LITTLE LOOP – DAY 23

LITTLE LOOP – DAY 23

So far on this little journey of ours
we have yet to stay in one location for more than 24 hours.
Today will be the day to change that…
Due to a combination of weather issues:
1. wind advisory (up to 40 knots with 2 metre waves),
2. heavy rain (reduced visibility with fog rolling in later today),
3. between where we are now and our next secure stop,
there will are no safe anchorages,
narrow channel and the BFB’s – Big Fluvial Boats –
(I cleaned up Francois’ description for you)
A trusted friend’s words still come back to me (and probably always will)
after our heavy weather experience last year
(40 knot winds at our back,
2-3 metre west-bound waves,
combined with 5 knot east-bound currents and incoming tide:
‘In hind sight, should you have gone out that day?’
Today, the answer will be ‘no‘.
We will spend one more day on Block House Island.
Never ones to just sit around we used the time to clean
outside (the rain made that job easier for the Captain)
…all shiny…
and a much-needed inside cleaning for the Galley Kat
(Captain outside made that job easier for me).
Another walk around town took us to
fresh local seasonal ingredients,
a real treasure recommended by a friend..
…deeelicious sangria,
bruschetta with local artisan chèvre and
crab cakes
served up by the very charming chef and owner
Marc Hardy.
And for Major Pig (retired) it was time for a cleanup of his own…
(in case you are interested in this little guy’s background
you can read all about his adventures by following this link)
…a soak in the tub…

 

…followed by a fresh rinse…

 

…air-dry only for this pig…
…hangin’ with the fruit and supervising dinner prep…
…and what better way to end the evening – watching R.E.D. – the movie.
…my ‘just because’ pic of the day…
(so sorry Major Pig)

 

 

LITTLE LOOP – DAY 22

LITTLE LOOP – DAY 22

OOFF!!!
If yesterday was frisky…
today was risky…
Winds have doubled making them 35 knots with 2 meter waves.
We are now safely docked at Block House Island
(great facilities, nice location)
Lots of boats coming in and as with us,
considering whether to stay an extra day.
Fair Jeanne was in port…
…one way to get over fear of heights…
After a walk around the town
and helping several boats dock
we settled in for the evening to a hearty bowl of what I now call
Block House Island Chili
(will post recipe at a later date on Sea Salt Galley Kat)

 

LITTLE LOOP – DAY 21

LITTLE LOOP – DAY 21

We glided out of our anchorage near Heart Island this morning…
barely a puff of wind…
past some amazing properites…
…and this was my ‘just because I thought it was pretty’…
and so remote…
Then the wind picked up enough to launch the genoa…
and THEN….
probably the best wind we have had yet…
beam and broad reach for four solid hours…
we hit
6.6 knots!!!
 
 
 
…Francois was wondering if we would get a speeding ticket…
 
 
 
 
 
…now back in Canadian waters anchored for the night,
all played out…
our lady dancing around the anchor chain like a Merry-go-round.