I find it amazing to step off the boat and be taken into a home that is more spa-like than one can imagine. Sunny and Justin have created just that with their home located on Padilla Bay. There are 70 waterfront feet on and overlooking the bay. From the living room and porch you and sit and see all the way over to Sucia, Matia and Lummi Islands as well as Cherry and Robert Point. Sunsets are obscured only if the clouds get in the way. Justin actually saw and photographed 27 eagles working the tide flats this spring. The first evening there, we were enjoying the feeling of being sated from a first-rate dinner, the sliding door open to hear the waves breaking against the shore and sitting comfortable in red leather chairs and watching the sky turn shades of glowing red. Between this exquisite atmosphere it was unbeatable to pop up and hug my daughter whenever. Between schedules, we don’t get together often enough. Somehow I must work to change this.
Saturday Sunny created an excellent breakfast that included rosemary scones, baked to perfection. Mother Nature did us a great service and provided sunshine and light winds. Sunny had planned ahead and had all the ingredients of a wonderful lunch while Captain Pat navigated us out and around Bellingham Bay for a perfect afternoon sail. There was college laser competition going on – it was fun to watch however one of their buoys designating the course was right by the entrance to the marina. This was the only tricky aspect of the day, negotiating around them and not be pushed into shallow water.
Sunday Sunny was accommodating and chauffeured Pat to his PHRF meeting in the morning and then took me grocery shopping so the last week would find us eating fresh rather from cans. It was hard to say good bye to Sunny however knowing she had to turn around and clean up after house guests and prepare for a new work week it was the right thing to do. Sleeping on the boat after two delightful nights in a great bed, was doable but oh how I look forward to reaching home and sleeping in our full-sized bed again
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