Fisherman's Bay, Lopez Island

Fisherman’s Bay, Lopez Island 5/11/2019


We departed Garrison Bay and heading to Fisherman’s Bay on Lopez Island to anchor for the night. 

Enroute we passed several ferries bound for Friday Harbor.

An interesting fog bank appeared as we neared the end of the San Juan Channel to cross into Fisherman’s Bay. 

The entry was tight, but thankfully, the current was reasonable. We entered at mid tide so that we had depth left in the channel.

The bay is protected with two marinas, numerous private mooring buoys and plenty of room to anchor.

We dinghied ashore and had a great dinner out on the patio at the Lopez Islander Resort. The local clams in a garlic, white wine broth was divine.

Happy Mother’s Day one and all.

Prior to upping anchor, we dinghied back to the Lopez Islander Resort, where Alan treated me to Mother’s Day breakfast. 


As we prepared to depart the boat, I noticed that we had, had a visitor, bearing gifts. 

No, it wasn’t the Easter Bunny, nor the Tooth Fairy and not even the Bird of Paradise! It was the phantom Mother’s Day Bird, who left the remnants of crab legs and claw on the cap rail of the boat, and the other messy remnants of the body etc., strewn all over our dinghy.

After the crab clean-up, I had a fantastic house smoked salmon hash for breakfast. Following breakfast, the weather was dull and cool so we opted to head straight to Anacortes and take some time to wash our salt crusted boat before the boat show.

It was an ebb tide on our departure and the shore was littered with the remains of wrecks from the past that had tried to transit in less than favorable conditions with disastrous outcomes. 

Next stop is Anacortes.