James and Jenny had been in the general area on vacation while we were doing the mini-cruise, but we were able to meet up on their way home. (The winds were still blowing from the east and north, which made sense for us to start heading toward Portland as well.) They caught up to us under way, just as we hoisted our spinnaker for the first time this season. Spinnaker runs are fantastic – the sail is beautiful, and James was able to circle the boat and get pictures as well as video. Looma IV sailed past on their way to Massachusetts and even Fiscal Stray called out to us on the radio, enjoying the view.
It was a slow run (3 knots at best), but it was fun. Then we headed up to Christmas Cove where James had managed to get a mooring for themselves and dockspace for us (they were down a mooring and gave us the dock for the same price). After heavenly long hot showers, and a starter cocktail on board, we caught up with them over a tasty dinner at the restaurant. We managed to have an hour of good conversation to ourselves before the band started playing, but we didn’t mind because they were quite good. Holy Mackerels – all covers of oldies but goodies. The fiddle was a nice bonus. The best part was that we could hear them from the boat after we left – it was a great lullaby that night.
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