I hated leaving the tranquility of Manzanita Bay, but Al was anxious to head for Port Ludlow this morning.  Luckily, we got underway by 07:30 hrs, because by the time we reached Port Ludlow, the wind had picked up to 25 knots.  Luckily, we didn’t have a spring tide, so the tide rips off Point No Point weren’t too bad.  For awhile, it looked like we might have to contend with fog, but by the time we got to Port Ludlow, the fog had dissipated.  Yay.

We hadn’t been to Port Ludlow in years.  We fell in love with it on our first visit, over 20 years ago. However, when we were here a few years ago, we found that they had filled the snug little cove with buoys, which made it impossible to anchor.  Today, however, to our delight, the buoys are gone.  This little cove is hidden away behind a couple of small islets and is surrounded by gorgeous homes set among very tall and beautiful old spruce and Madrone trees.  Because of the very shallow entrance, not many boats venture back here.  We’re snug as a bug in a rug and loving it.

The weather is perfect, with wall-to-wall blue skies. Al has kicked back and is enjoying some reading. I just finished a fascinating book by Pearl Buck about the Dowager Empress of China, and am starting a biography of Nikola Tesla, called “Wizard”.  Doesn’t get much better than this.