Saturday night we were anchored by the town and were invited to POLAR PACER for a game of dominos. Randy and Jeannie from MUTUAL FUN were there to so it was like old times. Another couple were invited - Jen and Josh from SHELIAK. It was a nice coincidence meeting them as Scott from TAMURE had just posted a comment on the blog asking us to keep an eye out for them. Scott said we would like them, and as usual, he was right.
When we left POLAR PACER the weather was fairly calm but around midnight the wind came up. This was expected as a quick cold front was supposed to be going through. There were a few sprinkles of rain so I closed and latched the hatch above the bunk which was sufficient to keep out the rain. Unfortunately I did not dog the hatch down all the way as it was still hot and the air from the eighth inch crack that was left open felt nice. When the wind shifted the waves picked up to the point that the bow of the boat was buried in a wave, causing an impressive amount of water to be forced into the bunk. The cold shower was a rude awakening. We did not get much if any sleep for the rest of the night. Oh well, we had to be up for anchor watch anyway.
At the crack of dawn Sunday morning we headed back across the harbor to a quieter anchorage. We were exhausted and it was still windy out so we spent the day on the boat.
This morning we needed to run some errands to get ready for Bill's 60th birthday party tomorrow so we went back to town. The weather today is cloudy with 15 - 20 knots of wind with higher gusts. Going into town was fine, the dinghy ride back was yet another salt water shower. As soon as we dragged our sopping wet selves onto the boat we headed back across the harbor to our favorite anchorage by the Monument. We were able to sail across the harbor at over 5 knots with only a reefed headsail.
The afternoon has been spent defrosting and cleaning the fridge and baking bread and sticky buns. I am hoping to bake some pies for the pot luck birthday party on the beach tomorrow but the only propane truck on the island has been broken down since last week, so I hope I have enough propane!
Happy Birthday Bill. Sorry we couldn't be there to join the party. However we are flying back to FL this afternoon (if this snow stops in time) so we hope to see you in a week or so. Boy I am realizing that time flies like an arrow; but fruit flies like a rotten apple. Think about it!
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