Sea Kayak - Steilacoom to Sequalitchew Creek

We got on the water at 9:15 after introductions and a quick beach talk. It was brisk, but mostly sunny with a SSW wind at about 5-7kt. We headed south into the headwind after waiting for the ferry to dock. We crossed to paddle along the east side of Ketron Island, paddling by the beached ferry. From the south end of the island we crossed back toward the barge loadout at Dupont and continued south along the shore. We stopped for our first break at the first beach south of the barge loadout. During the break the wind died down significantly. After break we paddled south to a point just north of Sequalitchew Creek in partial sunshine and we made the crossing towards Lyle Point on Anderson island in sunshine and only 1-2kt of wind.
After exploring Ocean City ferryboat in Oro Bay, we headed around to the old brickyard where we had a leisurely lunch. Spring was well underway with daffodils blooming around the picnic table. This is a great break point with a reasonable beach, a picnic table with an interpretive sign and some trails to explore. After lunch, we did some rescue practice for an equivalency candidate and then proceeded around Cole Point. There were a large group of eagles on the beach just north of Cole Point feeding on a fish carcass - most of them were juveniles.
We then crossed from Cole Point to the southern tip of Ketron Island and then north up the west shore. The wind had completely died and most of the crossing was in glassy conditions. We made it back to the launch at around 3pm. It was a beautiful day out in between storm systems the day before and the day after.