The forecast for the day was similar to yesterday but since it wasn’t raining when we awoke, we decided to move on. We had noted several different anchorages along our route in case we needed to duck in to a safe harbor. Leaving early in the morning usually allows for a few good hours of traveling before the wind picks up so we hauled up the anchor at 6:30 am and set out for Sanford Island. We came through Little Detroit Strait, a spot so narrow it is customary to announce your intentions to pass through on the radio before entering. Fortunately, it is also protected, so there is no concern about waves or currents making it dangerous or difficult to navigate. The wind did get stronger as it got later into the morning and by 10:30 am we were very glad that we were nearing the end of our trip for the day. We had originally intended to anchor at Sanford Island, but Gale noticed a Gemini catamaran coming up behind us and hailed them on the radio. Leo and Betty of Dues Paid said they were going into Long Point Cove and they would be happy to lead us in. We followed and found another lovely, secluded anchorage where, amazingly enough, there was only one other sailboat. Since it was only 11:30 am when we set our anchor, we had the rest of the day to look forward to. We took the dinghy over to meet Betty and Leo in person and they invited us aboard. This was the first Gemini we had seen since leaving Delaware City two months ago!
After lunch, Gale and Lucy went fishing while Maureen stayed on the boat to do a little housekeeping. There were showers off and on all afternoon, but it didn’t stop us from fishing, hunting blueberries or visiting our neighbors. Gale caught a large Northern just before it was time to come back and pick up Maureen so we could share “happy hour” with Betty and Leo on their boat. Gale cleaned the fish, we spent a little time aboard Dues Paid and came back to Blue Heron for fresh Northern.
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