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Getting into Bellingham Friday morning. A tent is still up on the back sundeck. Parked the boatcart at fairhaven dinghy dock next to fairhaven boatworks. Took amtrak to Seattle. Walked to ferry to Bremerton. Checked my email at the public library. Bought $15 tiny bicycle and two cheap wetsuits. Can't resist cheap wetsuits. Also a silk shirt to keep the sun off my arms. For the sake of reality I checked the distance to the truck with my GPS. I marked it when I parked it in case I came back down the Hood canal. 11 miles. Walked the bike til I came to a garage, put air in the tires. Hung my bag on the handlebars, rode 15 road miles back to the truck. Stopped at an AAA office on the way for some maps. What should the next trip be?

The ugly truckling was right where I left it in Ron Silver's back yard. Started right up.
Visited Renee + Kent for a day or two, played with their kids. Drove to Bellingham and got the canoe. David John of "Helen Highwater" of Bellingham says "A proa sails like a falling leaf."

Visited John again in Keyport, we went to Silverdale dye's inlet park the Hue He e Va a Hawaiian canoe club. Uncle Bob nice guy met in grocery lot with sleek solo outriggers on truck. Paddled 6 man canoes 7-8mph amazing. Good workout.

The End. For now anyway.

US Customs call 800-562-5943 or 800-973-2867 on arriving. Don't have to do anything when leaving.

Kit Nuzum 360-376-7636 Victory Hill 471 N. Beach rd. eastsound wa 98245 come on up I'll give you a ride to n. beach to launch.
Marc and Jean (stuart island) 1712 NE 73rd st. Seattle WA 98115 206-953-7119
Zephyr Delahunt star route stuart island wa 98250
ketchikan customs 907-225-2254
razdaz(at)prcn.org ruth dalzell in lund 604-483-3835 drives water taxi- gave me park maps.
David Thomson general delivery Port Neville BC V0P 1M0 gave me plant book
Nicola Dedeluk whale warden
Cheryl Ciccone cicconeb(at)cadvision.com calgary whalewatcher
Doug Sandilands dsandilands(at)hotmail.com vancouver 604-833-4510 219-7789 whale warden
www.orca-live.net whalelink.org orcalab cameras and hydrophones.
Dave Briggs volunteer "Eagles eye" on vhf chan 77 West Cracroft Island c/o general delivery, Alert Bay BC V0N 1A0 dbriggsa12(at)hotmail.com
Davidhowitt(at)hotmail.com proa guy on hanson island sailed there from pt. townsend. www.orca-line.net www.orcalab.org
www.kitasoo.org Send text to band office Klemtu BC Tom Hunt, Jr. Henderson carvers
Peter R. Mason 759 Waglisla BC V0T 1Z0         phone 957-2406
Roland Wilson Box 22 Waglisla BC         phone 957-2514
Mitchell Martin Box 96 Waglisla BC        957-2516
Kyle Pfister 206 Cristler Dallas TX 75223   kpfister(at)risd.edu

day date miles where

sun 7-01-2001 10.9 keyport to past Kingston

mon 7-02-2001 14.5 end of Kitsap Peninsula

tues 7-03-2001 6.2 Flagler state park, gale.

weds 7-04-2001 4.7 Ebeye's landing- Whidby Island, gale.

