Boat Haul Out - Part One

Well we just made the slowest trip to Port LUDLOW that I have ever made I think. (Instead of Port Townsend as planned!) I imagine the propeller is a big ball of barnacles or something because we just could not make any headway - Tried sailing for a while and the wind was great but from right in front so hard to make headway. We had the tide against us for much of the day also. - We decided to overnight in Ludlow and go to Pt Townsend in the morning. The Haul Out is scheduled for 2:30 on Tuesday so we have plenty of time.

Other than the frustration with the engine smoking from the propeller load and the slow progress it was a nice day. Sunny with a good wind. We did have a nice long and pretty good sail. I really worked up a sweat tacking. We saw porpoises at Point No Point and got to watch the other boaters, cruise ships and wildlife.

Port Ludlow is a nice place to lay over - way fancier than it used to be but this time of year there are not many people. We had a good dinner at the resort restaurant along with a couple drinks which I for one was ready for.