Another great sunset at Still Pond.
A mess around the prop cleaned up.
And yet another great sunset.
Parkside to Still Pond: The winds were projected to be from the west northwest at a low of four to five knots with temperatures in the high 70s and a sunny sky. Sue arrived around 1330 and we loaded everything board and stowed the refrigerated items and got underway. Very little wind was expected however there was about 10 knots, so I raised the sails and we sailed most of the way west of pools island. On the other side there was no wind, so I brought the sails in and we headed to our anchorage in the north side of Still Pond. The first attempt didn't catch so we tried again check and we were more successful. Then we cleaned up and got on our swimsuits and we were ready for a swim when Marty and Stephanie arrived. Marty swam with us for a bit and they headed back to change and bring dinner stuff over as we showered and got ready for dinner. First, we had appetizers then grilled steak and brussels sprouts with ice cream sandwiches and cookies for dessert. We discussed our upcoming ICW trip most of the evening. Finally, Marty called boater’s midnight and they headed back to their boat in their dinghy. We chatted until the ‘real’ midnight and then went to bed. It was a very quiet night.
Still Pond: It was a very quiet night and cool morning. We slept very well, and I got up and made coffee that we enjoyed in the cockpit before having cereal and bananas for breakfast. Marty and Stephanie stopped by for a chat before they headed back to Parkside. Since it was calm, we dropped the dinghy to row about in the area. In the process, I cleaned below the toe rail all the way around the boat. Then we had sandwiches for lunch and went swimming. I remembered I wanted to check the shaft zinc so I put on flippers in a mask. Unfortunately, when I arrived to the propellor I found a hairball of a mess with those small crab pot float lines wrapped around the prop, as well as the shaft and line cutter. I prepared myself by tying a dock line around the shaft to pull myself in close quickly. And then we tied scissors, my west marine knife, and marlinspike to a line I attached to myself. I cut lines and pulled and cut lines and pulled by going under at least 20 times and finally removed it all. Then I relaxed with a short swim, followed by returning the dinghy to the boat. Dinner was grilled salmon and spiced shrimp heated in foil along with cucumber salad. Then a relaxing evening under the stars. We ran the engine to generate electricity to get us through the night and then went to bed at 10:00 PM.
Still Pond to Parkside: It was another quiet and calm night which enabled us to sleep well with no fan required. Temps went into the high 60s. We were up for coffee and finally scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast. Then a quick clean up as I prepared to get underway. It was an easy anchor retrieval and exit of Still Pond. Once out into the Bay, we ran with the current at almost 2700 RPM and 8+ knots. We had a successful stop at the pump out and finally a clean docking in our home slip.
Days: 3 Days to date: 71
Miles: 32.5 Miles to date: 922.5