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You don't need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

23 April 2009 | Anchored, near Arsenicker Key, Card Sound
Mark
Wednesday, April 22. Trivia question of the day: Who wrote the quote in the title and why is it significant? In fact, sometimes listening to the weatherman just confuses you. We awakened to N winds as predicted, so after a leisurely breakfast we moved to the lee of Long Arsenicker (just about where we had started yesterday.) since the wind is supposed to blow later today and tonight, we set plenty of scope and used the kellet - it really does make the boat ride much more smoothly in a chop. As we wer picking up the anchor, I spotted Deb's lost mat. She had lost both Guatemalan mats as they blew off the stern while we were moving yesterday afternoon. One was right at our stern after anchoring yesterday, so I dove in and retrieved it. This morning, I spotted a white rectangle on the bottom as we were weighing anchor. We paused in our moving and I dove in and retrieved the second mat. It really is amazing how clear the water is and how well you can see everything when you are only in 6' or less. By the time we had relocated and re-anchored, the wind had shifted to E. Now it is not supposed to be E until tomorrow which is why we elected to stay here today and move tomorrow, the places N of here only have protection from the E, not N or NE. Wind remained from the E and even ESE at less than 10 kts all day, certainly not the 10-20 from N>NE predicted! Oh well, there is really not a good spot to move to for protection from the E at this point and with all the shallows in front of us I don't think we will get too bad a night's sleep even if it does kick up. Very lovely lazy day at anchor. We swam, sunned, and generally enjoyed. Deb finished the drogue bag and we got it stuffed and rolled. It is now done and ready to be deployed (all I need is the line for the bridle and attachment points on the hull. We have a picture that we will post when we have internet again.
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Vessel Name: Always & All Ways
Vessel Make/Model: Fountaine-Pajot Belize 43
Hailing Port: Hancock, NH, USA
Crew: Mark & Deb Parker
About: Mark, an ER doc, retired 10/08 to become a sea gypsy. Deb, an educator, has been retired since 5/07 and was equally anxious to leave the cold of New England far behind
Extra: We now have a hurricane season home in Bocas del Toro, Panama. We still plan on spending many months cruising every year.
Always & All Ways's Photos - Main
In the Spring of 2016, we sailed from Bocas del Toro, Panama, to Cuba and back with stops at the Albuquerque Cays, Providencia, and the Cayman Islands. We cruised the South coast of Cuba some and then left the boat for some inland excursions.
20 Photos
Created 8 March 2018
Cruise of Albuquerque Cays and Providencia, Columbia
19 Photos
Created 12 June 2013
Pictures from our 2012 cruise from Bocas del Toro, Panama, to the Bay Islands of Honduras and back. Posted each time we have internet
2 Photos | 7 Sub-Albums
Created 28 March 2012
Pictures of our home at Discovery Bay, Isla Solarte, Bocas del Toro, Panama. More (older) can be found in Discovery Bay album.
49 Photos | 1 Sub-Album
Created 5 August 2010
Pictures of our recent trip to the San Blas Islands of Panama with friends Ron & Cynde
58 Photos | 3 Sub-Albums
Created 29 April 2010
Pics from the month we spent at some of the out of the way places in the Bahamas, May 2009.
39 Photos
Created 22 June 2009
Birds, animals, etc. that we have seen along the way
14 Photos
Created 11 April 2009
Pictures of some of the improvements we have made over the past few months
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Created 11 April 2009
Pictures from Rio Dulce
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Created 11 April 2009
Pictures from our travels
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Created 11 April 2009