Arrived outside Newport before dawn, so we idled around until daylight. This is a pretty tricky channel for a stranger. As we were going in, a zillion little power boats were zooming out.
Tied up at the fuel dock, but we only needed 12 gallons, so we got really good mileage coming here. There wasn't much room near the fuel dock for a boat our size. The attendant recommended we go to the other side of the harbor, where there's more room and it's closer to town. We had to do some maneuvering to turn around, but we made it.
Managed to find our way to the marina on the other side and tied to an end tie. Treated ourselves to a delicious breakfast at a nice restaurant. Then we walked over to a market with our little blue wagon and bought a few tons of groceries.
The wind's still out of the southwest, so we took off. This time, the little boats were coming in. Busiest harbor we've ever seen. Even a whale surfaced just outside the entrance.
Calm sea, pleasant day, light breeze. Motored north at six knots. We're on our way to Astoria!
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