23 knots of wind last night to zero this morning, the cove is even prettier glass calm. What could make it better? Lesley whipped up some eggs Benedict for breakfast, what a treat! We decided to just remove the tattered dodger, it sure makes it easier to see lobster pots and get a little warmth from the sun. As the crow flies, we’re traveling about 4miles to Snow Island today... as the boat sails, that’s about 20 miles, still not very far compared to the 50-70 miles per day we were logging coming up here.
With a light breeze in our face, we motored down Harpswell sound, then used the Genoa to gently sail/drift up Quahog Bay to Snow Island. Our top speed reached. 4.1knots, but we averaged half that. No matter, it was a pretty day to see the sights, seals and turns. Lobster pots outnumbered boat traffic by at least 100 to 1, so we didn’t have moving traffic to dodge. we had plenty of time to enjoy the last of Katie’s blueberry pie for lunch, yum!
We anchored around 3:15. It again took two tries to get the anchor to catch in the soft mud 15 feet below. We ended up using almost 100 feet of chain to be sure we were hooked tight. Just as we finished the wind jumped up, so that foiled plans for a quiet dinghy ride around the small islands. It’s pretty though, even better as the tide comes up... I’m glad we came in at low tide when more of the rocks were visible!