Clear, sunny, and breezy. We took the boat over to the fuel dock and filled the tank and eight jerry cans. Then we took the boat around the corner to Winchester Marina. Got a good end-tie on Dock 5.
This is a good, well-made marina. We have electricity and water. The showers are excellent.
I wanted to paddle up a little stream we'd seen. What I didn't realize was that there was no way to reach the stream from Winchester Bay; I had to paddle over to Salem Harbor. This meant going a short distance on the Umpqua River, where the wind was blowing strong against me and there were white-capped waves. I hugged the shore and made it, but when I reached the stream, I found I couldn't paddle up it at all; it narrowed to almost nothing and became impassable in less than 100 yards. So I blew back to the boat.
We enjoyed long, hot showers and shampoos. We could use all the water we wanted. Cost $1, but it was worth it.
In the evening, we carted the dirty clothes over to the laundromat. It was a nice, clean, new-looking laundromat. So now everything's clean, including us.
Roy talked with a man who watched us crossing the bar yesterday. He said the waves sometimes lifted the boat completely out of the water!
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