Goodbye Kallista!

Weather: FOG! Morning fog!! Light and variable winds although we were able to motor sail for a few hours; Low temp in the mid 60’s, high in the mid 70’s; The day cleared nicely by 1000

Comment: We hauled the anchor at 0745 and motored to the Deltaville Marina fuel dock where we took on 19.9 gallons. “Kallista,” who was rafted to us, peeled off and headed up bay. “Rides with Pegasus” offered to slow down a bit so Kallista could follow. “RwP” is one of two Canadian boats (CARAT is the other – she has a pirate for a skipper) we have been seeing since Oriental. They have Radar. It was a nice gesture and “Kallista” gladly accepted.

We were at the fuel dock for twenty minutes before slipping our lines and heading out into the fog ourselves. Visibility was limited to perhaps a quarter of a mile. We managed to hug the shore, but kept our distance from the shallows.

By the time the fog had cleared, we could see that “Kallista” and the Canadians were about a mile of two out toward the middle of the bay. Once the fog lifted, the rest of the day was a milk run. The wind was light and variable. We were able to motor sail for a couple of hours.

With nothing to do but steer, I turned my attention to the auto pilot. After reading the manual, I adjusted both response settings, and gave it a whirl. It held the proper course (within 6 degrees) for the next four hours. Sweet!


Diamonds on the water!

We made it into Back Creek at the Solomon Islands and had the anchor down by 1820 hours. “Kallista” is rafted to us for the last time. We plan to have a final dinner and celebration together. We are leaving bright and early in the morning. We hope to get to Engineers Cove on the C&D Canal before nightfall. With any luck, we’ll do the Delaware Bay in comfortable wind and sea conditions on Thursday and the final leg of the trip in the dreaded Atlantic on Friday.

Goodbye Kallista!