Lindsey and Jackson unhooked us from the buoy.
And we passed on by the incredible rock formations and out of Fox Cove.
This rock formation looks like a face to me.
We made our way to Patos Island which is not very far at all, maybe an hour tops away from Sucia. Just enough to enjoy some coffee.
On our way in you are greeted with a really cool view of the lighthouse at the beginning of the bay you’d stay in at Patos Island.
But the bay is really small, and it shallows quickly, and it’s also narrow, so it only has 2 buoys and room to maybe fit one or two extra people anchored.
When we got there, there were already two people tied up to the buoys so we decided to try anchoring.
It’s pretty tight in there, and we were uncomfortably close to the rock wall, and some other rocks behind us. Plus, close to another boat on the buoy.
It wasn’t the best anchorage, so we thought maybe we’d just stay there for the day, explore the island, and hope someone leaves a buoy, otherwise, we’d find somewhere else to go for the night.
We headed to shore, and checked out Patos.
It is like a tiny Sucia Island, but maybe a little more wild and untouched. Probably because there’s not room for too many boats to hang out there. And therefore less people.
The rocks look a lot like the ones on Sucia, same sandstone formations that seem to go on forever.
We hiked the path to the lighthouse, and it was HOT. Especially for Lindsey, being pregnant in her third trimester.
But Lucky was loving it, and he was running back and forth on the trail. In and out of the shadows from the madrona trees above and into the super strong sunlight.
And Jackson walked most the way, but I gave him a few breaks on my shoulders.
He used my head as a drum.
Eventually we made it to the Lighthouse and looked around.
Back on the beach, the dogs jumped in the water to cool off.
And we headed back to the sailboat in the dinghy. The tide gets really fast next to the beach there, and some Geese were having fun riding the fast tide like they were river rafting.
Back on the sailboat, we noticed even more people coming in and trying to anchor. We thought that was pretty sketchy.
So we decided to leave, and go to Rocky Bay on San Juan Island for the night.