Schooner Cove to Return of the Jedediah Saturday June 7, 2008

The night at the Schooner Cove marina dock was rocky-rolly and noisy. Mark was up several times to check on noises and the lines. We left Schooner Cove after a breakfast of Karmy Toast. The Schooner Cove Yacht Club regatta was well underway. Kiata sailed and then motored on to a sweet little cove on a Provincial Park Island. We had discovered this place two years ago and loved it. There is an old abandoned farmstead here. We have seen some of the goats that were left behind..

It was low tide when we arrived. Stern tying is preferred along with anchoring here. We have a new reel and flat rope for this procedure. After setting the anchor, Mark gets in the dinghy with one end of the rope while Linda lets more rope off the reel…minding the propeller. Mark then takes the end of the rope to shore to tie it to something. Linda then ties off her end of the rope to a cleat. If the rope is not properly tied off Mark falls on his seat when he pulls on the rope. (Note: 9:30 pm—bald eagle just flew very low over boat) Linda then lets out more anchor rode so Mark can pull the boat closer to the shore. We want to be about 20 feet off the rocky shore. All this happened in a bit of a current. After some adjusting we are set for the night. We completely surrounded by three rocky cliffs-three islands, while being strung out in both directions. May there be no dragging of anchor tonight!

Our anchor and tie held firm.