I admit it, we just can’t seem to leave.  Between the towns, the buses, the walks, the biking, there’s always something new to do each day.  And then there’s the weather.  We had predictions again for high winds and high seas, so we knew we were going to sit tight for a day or two.  We also needed to get the boat head holding tank pumped out (just like a port-a-potty on an RV, same thing applies to a boat), get groceries, and do some laundry.  All of which take a lot more time on a boat than when you’re at home.

 

loon taking flight

Since all of the above took a good portion of the day, and then the winds began picking up.  We decided to hang out and enjoy being on the boat.  The porpoises obliged and came by several times.  I also finally got a photo of one of the loons we’ve been hearing for days.  And we got a new neighbor – the schooner Ladona from Camden dropped anchor for the evening.

 

Schooner Ladona

It was a baking kind of afternoon, so I made a batch of sourdough focaccia with carmelized shallots.  Since the oven was on I went through our leftovers and came up with two types of naan pizza – 1) bacon, roasted garlic, ricotta, pesto and tomatoes, and 2) smoked salmon, lemon, local chevre, and capers.  Trip wasn’t complaining.

 

I went through my usual rigamarole worrying about the winds but Trip kindly got up at 2 AM this time and confirmed that none of the boats were dragging, we were all holding tight and we could sleep soundly from then on.