Waking in Effingham Bay to a cold, dripping fog dropped the motivation to swim to a new low. My friends back on Lake Washington texting about swimming in the lake helped me look at the positive: water calm, all to myself, mystical, Loch Ness Monsters must be friendly in such a beautiful setting.
Fog in the morning at Effingham Bay. Swam around the small island and a rock to the right. 
Almost same view, sun after noon
The biggest mussels are found in this bay!
The swim was well worth it and Patrick had the generator on for a hot shower and breakfast on returning with numb toes.
Then, on to Joe’s Bay, sun shining the way.
Joe’s Bay is a haven for kayakers with camps, rock outcroppings and island middens to visit by water. It gives a feel for the lives of those who subsisted on these islands for thousands of years.
Most of the islands have quite rocky and overgrown shores with occasional beaches where kayakers launch, or camp. The tide range is only 3 feet this week. Coming again when there are low, low tides would allow more shore walks or tidepooling.
We toured the islands from the dinghy but turned around upon hitting some stiff winds and 3 foot swells on the Northwest side of Dodd Island and were joined by two beautiful sailboats in the protected bay.
Holeinthewater 