They're off

The guys sailed off this morning for Desolation Sound. They'd hoped to be underway by 10am...well, Randy was the last one up at 6:45...they were pretty anxious to get going! Here's the Google Earth map Ray made for me...the starting point is the yellow pushpin in the lower right corner. Desolation Sound is in the upper left corner. It's about 155 miles, according to Ray. But don't ask me if that's nautical miles, road miles or air miles...I have no idea.

So, with Jim acting as the short-order cook, he whipped out walnut pancakes for everyone while the others readied the supplies, including the chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal raisin cookies I'd made yesterday. By 8:45am, they were loaded up here at the house and headed for the dock. Ray rowed Dan and the guy's gear out to the boat...

Then, returned for Jim and Randy... Joanne and Bill came down for the send-off and brought 2 bags of cookies for their journey - the guys definitely won't go hungry! By 9am, they were loaded and had untied from the mooring ball, headed for Desolation Sound.

Here's wishing for fair winds and following seas!