Fog...

Our trip today took us once again towards the west side of the island.  We shoved off in the rain, ran north in the rain, turned west in the rain, and then it slacked off to a drizzle.  We turned north where Spieden Channel and Haro Straight meet and were treated to the matriarch of J-Pod, J-2, better known as Granny.  She is somewhere around 100 years old, and was off by herself today.  The drizzle lightened as we ran south, getting to see more whales.  Our guests on the boat were delighted with what we saw.

Coming back in, we ran into fog... thick fog.  The visibility went from miles to 100 feet or so.  We had to slow to steerage speed.  It was good to have two sets of eyes in the helm, both able to use the radar and keep a watch.

Having to keep the helm door open for visibility, I was glad to be wearing my foulies (they don't get much use since we aren't sailing anymore)... it was wet.  Several of our guests had flown in on Kenmore Air; I called the office to see what their situation would be.  After checking with Kenmore, I was told that this was pretty localized, and expected to move away from Friday Harbor in time for Kenmore to get in and out.  It didn't look promising when we came into our dock and tied off, but an hour after I got home, there was a bit of blue sky showing and plenty of visibility.  Timing.

Good experience.  Real good whale watching today.