Mal de Mer and unexpected pleasures

Marshall with Cape Flattery and Tatoosh Island in the background.
 This was the last land we saw for two days

Getting sea sick sucks. It sucks for the person who is sick and for the others  on the boat who get to watch the action.  I was queasy pretty soon after leaving Neah Bay and Scott was feeling it not too long after me.  We had heard that wearing one earplug would help,  maybe it  did make it  more bearable but it definitely did not eliminate it! Luckily for us and Marshall he remained completely immune to the queasiness and we are very grateful to have him with us, someone has to eat all the food we have on board!

We motored for the first 24 hours which caused the boat to be even rollier than it is normally which did not help me or Scott to feel any better.  I was the first to throw up but unfortunately for Scott although his seasickness was not too bad and the medication kept it under control, he developed a migraine that would not respond to the medication we had on board.  So we ended making an unplanned stop in Tillamook bay, Oregon.  Local Coast Guard was kind enough to guide us across the entrance bar and had EMS waiting at the dock to take Scott to the hospital for the good drugs. 

In spite of the seasickness and difficulty sleeping, (it is very loud on a small boat in the big ocean) the magic moments remain the strongest memories.  There were so many birds and some would come and do a slow circle around the boat checking us out.  In some areas the sea was thick with sailing jellyfish, and at night the phosphorescence in the water was unbelievably beautiful.  There was no moon so the trail we left behind us was intense and every breaking wave was topped with magical light.

Coast Guard Boat 47254 that led us across the bar at Tillamook Bay, it is a
dangerous bar in some conditions but luckily for us it was an mild day.

The way to sea, when we came in it was too foggy to see anything.

The train to Rockway

The boys at the beach

We are at the marina in a small town called Garibaldi which has turned out to be entirely delightful.  This afternoon we took the old steam driven train to the next town and spent a couple hours checking out Rockway, Oregon.  It has a beautiful beach and we had a lovely barefoot walk in the warm sand however the foot test proved the ocean to be shockingly cold.  We returned on the steam train, picked up a few supplies and are enjoying a quiet night at the marina.

The train ride back to Garibaldi, the whole thing just goes in reverse
so the engine pushes from behind.

Enjoying the beach

Tomorrow we plan to visit the museum in Garibaldi and then head to sea in the afternoon for an overnight sail of 63nm to Yaquina Bay, Oregon.  May or may not go as planned, we will see tomorrow.