Rolly Anchorage
14 January 2018 | Bahia Brasilito
Helen
Enjoyed a movie onboard last night. Mark selected Heaven Can Wait. It was a late night for us. The boat did a lot of rocking thru the night, with the large swells hitting us on the beam. After breakfast we made plans to head in to shore for lunch. Just before we left the winds piped up to 25 knots and of course the swells got bigger too. We waited about an hour or so to see if things would settle down. Then we left. Mark was keeping up to the wave ahead of us. He pulled up the engine and we were attempting to get the boat on the beach when we both fell. I'm sure it wasn't a pretty sight for the beach goers, and not one of them thought to come help us. We managed to pull the dinghy way up on shore and lock her to an old tree. Then we searched for a restaurant with tvs showing the Jaguar - Pittsburg game. The restaurant on the beach had a tv that was showing an old episode of the Munsters. It had an outdoor veranda with a great view of our boat. We walked across the street to Lucy's who had multiple tvs and they were all tuned to the game. Had a lovely but expensive lunch along with the second half of the game. We didn't think that the Jaguars could hold the lead but we were wrong. Congratulations, Jaguars! After the game we walked over to the little square and checked out the grocery store. It was a tiny sell everything store where we bought a loaf of bread and an ice cream. Mark checked on the dinghy while I looked in the two souvenir shops. I didn't buy anything as we will have more shopping in Coco. The dinghy survived. We dragged her back into the water and over the first few breaking waves. Mark waited in the water while I got in and started the engine. It took a few pulls, but I was successful. Mark got in and we rode back to Charabia. Took a shower and rinsed off everything that got wet or sandy. Our boat is still rocking. The wind is hitting us from the beach off to our port side. Tomorrow, we will head to shore early. Would love the swells to be smaller. At least we are getting practiced at doing this necessary task. The weather is not as hot today with the strong winds blowing. Not as many people on the beach.