A week has passed since we moved from Bainbridge Island to Bremerton. And what an adventure it has been! Our new marina sits in the Port Washington Narrows. The Port Washington Narrows is a tidal strait located in Bremerton, Washington. It is through this 3 mile channel which Dyes Inlet drains into Sinclair Inlet and into Puget Sound. Tidal currents attain velocities in excess of 4 knots at times. Because of these tidal currents we had to move the boat into the new marina during 'slack' tide... high or low. So around noon last Saturday, low tide, we decided to pull out of Bainbridge and head for Bremerton.... we made it about 500 yards from the Eagle Harbor marina ... when IT happened... We ran aground! I was on the back deck and SUDDENLY, the boat came to a complete STOP. HOLY COW.... SO there we sat.. boat was to heavy for us to even TRY to push off the sand bar. The water got down to about a foot deep, so I jumped in a took a scrub brush to the hull and managed to scrub the algae from the hull. LOL When life gives you lemons..... We waited about 3 or 4 hours for the tide to start coming back in to 'float' us from our perch.... All in all it was an interesting day. We DID finally make it to Port Washington in Bremerton around 7 at night.
Our new home is a VERY small marina. About 30 boats, 4 or 5 live-aboard. The marina has showers and washer/dryer. We will be here for 3 or 4 months then will move on to Port Orchard. I try to think of all this moving as an adventure... after all, who wants to live on a boat and stay in the same place???? I drove to Safeway by myself yesterday.... getting used to a new town. Heck I will know the whole peninsula soon! Todat Ben is going shotting with Nikki. Getting ready fro Bear season. I get an afternoon to myself... Think I will take a nice nap.
