Heading North - Little Shark River Day 2

It was another night of high winds, gusting to over 30 knots at times. The boat did well, but it was a bit rolly. So, just as last night, I stood anchor watch getting up every hour to check the anchor, the winds, the tide, and our position on the radar and GPS.

I was looking at two more nights here and didn't want another restless night like the last two. It was low tide when I woke up. It was also almost slack tide. Slack tide is when there is no current flowing due to the tidal changes.  So, I immediately weighted (raised) anchor to move farther upstream.  Many people wait for high tide to move. I prefer to move cautiously at low tide. If I did get stuck, I would just have to wait for the water level to rise and float the boat again. I was happy not to put that to practice. In just half an hour, I had moved the boat. This was a much better location. I had 10 feet of water under the boat (at low tide). The river was much narrower, so the trees were closer. I was hoping this would better protect us from the winds which were forcing me to stand an anchor watch each night.

After making breakfast, I took some time to enjoy my new location. It was sunny with clear skies, but a little nip in the air. The temp was around 55 degrees and a slight breeze… and I mean slight; just 6 knots.

Little Shark River looking east

My view for two days at low tide

Low tide on the Little Shark River

The rest of the day was spent cleaning up some things. I scrubbed down the galley area. I fixed a control line to the wind vane steering system. I readjusted the anchor snubber line. The snubber line is used to take the load of the anchor and chain from the deck hardware.

I did spent time resting by taking a nap and also reading Grace’s Kindle. I thought it was very nice of her to let me take the kindle with me.

For dinner I had more pasta with the Bolognese sauce. After dinner, the temp  was really dropping fast. There was the potential of freezing temps over night. After a while I was too awake to go to bed and too cold to stay up. Normally, that would be a problem. However, I decided it was snack time! How many of you remember this?

Jiffy Pop popcorn!

It’s a horrible picture, I know. I had the red light on in the cabin. The red light helps to maintain your night vision while still allowing you to see. I forgot to switch it to a white light for the picture. If you can’t tell… it’s Jiffy Pop! It’s the perfect boat snack. They store flat and don’t take up much room. There is plenty in one container. Popcorn provides good carbohydrates for energy. …and most of all… It’s popcorn, who doesn't like that? The bonus was… cooking it heated the cabin quite nicely. I read the kindle and ate popcorn until I was ready for bed.