This time we mean it….

So yesterday we readied a few things for our departure and I looked out of the boat to see that the tide seemed pretty low.  I took a look at the inlet to White Sound and thought I saw a mast in the channel.  Hmmm, he didn’t seem to be moving? Shortly thereafter I heard a VHF call saying the guy was stuck, another boat was also stuck and got off, and another boat was going to try to get around both of them.

That helped me make the decision to stay one more day, we took the dinghy into New Plymouth, did some brief grocery shopping and then took a dinghy tour of Black Sound.  When we got back we walked to Coco Beach and looked at all the grass that the storm had washed up. Back at the marina we met some cruisers that are younger than us.  It was nice to meet some people that weren’t actually retired-retired but just retired-for-now.  They’re kind of headed in our direction, so I’m sure we’ll see them around.

Now I have to run, we need to get out of here before the tide drops, GTC has been nice, but now we need to move on. There’s good weather for snorkeling over the next few days, so we are going to move the boat closer to the reefs.  Pictures sure to follow!