Just like that

Yesterday it was gray and cloudy.  And quiet.  Since we've arrived the parking lot has 12 - 15 cars in it.  This morning we left around 9 am headed to the hospital to get Dave's stitches removed.  We were in and out in 15 minutes.  With cheerful medical people all around.

For the 30 seconds we were in the waiting room I found a cool local weekly pub that had a listing for a garage sale out by a little lake in the middle of the island, Campbell Lake (which has an island in it!) that had a bunch of boating stuff.  But nothing we needed.  Still a cool side trip.  Dave scored a couple paperbacks.

Then into Burlington to buy a printer.  Never mind.  Boring.  But the traffic - - unbelievable for the population here.  Why?  The collapsed bridge!  Yep, that was just about 25 miles from here.  On I-5.  Basically a chunk of I-5 fell into the Skagit River (that's skajjit).  It's closed.  And that means a whole lot of traffic has to go through small towns.

We got back to the boat without too much grief.  And that's when we noticed the change.  The marina has come alive!  The summer folk have arrived.  You can hear voices coming from all directions as people open up their boats and get rigging reset.  Carts of bedding and towels are being loaded.  Dinghies that have been stored on deck are being dropped into the water.  Kids are running on the dock with their shrimp nets peering into the water.  Outboards are being started.  Boats are moving around.  It's wonderful! The marina has come to life.  And the sun is shining on the deck

Check out this crab cloud! 

I think it's an omen!

So Dave & I are sitting in our stern seats watching the sun set with a glass of wine.  

Here's to a good summer to us all!