Aeolus was the Greek god of winds, appointed by Zeus to guard the storm winds which he kept locked away, releasing them at the request of the gods to wreak their havoc. Apparently we've done sometime to offend him. Either that or he has his days transposed.

After ignoring our prayers for enough wind so we could sail here from Montenegro, Aeolus is now testing us a bit. We've spent most of the past 24 hours onboard while the winds inside and outside the harbor howl and the boat swings to and fro. Except for a brief respite for a few hours before dawn, we've had sustained winds of 12-20 knots, with gusts over 25 all day. And that's inside the harbor where we have fairly good protection! As a result, we haven't felt comfortable leaving Interlude unattended, so most of the day has been spent onboard. Fortunately, there's been plenty of entertainment and we've passed the time watching other boats, many of which are bareboat charterers, try to find room to lay down and secure their anchors. For many, this is a multiple attempt ordeal particularly those who have tried to get their anchors to bite in the section of the bay which is covered with sea grass.

Chris and I went ashore around lunchtime, leaving Tyler onboard to keep watch. As luck would have it, another boater laid his anchor on top of ours while we were away. And of course it didn't hold so they ended up bumping into us during the ensuing action. Fortunately, I had inflated and hung our fenders last evening in anticipation of this kind of thing, so there was no damage done, except perhaps to the other skipper's ego. Tyler called me while the situation was playing out and we watched from the hillside nearby as he calmly dealt it. After talking him thru the process of redeploying the snubber, Interlude was secured once again and we were back onboard a short while later.

We've done NO maintenance projects yet today and I'm feeling a bit guilty about that. But, to be honest, I needed a break because I've had precious little downtime since leaving home two weeks ago and I really didn't get that much sleep last night. I'm guessing that whoever the Greek god of fixing things is will make us pay some kind of price in the days ahead....