Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
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aboard this incredible four-day, three- night excursion. Cruising on, we arrived and anchored at Roche Harbor. A few of us went ashore and visited the John S. McMillin family mau- soleum and historic hotel there. McMillin developed a community on the island and was a leader in the lime production industry. After the shore outing, the schooner set a course to Stuart Island and anchored for the night in Reid Harbor. With deck duties complete, we all relaxed with dinner while viewing bald eagles and a magnificent sunset. DAY THREE After morning rituals, we left Reid Harbor under engine power and set a due south heading through the Haro Strait. Cruising past San Juan Island and the Lime Kiln Lighthouse, we then rounded the corner at Victoria, B.C., into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. From there, we sailed west past Discovery Island, continuing to the Trial Island Lighthouse. The winds were picking up and the cap- tain made the decision to set sails. Again, the first mate called for all hands on deck. Apart from the first day's sail hoisting, only one or two passengers had experience with sailing. Training on the fly made for an interesting half hour of line and pulley rigging in much stronger wind than previ- ously encountered. The wind continued to increase in the open waters of the Juan de Fuca Strait. Large swells rocked the 48.8-metre schooner side to side. Soon the wind had reached 40 knots and the captain was RIGHT: Orcas sighted near Turn Point Lighthouse on Stuart Island. Jim Maya/San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau BELOW: Securing the sails on board the Schooner Zodiac. Jed Vaughn CENTRE: Original bell aboard the Schooner Zodiac. Jed Vaughn BOTTOM: Galley on the Schooner Zodiac. Jed Vaughn OPPOSITE TOP: The Schooner Zodiac under sail. StarSail Cruises/San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Stellar sea lions at Cattle Pass in the San Juan Islands. Jim Maya/San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau DREAMSCAPES FALL 2017 26