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Freeways and Playgrounds

5/20/2019

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It’s Monday night  and we’re still at the dock in Otter Bay. The rain hasn’t let up and probably won’t till tomorrow morning. We haven’t left as planned because of a freeway between us and our playground.
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Cross that?
Our destination is the Broughtons, way up north. That’s the playground in our future. The Strait of Georgia is the freeway that must be crossed to get to the playground. We are at the dock because the freeway is too dangerous to cross right now. Not because of traffic, but because of weather.

High winds are blowing the length of the Strait, which is about 50 miles of open water, building waves as they go. It can be very uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous to cross at these times.
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Cross that?
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After a bad crossing, many captains have had their boat privilege taken away by an angry first mate.

I’m not worried about that. My good crew is always ready, even eager, for a rough ride. As captain, I’m not so much.

So here we are, forced to relax on our sailboat, eating, drinking, watching movies and reading old books, all while the rain patters on the deck. 

I’ve checked the newest weather report and it looks like we can go in two days. The boat is ready, the crew is ready, and by then the captain will hopefully be satisfied with the crossing conditions and be ready to sail. Wish us luck!

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Yes! I'll cross that!
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