Day 229, March 27th, 2010
Woke up early, shortly after 5:00 with loud voices outside. A boat with several guys aboard was having difficulty anchoring. Couldn't figure out what they were doing. The captain was yelling at his crew with some pretty blue language! Then they were going round and round the anchorage in a muddled kind of way. It was pretty obvious they didn't really know what they were doing! Thankfully they ended up quite a distance from Periwinkle!
A lovely sunny day again today. We walked down Lincoln Mall, stopping in some dress shops to try a few dresses. (An important wedding coming up - a Mom must find something good for her son's wedding!) Nothing seemed right. We walked to the beach and along the beach to Ocean Blvd. Lots of people on the beach now! Had lunch in a sidewalk cafe on Ocean Blvd. and then walked back.
Then we went for a long dinghy ride up and around the canals north of the anchorage. Found a lovely quiet anchorage surrounded by beautiful homes. If we were coming back, that would be a good spot! We got a bit lost in the end, coming out north of the Julia Tuttle Bridge on the ICW a couple of hours later!
Back on Periwinkle, we were invited over for sundowners to "Ekotopia", our immediate neighbours - Karl and Laura. Were having a great chat with them when we noticed the two boats behind us were in trouble again. John and Karl had already tried to help by letting out more rode on the one boat. ( The same boat involved in the early morning troubles - we'd noticed on our return that nobody was home on either boat.) The boat nearer to us seemed to have dragged back onto the other, and now they were somewhat entangled. Not knowing exactly what the liability issues were, we did not want to interfere without an owner's okay.
However, fortunately the one guy got back. John and Karl went over to help and they managed to push the one boat away and reanchor the other. It wasn't to be the end of it though. He dragged again and they were banging again! John to the rescue again and this time the reanchoring was successful! What goings on! Never a dull moment! While John was helping this fellow, Karl went off to help another guy fend off another boat and let out more rode!
Woke up early, shortly after 5:00 with loud voices outside. A boat with several guys aboard was having difficulty anchoring. Couldn't figure out what they were doing. The captain was yelling at his crew with some pretty blue language! Then they were going round and round the anchorage in a muddled kind of way. It was pretty obvious they didn't really know what they were doing! Thankfully they ended up quite a distance from Periwinkle!
A lovely sunny day again today. We walked down Lincoln Mall, stopping in some dress shops to try a few dresses. (An important wedding coming up - a Mom must find something good for her son's wedding!) Nothing seemed right. We walked to the beach and along the beach to Ocean Blvd. Lots of people on the beach now! Had lunch in a sidewalk cafe on Ocean Blvd. and then walked back.
Then we went for a long dinghy ride up and around the canals north of the anchorage. Found a lovely quiet anchorage surrounded by beautiful homes. If we were coming back, that would be a good spot! We got a bit lost in the end, coming out north of the Julia Tuttle Bridge on the ICW a couple of hours later!
Back on Periwinkle, we were invited over for sundowners to "Ekotopia", our immediate neighbours - Karl and Laura. Were having a great chat with them when we noticed the two boats behind us were in trouble again. John and Karl had already tried to help by letting out more rode on the one boat. ( The same boat involved in the early morning troubles - we'd noticed on our return that nobody was home on either boat.) The boat nearer to us seemed to have dragged back onto the other, and now they were somewhat entangled. Not knowing exactly what the liability issues were, we did not want to interfere without an owner's okay.
However, fortunately the one guy got back. John and Karl went over to help and they managed to push the one boat away and reanchor the other. It wasn't to be the end of it though. He dragged again and they were banging again! John to the rescue again and this time the reanchoring was successful! What goings on! Never a dull moment! While John was helping this fellow, Karl went off to help another guy fend off another boat and let out more rode!
Pics: the marina beside us a Venetian Causeway, and the gorgeous house, just one of many in the area!!
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