4-18-21 – Ron’s View Racoon Island Anchorage

As we left the marina the next stop was an anchorage off raccoon island for a day or so to test our anchoring skills.    See we never really anchored in a big boat.  The BVI’s are mostly mooring balls and well I like to sleep and not worry.    This area is a great place to gain confidence in the boat and anchor.  Tides are fierce and swap 180 degrees twice a day.  Then zero wind protection makes for a good test. 

No one around!    The anchor/tide dance

So far so good.  No dragging and this was night three.  Granted we are to get 25 knots winds opposite the current tonight so perhaps I should have a few extra beers just in case things go badly. 

Sally loves this.  It does not seem to be scared of a thing.  She ironically thinks I can either fix our way out of bad things or work some magic.    Me?  I love this but constantly second guessing myself just to be sure I don’t screw or up.   

I always said control is an illusion and comfort only held us back from great things.    Umm I might have been full of shit or maybe not as brave as I thought I was.    Regardless let’s live this life and see where we end up. 

From raccoon creek back Jekyll Harbor marina to wait out yet an front that is to come through and bring some wind.    This time things got much colder and required a shore power connection to heat the boat.  Morning temps were 40 and while that was not horrible it was a bit cold spending the day working from the table.  Days passed fronts rolled by and Sally and I try to adjust to our new reality of remote work on a boat.   Jugging work duties has been a challenge since more of Sally’s virtual meetings take place mostly when it is time to anchor or dock.    

Did I mention that Sally has two new pets.   Biscuit and Buddy, the two dophins that seem to follow us were ever we go.    

Buddy

Biscuit