We went back to Redhook and anchored this time to get a few more provisions before heading on. As we were down below organizing things and opening hatches I suddenly hear “Kalyra, I know that boat!” Turns out John on Clarity, who we last saw in Dominica with Judy & Torben, was anchored right next to us. Unfortunately he was upping anchor and heading to the BVI, so we chatted just a few minutes and he took off.

And wouldn’t you know it, the dinghy outboard wouldn’t start. We opted to sail in to the dinghy dock to run some errands, but then got caught in a hopeless tacking exercise on our way back. Luckily a local came by and offered us a tow. We gratefully accepted and invited him aboard for a drink afterward. Turns out he’s a local charter captain who rode out both hurricanes (?!?!?!?!) on board his boat without issue. The amazing thing is that he knows the local area so incredibly well from his charters but doesn’t know much about the rest of the Caribbean. Since he needs to move the boat for hurricane season, we gave him all sorts of ideas for runs south and different islands to visit on the way. Funny to think this was us on the receiving end back in November when we first arrived.

Trip spent the entire next day disassembling the outboard but finally found a cracked fuel hose that was the source of the problem. Rescue tape applied, and hopefully that will hold till we land somewhere with an outboard shop for a proper repair. The entire day was spent by then so we dinghied ashore for a final dinner at Duffy’s Love Shack (great bar).