I'm sorry we missed the Walla Walla rendezvous last weekend. I have a good excuse, though. It was my wife's birthday and she requested that I take her for another 10 day cruise in the San Juan Islands. Of course, I wanted to please my wife so we went. We had a great time. Saw a lot of places we didn't get to in the June Rendezvous such as: Sailed the east side of Guemes Island after launching at Anacortes and made it all the way to Peavine Pass without tacking! (14nm @ 3kts avg) Anchored in Hunter Bay, Aleck Bay, Garrison Bay, and Eagle Harbor (don't try Eagle Harbor when the wind is from the SE) Saw the south end of the islands from the Strait of Juan de Fuca Haro Strait (beating to windward in 20 kts of wind with a pair of Orcas to spice things up woo hoo!) Had a great dinner at the Deer Harbor Inn on Orcas Island Stayed in Fossil Bay again when we were hoping to go to Matia (it was the first land we saw after spending 3 hrs in the fog with <100 yds visibility. Thank God for good charts, compasses, depth sounders, GPS, and careful pre-departure route plotting) Rode some wild tide rips and eddies in Rosario Strait around Clark and Barnes Islands. Hit 8.1 kts (over ground, 5.7through the water) running downwind with the ebb in Bellingham Channel on the last day. We had sun, rain, fog, great sailing wind, beautiful sunsets, and gorgeous moonrises. We slept as late as we liked, ate whenever we felt like it, and played cribbage every evening. My wife enjoyed it so much she may want this to be her birthday trip every year (she could do without the fog, though). I am one lucky guy. :-) Mark D. M-23 (You can make it through the fog if you have) Faith