One of the
common questions we get is “What do you do all day?” While it’s true that we do not have
television or some of the other common distractions, we can always find a way
to fill up the day. Today for instance,
we got up at 06:00 and did our usual morning routine; make coffee, check the
weather and figure out what to do today. We
decided to move the boat and set our sights on Block Island, about 10 miles off
the coast of Rhode Island. The
conditions were a little “dicey” but we went anyway. The trip would take 4 ½ hours to
complete. About an hour into the trip,
it became clear that we were being a little too aggressive in our itinerary and
we decided to bail out at Pt Judith, RI.
Once inside the breakwater, we turned to one of our guide books and
found an anchorage that sounded good. We
have been to Pt Judith before but not in a long time and never anchored
here. After a little poking around to
find the way in, we anchored in about the most perfect conditions with just the
right depth and excellent holding of the anchor. Mary made a nice lunch and I had a nap
(because boating is hard work!). In the
afternoon, I worked on a small boat project, an electrical modification that I
have been wanting to do, while Mary read a couple of boating magazines and from
time to time was my helper monkey. The
wind died later in the day and we were treated to a show put on by the locals
(fish) as they chased their prey. I
don’t know what species they are but it was a real spectacle. They swam in circles with their dorsal fins
breaking the surface while rounding up the smaller fish and then with great
splashing made the kill. Nature is
spectacular. Now it is dinner time for
us. The menu is to be left-overs from
the last couple of nights complimented with a nice corn chowder. Although it has not happened yet, I suspect
that bedtime will be about 21:00 (aka Boaters Midnight). Another day in the log book.
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