CATEGORY: SAILING
PHOTO: PORT ANGELES AND THE OLYMPICS

Across the Straight of Juan de Fuca
Victoria to Port Angeles, Good Wind

This is the first time we have sailed into Port Angeles.  I feel very tiny. Approaching the Olympic Mountains at water level on the wind’s wobbly wings is an amazing experience.  It is like being a curious ant on roller skates approaching a whole heard of sleeping armadillos.  It is daring and exciting (will they wake up?).  It is awe inspiring (they are wonderfully made).  It is humbling (they are gigantic).  It is mind boggling (which armadillo is which).  It is intoxicating (I’m doing it! I’m doing it!).

Either one of the heard is awake and smoking its pipe, or else there is a forest fire.