Cozy Cove

Cozy Cove

This weekend Jason I and ventured out of Lake Union and into Lake Washington to enjoy the amazing weather we have been having in Seattle! It has been 70+ degrees every day and bright blue skies. Summer has arrived! The running joke in Seattle is that summer doesn’t start until July 5^th. However, it did arrive a day early this year on July 4^th. We took Wayfare thru the Montlake Cut and into Lake Washington and checked out a couple of coves to anchor, enjoy the evening, and cook dinner. We attempted to anchor in Yarrow Bay, which wasn’t very protected but took our chances anyways. Well, it was a bad idea. There is not a no wake zone, so we endured ski boats circling us, towing water skiers, and tubers. It made for a rocky boat. We decided to pull up anchor and find a better spot. When we pulled up the anchor using the windlass a bunch of seaweed came up with it as well as some clumps of dirt. We had to get the boat hook to pull the seaweed off, which made for a messy bow. We ended up anchoring again in the cove just over from Yarrow Bay called Cozy Cove, and cozy it was! It was much calmer and more protected and surrounded by million dollar homes. We anchored again, still endured some boats making waves, but it was much more relaxing. J BBQ’d some halibut and asparagus and I used the gas stove for the first time in the galley. It worked really well! We were happy about that. All in all, it was another wonderful evening spent on Wayfare!

Dinner!

Montlake Bridge on our way back home through the cut