thurs 7-05-2001 20 Watmough bay

fri 7-06-2001 21.7

sat 7-07-2001 7.77

sun 7-08-2001 11.1

mon 7-09-2001 3.45

tues 7-10-2001 3.92

weds 7-11-2001 32.4

thurs 7-12-2001 32.3 Jedediah I. 138mi total by crow

fri 7-13-2001 17.8

sat 7-14-2001 26.6

sun 7-15-2001 15.9

mon 7-16-2001 22.1

tues 7-17-2001 22.7

weds 7-18-2001 12.9 Port Neville

thurs 7-19-2001 9.22 Havanna Channel Islands

fri 7-20-2001 0

sat 7-21-2001 0

sun 7-22-2001 12.1 Boat bay

mon 7-23-2001 0 Cliff - counting orcas and boats

tues 7-24-2001 0 Cliff

weds 7-25-2001 0 Cliff

thurs 7-26-2001 7 Village Island

fri 7-27-2001 19.8 Sointula

sat 7-28-2001 34 and kept rowint til morning to

sun 7-29-2001 8 Burnett bay

mon 7-30-2001 29.4 mantrap inlet

tues 7-31-2001 38.4 fancy cove

weds 8-01-2001 42.6 Klemtu

thurs 8-02-2001 4.5 Klemtu carvers, hydromoose, salmon

fri 8-03-2001 51 kelp+gnats- Estevan group

sat 8-04-2001 61 E of Kitkatla

sun 8-05-2001 38.8 Prince Rupert- sailed til 6am

mon 8-06-2001 0 Prince Rupert

tues 8-07-2001 0 Prince Rupert

weds 8-08-2001 20.2 kelp

thurs 8-09-2001 10.3 salmon, N. end Dundas I.

fri 8-10-2001 21.9 Misty Fiords

sat 8-11-2001 20.9 salmon, sleeping with two fires

sun 8-12-2001 15.9 gravel beach past Metlakatla

mon 8-13-2001 7.8 ketchkan

        44 days, 37 days I spent some time on the water. 7 days off on land = 7/44 = 1/6 of the days. If it's 750 water miles from Seattle to Ketchikan, my average day I went 750/37 = 20 miles a day.

day	date		miles	where
sun	7-01-2001	10.9	keyport to past Kingston
mon	7-02-2001	14.5	end of Kitsap Peninsula
tues	7-03-2001	6.2	Flagler state park, gale.
weds	7-04-2001	4.7	Ebeye's landing- Whidby Island, gale.
thurs	7-05-2001	20	Watmough bay
fri	7-06-2001	21.7
sat	7-07-2001	7.77
sun	7-08-2001	11.1
mon	7-09-2001	3.45
tues	7-10-2001	3.92
weds	7-11-2001	32.4
thurs	7-12-2001	32.3	Jedediah I.	138mi total by crow
fri	7-13-2001	17.8
sat	7-14-2001	26.6
sun	7-15-2001	15.9
mon	7-16-2001	22.1
tues	7-17-2001	22.7
weds	7-18-2001	12.9	Port Neville
thurs	7-19-2001	9.22	Havanna Channel Islands
fri	7-20-2001	0
sat	7-21-2001	0
sun	7-22-2001	12.1	Boat bay
mon	7-23-2001	0	Cliff - counting orcas and boats
tues	7-24-2001	0	Cliff
weds	7-25-2001	0	Cliff
thurs	7-26-2001	7	Village Island
fri	7-27-2001	19.8	Sointula
sat	7-28-2001	34	and kept rowint til morning to
sun	7-29-2001	8	Burnett bay
mon	7-30-2001	29.4	mantrap inlet
tues	7-31-2001	38.4	fancy cove
weds	8-01-2001	42.6	Klemtu
thurs	8-02-2001	4.5	Klemtu carvers, hydromoose, salmon
fri	8-03-2001	51	kelp+gnats- Estevan group
sat	8-04-2001	61	E of Kitkatla
sun	8-05-2001	38.8	Prince Rupert- sailed til 6am
mon	8-06-2001	0	Prince Rupert
tues	8-07-2001	0	Prince Rupert
weds	8-08-2001	20.2	kelp
thurs	8-09-2001	10.3	salmon, N. end Dundas I.
fri	8-10-2001	21.9	Misty Fiords
sat	8-11-2001	20.9	salmon, sleeping with two fires
sun	8-12-2001	15.9	gravel beach past Metlakatla
mon	8-13-2001	7.8	ketchkan

Notebook: unlined Rite in the Rain waterproof notebook model#330 from www.riteintherain.com
Pen: uniball micro deluxe waterproof pen made by mitsubishi pencil company, Various bic ballpoints, which happen to be waterproof as well. My favorite is the old kind with the transparent handle.