"David Brooks" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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I can think of several places out of Tacoma Narrows I could get to
without
map or compass -- given good visibility. Hoquiam, Kelso, Port Angeles,
even
Friday Harbor (though I might not be able to find my way back).

Chris, I think you underestimate yourself. We have all those wonderful
crinkly shorelines: Nisqually Reach coming from the south, and Whidbey
shoreline from the north and northwest, are pretty good for orienting
yourself back home. Personally, I might find it harder on the outbound to
Kelso and FHR.


Yeah, well, I have been lost twice crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca, both
times due to overconfidence bred of familiarity with the area. It is too
darned easy to start following the wrong coastline.