The plan was to depart early enough Fri. morning to use the current rounding East Point (Saturna Isl.) at a comfortable point (not the boiling 5.2kt peak) to quicken run down to Roche. Unfortunately, Elsa injured her back and was in a lot of pain, with very limited mobility leading up to Friday and when push came to shove, wasn't up to the trip. We delayed departure for catching the morning push, and yet again for the afternoon slack, but still no go. With disappointment all 'round, we set off to the boat Friday evening -minus Elsa- so that we could be all prepped for a 0600 departure and still make the event.
Lisa didn't sleep well that night, and I don't think it was just about the excitement of the weekend; more likely the unforecasted +20kt winds of the early morning hours. Given it's been awhile since the crew has been out in these conditions, and we had plenty of time to play with, we held fast in our slip waiting for the conditions to improve. This did allow time for a few little chores, but although the window for our transit departure passed, we were there, we wanted to do some sailing, so we hung out and waited for the wind to abate to a 'comfy' level. By 1600 it was obvious we weren't sailing, so decided to pack up and head home to have the family together for Sunday, with the intent of coming back for at least one of the next two days for a day sail -maybe even w/Elsa?
After quickly discovering all the goodies the Easter Bunny left for the kids, and Charm; we got a few outdoor chores done around the yard and headed back down to PRM -without Elsa :^( -to go out for a sail. It wasn't the blue sky of the previous day, but still a nice sail down to the PR can and back. It wasn't quite the boating weekend we had planned, but boating plans have to be flexible by nature, so although it wasn't plan A, we still got down and got the season started. Sorry we missed the event, but still quality time with (most of) the family time. Hopefully we can get a few 'all in' weekends this season.