A Walk And A Play!

Have I mention the wind recently? Well it's been blowing 20 to 30 knots for 48 hours. It doesn't affect the boat, although wind of this strength tends to make most boats "hunt" or "sail on the ball." The motion is virtually imperceptible when in the cabin. We have the rigging all secured, so the halyards don't slap. We took the courtesy flags down so the flag halyards are quiet as well.

The only havoc the wind causes is when we take to the dinghy which provides our transportation ashore. In this case, the strong winds have been out of the east, which means we have a wet, bumpy ride going to shore. The ride back to the boat is easy because we can go with the wind. Generally speaking, there is no spray when going with the wind. To go ashore, we done our fouls. Once ashore, we take them off and stow them in the back pack.

We went ashore twice today. The first time to play Bocce. Later in the evening, we attended the world premiere play at the Community Theater. The musical, Act Now, was written, directed and starred people who live on boats in the harbor. It was a fun evening and we enjoyed the talents of our fellow cruisers. We hope all the cruisers in the harbor will lend their support as well.

Between Bocce and the play, we managed to take an enjoyable 90 minute walk.

It's hard to believe that we're about the start the second week in March. We'll be leaving the harbor sometime after the 20th of the month. After that, we'll meet our family for Easter break and then we'll be home. Doesn't time fly?