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Scouting trip to Lummi Island
One of our close friends has a cabin on Lummi Island, and for her birthday we decided to all go up and spend a few days there. I had never visited Lummi, so I was excited to see the island and learn more about it. Having spent a lot of my childhood and then later my 30s on Vashon Island, I knew that island life in Puget Sound was different than the “mainland”, and Lummi didn’t disappoint.
While there, I was able to fly my quad copter around a bit, as well as explore future anchorage spots for a trip up north hopefully later this year.
Lummi Island is technically part of the San Juan Islands, located about 2 hours north of Seattle via car. The nearest big town is Bellingham, and you have to drive through the Lummi Indian Reservation to reach the 6 minute ferry crossing.
I tend to get motion sick on longer trips, but this day was windy and blustery with what I saw to be almost 4 foot waves, and the ride across was quite exciting. I got sick.
Panoramic view from the cabin
The cabin had a wonderful view towards Portage Island and in the distance Bellingham. Because we had so many people, a few of us stayed at a rental beach house down near the ferry dock.
Beach rocks and view towards Lummi Island Ferry
We spent a lot of time driving around the island and visiting various art locations as it was their yearly studio tour . There were lots of diverse artists and things to see.
Orcas Island in the distance
While on the island, I tried to find a spot on the western side where I had a clear view towards Friday Harbor, Steve Roberts of microship.com , and specifically to test out his automated marine radio check system on VHF channel 28 . Unfortunately I was not successful. Whenever I am messing around with radio stuff, I head over to HeyWhatsThat.com and generate a panorama to see what is in my way.
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You can see in the map above that I have little chance of being successful. A panorama and more details are here .
Sucia Island in the distance
Josh spent a lot of time growing up on his parents sailboat, and one of the places he talks about fondly is Sucia Island. He hadn’t realized that it was within sight of Lummi, where he had been coming for years beforehand. It was great to show it to him in the distance and know it was an easy sail away if we ever come back on the sailboat.
The sunset was absolutely spectacular that evening and I have far too many pictures of it to post here, but the one above is a favorite which I’ve added to my desktop background rotation.
Our beach house
I finally had the opportunity to spend some time with the quad copter on this trip. Above is our amazing beach house, formerly the island library, and a hotel of sorts in the 60’s. It is one of the best places I’ve rented in the last 10 years, with beautiful views, wonderful original wood floors, and plenty of space.
Mt. Baker and the Three Sisters from the beach house
Beach house from the air
I always love the details you can see beneath the water from the quad copter. Above you can see some of the rocks that I was photographing earlier in the trip, along with even more down the beach.
Ferry terminal from the air
You can see similar things from the air around the ferry terminal. Of course the sun has to be at the right angle, and the water has to be fairly clear and wind-free.
The friends cabin is part of a grouping of houses that has a clubhouse and dock. I checked this out as a possible spot to anchor for a future trip, but it had some challenges. It’s not very protected except from the west, and the dock is too shallow for a sailboat to get close to. There are a couple of buoys further out, but they don’t look strong enough for a sailboat. Anchoring might be possible, but the protection…
Across the channel is Portage Island, which at low tide has a spit that connects it to the mainland. There appears to be a pretty protected bay inside, which might be a potential spot to anchor. However, it would be a couple mile trip across the channel by dinghy to get to the cabin clubhouse, and then a long walk up the hill. I’d still like to visit Portage Island as the spit looks like a fantastic place to explore.
Along the south eastern point of the island is Inati Bay, which appears to be one of the only good anchorages on the entire island. The Bellingham Yacht Club has an outstation there , and they indicate that the shoreline is heavily restricted. In fact, if you look at a road map for Lummi Island, you will not see any roads even near the bay or at that end of the island. Much of it is a preserve, while the rest is privately owned.
Overall the trip to Lummi was super fun – I love the small-island mentality and miss it from living on Vashon Island. I do not think it’s a great destination for sailors because of the lack of good anchorages and limited services. There are still tons of places to explore and experience, and I will definitely be going back again. One of my favorite land-trips in the last few years!
The gang posing for our 80’s album cover in front of the Lummi Island Church
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Uncharted Islands: Inati Bay and Teddy Bear Cove
We motored north from Clark Island towards Cherry Point to round the north tip of Lummi Island. The bar towards the north end, coupled with a strong wind, and an ebbing tide created a considerable swell. We unfurled the headsail to push our way through and steady the rock of the boat. Rounding Lummi we were greeted by postcard views of Mt. Baker and a pod a seals sunning themselves and their pups in the heat of the first rays of August.
