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New Additions

George and I are continuing to work through our “to-do” lists. After spending an enjoyable month of visits from family and friends, as well as a brief trip to Baltimore, George got to work installing a new anchor and a Starlink system.  We decided we wanted a new anchor last winter after several challenging attempts to set the anchor in a grassy bottom. The Mantus anchor is similar in design to our former Manson Supreme anchor but the manufacturer claims it is much better with grassy bottoms. We certainly hope so. We had wanted to get a larger, heavier anchor but the largest that would fit happens to be the same weight as our former anchor.  We saw several cruising boats with Starlink systems while we were in the Bahamas last year. Everyone we spoke to loved the fact that the systems enabled them to be connected to the internet wherever they were—even offshore! We decided not to install one ourselves last fall because the company kept changing their terms of service and we wanted to wa