Howling

This post is titled howling not because it is a full moon but because the wind has been howling for several days. I think it started Sunday and it's not supposed to let up until this coming Sunday, night. The one word that will sum up our time here in Marsh Harbour so far is "howling".

The forecast is for winds between 20 and 30 kts. Last night I turned on the instruments to check and it was blowing between 26 and 30. And it never lets up. It blows just as hard during the night as it does during the day. Going anywhere in the dinghy always involves getting wet with the wind and waves.

But there are a few other things to report. Last night we joined several other couples on Satori for a sundowner. Due to the aforementioned wind we didn't actually get to see the sunset because we were all below deck. Besides ourselves and previously introduced Sargo, we met the folks on Jubilee and Satori. We had a nice time and enjoyed meeting everyone.

This afternoon we went ashore and had Thanksgiving dinner at Wally's. It was a great dinner; turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, candied yams, dressing, vegetables and a piece of pumpkin pie. All very good, but a bit odd to have Thanksgiving without family but with temperatures in the 70's and watching the palm trees sway. For sunset we want back ashore and met John and Shelly on Planet Waves for a beer and to watch a bit of the Cowboys game at Snappa's.

All along I've said it's the people that have made this trip so enjoyable and it still is. Common practice is to take a dinghy ride over to a boat anchored near you, knock on the hull and introduce yourself. Invariably an invitation is extended to have a sundowner on your boat or their boat. From there new friends are made and the entire experience is enhanced.

A post wouldn't be complete without a comment about bread. We found a bakery and bought a loaf of coconut bread. Oh my. It was half gone before we made it back to the boat. The next day we finished it off. Another trip there is on the agenda for tomorrow.

We have gotten a few things done on the boat over the last couple of days. We made a new anchor snubber, seems everyone here has longer ones made as bridles. In this wind it seemed like a good idea so now we have one too. We also used some more of the fire hose (thank you, Allen) to make chaff guards for the snubber as it rubs against the rub rail.

That's it for now. We hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Take care.
Brian