We were headed to Inati Bay on Lummi Island. Inati is a small cove across from Bellingham Bay on the East side of Lummi. Anybody is welcome to anchor there, but to go ashore you need to be a member of the Bellingham Yacht Club or have a reciprocal as we did from Anacortes Yacht Club. Upon arrival we were greeted by a bald eagle and a great blue heron as we disturbed their peace. We dropped anchor and made a B.L.A.T.s for lunch before heading ashore for a little exploration.
There wasn’t a lot to see or do on shore so we followed a logging road up into the hills. It was a steep climb that ultimately offered no views and lots of bugs but was littered with interesting old heavy equipment of logging efforts past. Exploring them made for eerie post apocalyptic conversation (mostly zombies).
Back to Pangaea for a sail across Bellingham Bay to Chuckanut Bay where we dropped anchor near Teddy Bear Cove. My father, who did his undergraduate studies at Western Washington University, mentioned “I helped haul many a keg to that beach over 50 years ago”. As we anchored nearby the beach the wee hours of night would prove that many a keg was still being hauled to Teddy Bear Cove on a hot summer night, and that college student reveries and midnight swims hadn’t changed much in half a century. Although, Western Washington students on summer break wasn’t the only thing that kept us up at night. We had dropped anchor near the railroad tracks on the East side of the bay in order to optimize our 270. “I wonder how many trains use this track?”. We certainly found out, with half a dozen passing by before dusk and at least another half dozen through the night.
But before we were kept up much of the night we first we decided the cold waters of the Salish Sea looked inviting enough for a swim as we headed into the dog days of summer on August 1st. My daughter was the first to inspire us to take the plunge.
As the shadows grew longer we treasured our perfect positioning across the bay to optimize our 270. We decided we had won the best anchorage because the last rays of summer sun fell across our bow as we ate our dinner in the cockpit.
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Laying Low on Lummi Island
by | Aug 4, 2017
You can count on one hand, all the activities you might care to do on Lummi Island, and frankly, that might be the best reason for going there. Semiahmoo Mariners that venture south will find that Lummi Island just might offer that peace and quiet you expected to get over on Matia or Sucia. With a sixteen-hundred-foot mountain comprising the southern third, the rest of the island is home to a bevy of artists, a venerated fishing community, and one of the most famous restaurants in the world.
Peace and quiet If you’re looking to connect with your Zen spirit, anchoring in Inati Bay might be for you. Protected from the west by Lummi Mountain and heavily treed right up to its rocky shoreline, this anchorage keeps you safe from rough water and wind from most directions. It’s small enough to suggest to encroaching boaters, that the fewer the merrier. While certain summer weekends will find this bay chock full of serenity seekers, most times of the year peace and quiet reigns supreme.
More than a famous restaurant The Willows Inn has been mentioned in the New York Times and a host of other travel publications. The Willows restaurant features a unique menu of local produce and seafood that once enabled by its world-famous chef, Blaine Wetzel, can arguably provide you with the only reason you need to visit the island. The Willows Inn, located on the northwestern side of the Island, offers two mooring buoys for its nautically inclined visitors.
Besides Eating Home to many artists and artisans, Lummi Island hosts three Gallery tours during the year. The island’s limited access offers visitors a great opportunity to bicycle the incredibly scenic countryside without being run down by oversized diesel trucks, RVs or significant commercial traffic. Kayakers love exploring the edges of the island. In fact, Moondance Kayak offers kayaking tours of the Lummi Island and others in the San Juan archipelago.
The Artists I’ve always wondered why artists tend to live on islands. I’ve decided (without asking them) that the main reason is simply that we’d all like to live on a beautiful island, the only difference is they can, so they do. Lummi is no exception. Painters, wood carvers, glass artist, and sculptors inhabit every corner of the island. Much of the Island’s home-grown art can be seen at the Lummi Island Art Gallery .
The Name Lummi Island is home to less than a thousand full-time residents and occupies less than ten square miles. Originally, the Lummi people called the island Sa Nam . Spanish explorers call it Isla de Pacheco before the British came along and decided to name it McLoughlin Island . That didn’t sit with the U.S. Geodetic Survey which called it Lummi Island . Not to make life easy for anyone, The US Post Office referred to it as Beach, Washington in 1882. Luckily, reason prevailed somewhere along the way and it simply became known as Lummi Island.
If you and your Semiahmoo shipmates are looking for a bit of adventure that won’t take forever to get to, you might consider dropping anchor at Lummi Island. Learn more about Lummi Island at this link .
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