If our sail from
Cat to Long Island was like a roller coaster at Wonderland, today’s sail back
to George Town was a cakewalk! This time the weather prediction was accurate –
4-5 knot winds and flat seas – an easy ride all the way across the Sound for 3
hours, at 7 knots. Amazing how much the sea can change in one day….
We spent
yesterday hanging out in beautiful Joe Sound, with 5 other boats – two of which
were damaged and aground and three on which no one was aboard. It was almost
like being in a boat graveyard, but our neighbours were quiet 😊.
So I painted, blogged, and rehearsed choir music, and Jeff finished a variety
of small boat repairs he’s been wanting to get to. We admired the pink sand
bars against the turquoise water – exposed as the tide went down, and grilled
lobster tails for dinner.
After 500 miles
of sailing over the past two months, we’re delighted to be in our favourite
harbour called Red Shanks, about an hour from George Town, where we’ll sit out
the predicted big blow for the next few days, along with about 14 other boats,
before heading in for the Regatta.
Our only problem
now is that we’re running out of food, and there’s nothing here but a beautiful
beach. But we’ve heard that you can take a dinghy around the back of the
harbour, about 2 miles to George Town – so we might try that later today. Now
I’m off to clean the dinghy while my Captain rests.
Next day: the
45-minute dinghy ride to George Town was great, and we totally provisioned the
boat. Good thing, because today it’s blowing stink, and we’re just staying
aboard!
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