Plan B, For Beautiful

Rock Sound to White Bluff  |  4 Hours  |  25.8 Miles   

The clouds moved out overnight and the brilliant blues returned with the morning. We raised the dinghy at 9:00 and headed north behind Paradigm Shift. Once out of the spacious Rock Sound anchorage, it was a quick run to our next stop. Turns out is was too quick as we outran the anticipated change of direction in of the wind/waves. The waves from the west had not diminished by the time we reached the entrance to Governor's Harbour. If we had stopped, it would have been a rolly anchorage. We continued a little further north and sought protection in the lee of Levi Island off of White Bluff. It was low tide when we dropped our anchor. The large sandbar was almost awash. I found my place on Fiberglass Beach and finished off a book while frequently looking out over the water.

This Plan B anchorage turned out to be beautiful. The afternoon passed quickly, the wind eventually clocked around to the northeast, and soon it was time for dinner. As I prepared chicken in the skillet, Barry and I laughed at the indispensible OXO silicone turner I was using. With the help of Google, I found it was 77 days ago that I had used it to chip the ice off our bow in Beaufort, SC. We were untangling our bridle and unknotting our anchor chain as the sun set behind Levi Island. I finished resetting the anchor just as the sun was highlighting the upper edge of the cloud. Tomorrow morning we'll relocate around the corner to Governor's Harbour.