist, who built the schooner in the picture, sailed around the world before settling on Orcas and creating Lieber Haven. We picked up a few things and headed back to the boat to enjoy the day.