We moved again. The anchorage outside Thunderball Grotto is often turbulent. It was this time, and it was last time. Maybe I should read my own blog so I would know these things. There are three small islands on the eastern side, and the current coming between them from the tide seems to stir the water up a bit. Tari got tired of it (so am I), so after our walk and lunch at the bar, she and Roger took a dinghy ride to explore all the other anchorages. We moved to the north end of Big Majors Spot. Bruce and Chris were there. The Island Packet near us two days ago in our small little anchorage was also there, along with many other boats from the other anchorages. So this was the place to be.

I was worried that with the wind being so strong, I would have great difficulty pulling up my anchor. I got lucky. There was a current pushing against the wind, so the pull on the line wasn’t too strong. I also put the boat in gear, so with the engine and current helping me, I could pull the rope and chain up straight away. There was no one to steer the boat, but it worked anyway.

My first attempt to anchor today wasn’t successful in that I ended up right in front of another boat - way too close. I knew it and the other boat owner wasn’t happy. So I pulled up anchor and tried again. Canadian hospitality, after all, only goes so far. When you anchor, nearby boats all stop and watch, to make sure you don’t end up too close to them. And glare at you if you do. The problem is this: you can drop the anchor 100 feet from a boat, but after you let out 85 feet of rode and drift that far back, you end up pretty close. The boats swing a bit in the wind and current, so being close can lead to problems. Plus anchored boats like their space - and some privacy.

We are waiting out the north winds for the next few days. And the next blog should not be about moving again. Over the last two days we have spent over two hours moving and anchoring. And after all that, we have ended up less than a mile from where we started. There is a narrow channel between where we are and where we started two days ago, but only dinghies can go through it. The rest have to take the long way around ... and it might take us a couple of days to do it.