Our goal was to get underway at 10:00 which had both my mind and body moving in slow motion despite being up at dawn. The heavily overcast sky was gloomy enough, then it began to rain. Hard. We were sitting in the salon when I looked out the back window and shouted, "Rainbow." It started out with deep, vivid colors and stayed that way for a good 15 minutes. That was plenty of time for us to grab two cameras and two phones and start snapping away. Its amazing how four different devices can capture a scene so differently. The rainbow was huge and then developed a fainter second arc to the top. If you look closely at the first photos, the rainbow was so close to us that it actually dropped into the water, way forward of the horizon.
The shot below, taken on my iPhone, was later voted best in show. The white clouds and dark blue sky drew extra points from "the lovers, the dreamers, and me."
Following the excitement, we pulled up the anchor and made the short trip over to Marsh Harbour. The anchorage was filling up fast and after we drove around for a while and even dropped the hook in a less than optimal spot, a large sailboat pulled out and we pulled right into their space. Just like being at the mall. We dropped the dinghy and explored the anchorage, stopping to visit with a few boats before heading over to the dinghy dock. We walked north through town, stopping at a gift shop, and checking out a local print shop to see if they had a "Help Wanted" sign in the window. We stopped by a marina along the way to see if Jeff and Terri were back aboard Change of Pace. They weren't so we went to Mangoes for a beverage and watched boats come and go. It was a sunny and warm day on the patio. A quick stop by the almost-American sized grocery store followed. I finally found a large container of strawberry yogurt which has been on my shopping list for months now. I was excited to snatch it up. While in the grocery, it began to rain -- just heavy enough to be annoying. By the time we walked to the dinghy and made our way back to Crossroads, we were wet, but the sun had returned. I sat up on the flybridge and turned a few more pages in my book while watching the anchorage full of sailboats and remembering the days aboard Laughing Place. She was a wonderful boat for cruising the Chesapeake, but there is no way we would have begun this Great Loop journey without the extra benefits now found on Crossroads.
The wind is picking up and tomorrow is supposed to be very breezy. We'll stay in Marsh Harbour and take advantage of some of their "big-city" services by visiting the BTC office (phone) and the hardware store.
The shot below, taken on my iPhone, was later voted best in show. The white clouds and dark blue sky drew extra points from "the lovers, the dreamers, and me."
Following the excitement, we pulled up the anchor and made the short trip over to Marsh Harbour. The anchorage was filling up fast and after we drove around for a while and even dropped the hook in a less than optimal spot, a large sailboat pulled out and we pulled right into their space. Just like being at the mall. We dropped the dinghy and explored the anchorage, stopping to visit with a few boats before heading over to the dinghy dock. We walked north through town, stopping at a gift shop, and checking out a local print shop to see if they had a "Help Wanted" sign in the window. We stopped by a marina along the way to see if Jeff and Terri were back aboard Change of Pace. They weren't so we went to Mangoes for a beverage and watched boats come and go. It was a sunny and warm day on the patio. A quick stop by the almost-American sized grocery store followed. I finally found a large container of strawberry yogurt which has been on my shopping list for months now. I was excited to snatch it up. While in the grocery, it began to rain -- just heavy enough to be annoying. By the time we walked to the dinghy and made our way back to Crossroads, we were wet, but the sun had returned. I sat up on the flybridge and turned a few more pages in my book while watching the anchorage full of sailboats and remembering the days aboard Laughing Place. She was a wonderful boat for cruising the Chesapeake, but there is no way we would have begun this Great Loop journey without the extra benefits now found on Crossroads.
The wind is picking up and tomorrow is supposed to be very breezy. We'll stay in Marsh Harbour and take advantage of some of their "big-city" services by visiting the BTC office (phone) and the hardware store.
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