And there is the anchor light below on a breezy evening at Great Fox Island on Tangier Sound. I used to clip it to the lazy jacks at night when I slept every night under a boom tent. On nights now without a forecast of rain we'll sleep in the bivy sacs and not use the boom tent. So I've moved the anchor light forward to the bow stay where it doesn't interfere with the view of the night skies that we'll get looking up through the bivy's bug screen.When anchoring in a place, near Wainwright Island on Core Sound for example, where there might be some waterman zipping around the corner late evening I hang a second anchor light to the boomkin. Just want to make sure everybody sees us.
Back up to the top photo you can see Bruce's gps sitting on top of the chart book. One of our first jobs when he gets back here will be to import my waypoints in to his gps. We've both got Garmin gps's and I think they use the same MapSource software, so that should be easy. We'll spend some time on the computer the first night he is in town working on waypoints, buying our NC salt water fishing licenses and also updating our Spot profiles online. The next day will be food shopping, junk on the bunk (Bruce's army term for laying all our gear out on the floor and marking it off on a check list) and then packing the boat and jeep. We should be headed south by sunrise the next morning!Just noticed Bruce posted a test photo from his cell phone. That's pretty cool to be able to do that.
Steve
Thanks for the running commentary on you're adventure. I like reading about the details of how you manage the gear, equipment and day to day activities.
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Bruce -- that second picture of the anchor light is wonderfully evocative of the few lucky evenings I spent on the boat I used to have in the early 90s. Something about the color of the water and the light swinging in the breeze. Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to ask: have you ever tested the lifeline by jumping overboard while under sail?
Also, I'm curious about your menu / cooking plans. Do you have a coffee solution? Do you plan menus ahead of time or just sort of take lots of supplies and eat what you feel like?
I was happy to see you mention couscous in an earlier post: I recently discovered its usefulness for backpacking: cheap, healthy, easy, and delicious when you add things like dried apples, raisins, peanuts, etc.
Seth
Seth,
ReplyDeleteno I have never tried out the lifeline, but I have read accounts from people who have used them and not used them. I like the idea of being connected to the boat. I don't think falling overboard is the biggest threat. I worry more about a knockdown and like the idea of being tethered. The tether has a quick release that can be used if the line becomes a problem.
I just did a post about meals, thanks for the idea. Neither of us drink coffee so that is not a problem. Years ago I used to fix hot oatmeal in the morning on cruises. After dinner I would boil water on the stove then pour it in to a thermos. It stayed hot (warm??) enough to make outmeal. Would that work for instant coffee?
steve