Tuesday dawned sunny and warm in Warderick Wells. The winds settled down in the wee hours Tuesday morn and made for a beautiful day in "the Park". We paid for another night on the mooring ($30) and set off for a long hike. We decided to walk the eastern cliff trail. The skies were blue, the sun was bright, and we were up for a challenging hike. Evan says he didn't mention going all the way to Pirate's Lair, but I distinctly remember that. So after a long and beautiful hike along the very jagged cliffs of the shore, we made it to Pirates Lair near the south end.
We decided to take the western shore trails back. After what seemed like hours and miles (& after draining the drinks we brought), we made it back to the dinghy hungry and very thirsty. Needless to say, we lounged about the boat after a quick lunch.
Late afternoon we hosted a little get-together on Koala with the 2 other Catalina 470's that were at Warderick. There was Joe and Peggy aboard Onward, and Tom and Dana aboard Keelin' Time. It was great catching up with other C470 owners and sharing ideas and experiences with them.
Wednesday dawned with some strong easterly winds. We were planning to leave and head to Black Point settlement. It sounded like a good idea at the time, and in the end it was. But the first several miles motor sailing into the 15-20 knot winds and 2-4' waves proved less than enjoyable with the hull pounding into some of the waves. But winds backed a little as we headed further south and the motor sailing smoothed out a bit. We cleared the entrance to Black Point and dropped anchor in 10' of brilliant green waters about 1:30pm.
The winds stayed up much of the day and night on Wednesday but calmed down around 4 am (it's unfortunate that I know that!) Thursday dawned warm (now in the 80's) and sunny with a light easterly breeze. The plan is to do laundry right now, and then head out on a hike to explore the shoreline along the eastern coast of the island.
Tomorrow we are intending to head to Georgetown, and will make it a long day of sailing (hopefully).