With a move to Prideaux Haven, just next door. After three glorious weather days and very few floating neighbours in Laura Cove, we decided to move to the larger, and somewhat more protected from NW winds, larger bay next door; Prideaux Haven. There are more boats anchored here but, with the larger expanse, there's room for everyone and still lots of space to swing at anchor or choose a mooring ring for shore-tying. We chose to anchor and swing as we don't know which entrance the forecasted NW winds gusting to 25 will creep in through. And then there's the other scenario where the forecasted winds don't arrive and we needn't have moved… but we agreed to move anyway as the shores here are better for doggie walks than Laura Cove.
The more frustrating situation is that there is absolutely no connectivity anywhere here. We've tried heading 'out to sea' in the dinghy, standing on one foot and sticking our tongue out while nolding the phone as high as possible, and walking around the boat in both directions … still nothing 😣.. So, I'm writing this anyway and will keep it as a log, to send out when we are back in the land of electronic communication. Sorry about no pics… will send later. We head to Refuge Cove in a couple days and there should be connectivity there.
And finally… a wee disappointment which, thankfully, we should be able to rectify today, thanks to Mother Nature and a warm sunny day. I popped the dinghy 😖🥺☹️🥵.
As you know wee Maddie has to make several trips to shore ; for walks and to answer the call of nature. She hasn t learned to use the pp mat yet and must be transported ashore for said relief. Well, this afternoon she and I hopped into the dinghy for a quick trip to shore and, to my horror, the port side pontoon was soft. Yup, I must have touched one of the razor sharp oysters or barnacles with it on a previous trip. So, using a halyard and collective brute strength we have lifted this rather heavy dinghy onto the foredeck and flipped it over. The cut is obvious and we have hauled out our dinghy repair kit (thank goodness it's up to date) and patching activities shall begin shortly. First, we must finish the last of our Biscotti with our morning coffee and thank the heavens the sun is finally shining and there aren't any clouds to be seen in the clear blue sky. Phew. The patch will take all day (and possibly more) to dry. Thank goodness Maddie and Kathy can use the kayak for shore trips today. Stay tuned.
It's been a very busy day indeed. The dingy patch exercise took over two hours and our fingers are crossed that Kathy's meticulous attention to the patching instruction details will pay off. We won't know until tomorrow morning.
The rest of the day was spent relaxing, reading, domestic boat chores and swimming for all three of us … and Maddie even dove off the SUP (stand up paddle board) to retrieve her orange puck… very cool. She's a great swimmer.
I must say, our fingers are crossed tight, hoping the dinghy patch works… If it doesn't there's always duct tape :-). We (and Maddie) are lucky we have the kayak and SUP. Both have been used to ferry M to shore. Well, that s all for today. Nothing too exciting.
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