Day 2: July 16th

 Day 2: July 16 (7 am)


Well that was a start to a day.  After a stunning and successful day yesterday, today decided to remind us that we still have some work ahead of us, with lessons we “learned” but didn't apply fully, to things we were going to get bumped up on the list  to now!


Overnight we had set anchor in a safe anchorage, knowing that our anchor had been acting up.  By this I mean that we had tried to drop anchor just last week and the line wouldn't go in or out…which is sorta key when it comes to dropping anchor…..Sadly we had hoped we could wait but yet again we had been proven wrong.  Fast forward to 4 am…the sky was lighting up and the wind was wiping up, and there we sat watching to see just how safe we truly were.

  

Sure enough the anchor alarm screamed at us to take action.  The goal was to lift anchor and to relocate to a safer location, thanks to a little foreshadowing, I already ruined the surprise that of course the anchor would not return to its home.  Instead Geoff attempted to lift it out of the water and secure it to a cleat, this normally would be an difficult but achieved task IF the anchor hadn't taken on 100 lb of weeds, forming a very large ball of green chaos. Still it was hauled up and secured, still dangling in the water.  During this time our brand new dinghy had snuck up to Geoffs side…trying to clearly get his attention!  Ignoring her, I pulled her back,  shortened her leash and tucked her in safely closer to the boat. This proved to not meet her needs as she tried to run away from us as we finally tried to make some head way out of the bay to safer ground.  


So yes, the rain is POURING down….the wind is gusting…..the clouds are swirling and her we are now trying to coax our brand new dinghy back to safety.  Luckily she was eager to come home…..and soon we found ourselves settled with coffee in hand and bacon in a pan!


Boaters lessons:  

  • When turning in for the night always be prepared to travel.  This means having everything in place to start up and go without any fuss.

  • Carry Cash (we think we have to pay for the locks with Cash and sadly we gave the last of ours to the dock attendant at last fuel up)

  • Listen to your boat and fix what you know needs to be fixed ASAP, you will be plenty busy fixing the things you DIDNT know about along the way!

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