Growing Restless

Meeks Patch    

A mass exodus from our calm anchorage began this morning at first light. The sound of anchor chains being raised rang through the anchorage. By 9:00 the number of boats remaining had dropped to 10. Our plan was to wait to tomorrow so I tried to stay busy. After four days onboard, I desperately wanted (needed?) to go for a walk. With that not an option, I settled for an hour of hallway yoga. During my time on the mat I saw how dusty the floors were. Once the session was done, I pulled out a fresh Swiffer and cleaned all of the floors. I took my book to Fiberglass Beach for several hours and watched as the excursion boats took folks to see the pigs. A new wave of boats began arriving in the anchorage around 3:00. A large charter yacht anchored to our starboard and quickly deployed its inflatable slide and large tender. In late afternoon, friends Terry and Jack on their 53-foot Selene Shangri-La arrived. Barry and Jack chatted on the phone as neither of us had plans of dropping the dinghy. Our final night here at Meeks Patch came with a nice sunset. We will leave in the morning at first light and make the long run to Great Harbour.