More on the tall ship trip...Encampment 2009

After our evening trip around the islands, we awoke to a beautiful morning in a very crowded Roche Harbor (San Juan Island), for the annual "Encampment" - a reenactment of the "Pig War". Normally there would be only a few boats for the event, according to a local, but this year there were dozens of boats in the harbor, there to see the tall ships (not a normal part of the event). Lady Washington pulled up beside us in the morning - that's her behind Gary - then we maneuvered into the harbor between all the boats and shot off cannons at English Camp. We really enjoyed the entire experience.


There was lots of cannon fire that day - from the sea and then on land as well! Also, they were giving free tours of the tall ships, so Suanne and Jasper (who came over by ferry) took an extended tour of both ships.

P.S. If Lady Washington looks familiar, that might be because she was used in the Star Trek movie "Generations" and also as the Interceptor in the Pirates of the Carribean movies!