Kama Hele: The Final Leg

The final leg of our trip was finally here. One more push form Seattle to Tacoma Yacht Club, our home port. I woke up, went outside and decided to wash the boat at Bell Harbor before we left. When we get back to our home slip its always a challenge to finish up cleaning the boat while the kids sit there knowing home is just a short drive away. I washed the boat while Julie cleaned the inside. I was hopeful our 3 hour cruise home would be free of any saltwater spray on the boat. The wind was calm though, so I took the risk.

Leaving at 10:30am we had a smooth spry free 21.69nm cruise to Tacoma. Once we neared Point Defiance I tried to convince Julie to stop and do some salmon fishing. After a few tries she finally said "absolutely no way, we are going home!" OK, fine it probably wasn't the best idea with the whole family itching to get home by now.

One last stop at the fuel dock to fill up the tanks and see how much fuel we used on the trip. One nice thing about this boat is the 400 gallon fuel capacity. We filled up the tanks before we left and never had to stop and get fuel during the whole 3 week trip. It took about 45 minutes to top off the tanks taking on 234 gallons of fuel.

Stuck on a boat with 2 young kids for 3 weeks can be extremely trying at times. We certainly had our moments of pulling our hair out! However, it was all worth it. We had so much fun and what a great experience for our kids. At 2:20pm we pulled into our boathouse feeling great about having completed such a memorable trip.

Trip Log - 388.82nm

Fuel used - 234 gallons

1.66 Miles per gallon

Engine Hours - 55 hours 6 minutes

Days on the water - 23