We’ve been in Scotch House Cove for six days now, since Friday Sept 30th. The NE wind blew a steady 25 knots for several days, with gusts over 35 and today it’s noticeably down to 18 knots, with occasional gusts in the 20s. Still from the NE. On the morning of Oct 1st we set out an anchor to take some of the load off the mooring. Not two hours later a nearby sailboat ran right over it as they headed out of the harbor. It was a hit and run - they refused to acknowledge their error via the radio when Dan repeatedly hailed them, simply saying “you’re fine, your anchor is holding” and nothing more - but it’s possible they sustained some damage, as they came back a few hours later with an assist from Tow Boat US. Yesterday they were towed out of the harbor. Our rode seems to be fine, our anchor is still holding.
Moored & Anchored
That was our biggest excitement during our stay here. Apart from watching the wind churn the waves through this mooring field, we’ve spent our days doing a little boat work between reading, napping, and playing games on our phones. Dan replaced a radio, ran the water maker, and did a little re-organizing of supplies. I did some light cleaning and re-stocked what I call the ‘day cupboard’ from deep storage. And we baked, because there’s nothing as nice as fresh baked brownies or apple pie, with the added bonus of heating up the main cabin.
New (to us) radio.
Tomorrow the weather should have calmed down enough for us to venture out of here and at least into Buzzard’s Bay. We have several destinations in mind, depending on how quiet the seas are. We might even see the sun! It’s good to have a reason to get out of our pjs.
The last of the pie, with a slice of cheese on top.
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