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A little problem leaving
This boat "Miracle" (dinghy name: "minor"), came in next to us late in the afternoon. The skipper was very kind and asked if we minded him anchoring so close. Overnight we all swung 90 degrees and there he is now right over our anchor the next morning. We wanted to get moving early so we started up our engine and put out fenders to try to come as close to him as possible and get our anchor. Eventually he woke up and hauled in some of his anchor scope to give us a little more room.
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| What a nice photo of bob on the bow |
Underway to Block
There was great wind on the way to Block Island but it was from directly behind us. Normally we can do ok going wing-and-wing but it was too busy out there to keep it stable enough to do that. So we Jibed back and forth a few times. Eventually the wind lifted us a bit and we were able to do a starboard tack directly at Block Island.
Linda was not feeling so great by the end of the 4 hours in the sound. No fish feeding though.
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| Took a sextant sighting of the sun and moon. Got us pretty close |
Land Ho!
Eventually Block Island came into view. Linda called Ballard's marina in the old harbor and spoke to "Breezy the dockmaster". Later she identified herself as the "chick dockmaster".
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| First glimpse of Block Island |
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| Entering the breakwater at Block |
Interesting landing
The docks at Ballards are between pylons and your stern ties up to the dock. She had room for us on the end and we drove in very close to the jetty and turned up between the pylons. It was a little bit fun and took two approaches. Our depth gauge says we're sitting in 5.4 feet of water. Hmmmmm.
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| Breezy the "chick dockmaster" helps us tie up |
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| Linda and Breezy strike a pose |
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| Posing with a martini |
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| On the beach at old harbor on Block |
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| Big ferries come in to this little harbor |
Navigational Aid
We rode bikes to South East point light. This light is way up on a hill and a major navigation reference in Block Island sound. An interesting fact is that this light was actually moved back from the edge of the cliff by 200 feet back in the 90s. Block Island is disappearing by about 2 feet per year so they thought they would get another 100 years out of this light
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| South east point light on Block |
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| Looking over Mohegan Bluffs |
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| Descending the 122 steps to the bottom of the bluffs |
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| The last part of the descent is at your own risk |
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| Apparently Bob beat her up the stairs |
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| Over the shoulder bike shot |
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| Arm shot with South East point light |
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