We had a dog/sheep incident at the Mills farm this afternoon and would appreciate if you would post something about it on the community website. We were visiting Darren and Valerie and decided to go check on the sheep. When we got to the barn, we heard barking and a lot of commotion on the other side of the hill. The sheep ran up over the rocks and we saw that they were being chased by a small black and white long haired dog wearing a purple harness. Two of the sheep fell on the rocks and the dog began circling them, barking and nipping at them. I chased the dog off and it ran up the driveway, under the gate and headed to the airpark. Luckily none of the sheep were seriously injured but it could have been much worse. We would appreciate it very much if you could post a reminder to everyone to please keep our pets under control and be aware of where they are. Thanks!
The CPR class offered by San Juan County EMS instructor, Karl Kuetzing: When: Saturday, July 23rd Where: Bob Brunkow’s hangar When: 9am to 3-3:30pm As it is an almost all day event, please bring a sack lunch and water. All are welcome!
Mary and I decided to make a short boat trip up to Canada this week. We intended to find a bed and breakfast somewhere for 1 night, and then do some boat camping. Well, we found a really nice place to spend a couple nights – the Saturna Lodge. We ended up staying for two nights, we liked it so much. The room was comfortable, they provided a nice breakfast and coffee to get us moving in the morning. Go check out their website here.
Our Hosts Sylvia and Tex
This is the view from their deck. It’s kind of hard to see here, but they are located right on the end of Boot Cove. They have mooring buoys that are not exactly available right now, but will be in the future. In the mean time we used the public dock, located adjacent to the ferry terminal, and got a ride back and forth from Tex.
This is just a picture near their entrance that we liked! Their website has more pictures of their facility, go check it out. We really enjoyed our stay, they made us feel very welcomed. And, they are dog friendly!
We all see this view from the north shore of Stuart –
I’ve looked at that antenna for decades. Well, we got a chance to go up to the base of that antenna and absorb the view towards our island – wow, spectacular. Here are a couple pictures of our island, taken from the base of that tower on the high point of Saturna Island.
Another high point of the day was a visit to the Sage Hayward Winery, located on the south side of Saturna – Lovely grounds, nice lunch menu and a really nice Pinot Gris.
There is also a nice burger and beer place right at the ferry terminal that we visited. So, we spent 2 nights in the lodge, and during the days we cruised around in our boat and checked out the area. We went as far north as Galliano Island, just cruising around the area. We also checked out Tumbo Island and Cabbage Island, both just north of Saturna. Very nice sandy beach on Cabbage Island, and they say good hiking all around. We intend to return and moor here and camp out for a couple days.
The entry into Canada went very smoothly, we had to use the ArriiveCan app (create an account, put in your profiles, scan passports and covid vax info) and then you clear at Bedwell Harbor. A short phone call, and we were cleared in. We did hear that lines for the phone were 3 hours long on the day before our arrival, yikes. The process took us about 30 minutes. Then, returning back to the states, we used the CBP app and annouced our arrival as we neared the border. We quickly got a call from Customs in Roche, they asked all the usual questions and politely allowed us to go straight to Stuart.
We had a really nice trip. Go check out the Saturna Lodge, you will enjoy it we think.
Hello Stuart Island Owners!Saturday, July 2 & Sunday – July 3: Drive by Garage Sale~Place the items you want to get rid of at the end of your drive by the road.~Make checks payable to Stuart Island Airpark Association. ~Drop check at Randy Thompson’s house or put it in his mailbox at the mail shack.~All proceeds go to the Reid Harbor Ramp project.It’s going to be a fun weekend! ~Friday evening, July 1 – Renquist’s wine and cheese party~Saturday morning, July 2 – Games at the community center~Saturday evening, July 2 – Potluck BBQ at the community center~Saturday evening, July 2 – After the potluck, music at Brunkow hangar ~Saturday, July 2 & Sunday, July 3 – Drive by Garage SaleDanette Carroll, secretary
The Dysarts have arranged to have the barge bring their car over to Stuart, from Roche, on June 20th. They will return after the 4th, maybe on the 5th or 6th. If interested in trying to share the barge somehow, get ahold of Dave or Dana, or leave a comment here I’ll get it to them.
