Probably the BEST weekend ever!!
On this Memorial Day weekend, we remembered those who gave all so that we can live with the freedoms we enjoy.
We spent virtually the entire weekend on the boat! I love camping and staying on the boat is "luxury camping" for me. We began by anchoring out in near a location called "Cedars" by the locals. Despite the crab pots and stakes for gill nets, we were able to find a spot to anchor. Shawn and I have pretty much developed our routine of anchoring...I drop the anchor and he ensures that it catches. Thanks to our anchor windlass, my job is easy!
My wonderful husband fixed drinks and cooked dinner for us (tuna and avocado) while I enjoyed the view and the sunset.
After dark, we put out the fishlight I got for Christmas. Who needs TV when you can watch the sea life??? All we saw were crabs--no clue why they liked the light so much (they were the smallest crabs I have ever seen!) and some really small garfish.
Saturday morning, we were up early! Lucky for us because the waterman who had set out the crab pots was checking them at 5:30am while we were drinking our coffee. While we have a stove top, we (Shawn) use an alcohol burner and an aluminum percolator to make coffee. For some reason, the coffee on the boat tastes way better than anywhere else!
After a leisurely breakfast of coffee, we weighed anchor to meander our way home. I commander the helm with Shawn directing me what to do while he weighs the anchor and rinses it off with the wash down as the anchor windlass does its thing!
We returned home to work on the boat a bit Saturday morning. We removed the hatch and the handrails on the foreward deck in preparation for painting. We decided to take the little skiff with us this time. I have affectionately named it "Tar Baby". We had to change the lower unit oil (I learned to do that) and scrub her down and launch her. All successfully accomplished. I commandeered Tar Baby and followed Shawn in the Yellow Bird.
We anchored the YB and cruised around in the skiff. We were able to get some pictures of her anchored. We anchored for the evening in Dividing Creek near Ditchley...our "go to" spot as it is protected and near our house so a quick jaunt to get there.
We enjoyed a beautiful sunset as we relaxed in the evening.
It is one of our favorite places to visit as it is relatively untouched. We love seeing how it has changed over the years. This is my fifth summer here and Shawn has been here twenty years, so he really notices the changes. We were fortunate to spot a crab growing a new class AND a turtle who was somewhere in the process of laying eggs.
We returned from our walk to find that our skiff was NOT exactly how we had left her! The tide was ebbing!
We returned to the YellowBird for a leisurely morning cruise and were fortunate enough to see a school of porpoises playing in the water. I took many pictures, but of course NONE of them showed the antics!
Sunday evening we returned to the area near Cedars to anchor. Just as on Friday night, there were several other boats in the area.
Monday morning and we had a perfect view of the sunrise and this sailboat!
