9/23/15         Dutch Harbor, RI  (near Newport)


Beginings and Endings -

AM out of Onset, #19 w/osprey nest

A tedious day of motor-sailing. Beautiful weather and mostly gentle seas w/David at the helm. I did somenavigating, chart and "where shall we moor/anchor" reading but mostly sat w/Amelia to keep her comfortable. Julie, autopilot, kept us on the straight and narrow, neihter straight nor narrow. We determined to go to Point Judith Pond then discovered it was pretty shallow w/limited access to town (as far as we could tell from reading). So, let's go to Block Island. Changed course. Then heard weather reports of winds gusting to 20 knots for tomorrow. Change courses back to Judith Point? How about Jamestown/Dutch Harbor. Dutch Harbor it is.

Came in and found the moorings to expensive so we set our anchor. A first for this trip. TaDa (arms up)!! Kitty slept on the engine box much of the trip. Another first. TaDa!! She took another solo tour around the deck tonight, too.

David and I got a ride to town, a small tour from Jamie Bennett, who was getting out ofhis dinghy as we were leaving ours. We joyfully walked back from the grocery store. Walking around the deck for exercise is dumb - boring and dangerous with the possibility of falling overboard.

Home improvements continue. Dinner on the aft deck at sunset. Life IS good.

Reflected color. If you expand the pic you can see the beidge lights.
Taken from Grace on anchor.