Hog Cay, Again

It’s been 2 1/2 weeks since we last visited a laundromat. I have been keeping up with the clothing by doing hand wash once or twice a week. The sheets and towels are another matter. Two days ago we decided to return to Hog Cay in the Ragged Islands. That meant it would be at least another week before we visited a laundromat. For that reason I have decided to wash the sheets and towels by hand. We do have an extra set of sheets for the v-berth but I don’t like getting too far behind on the laundry. In other words, I don’t want to walk into the laundromat with four loads of laundry to do. 

Our decision to return to Hog Cay has a lot to do with the cold fronts coming through every few days. They make it difficult to travel anywhere without protection from west winds. Hog Cay is far enough south that any west winds will be light and not cause too much chop in the anchorage. At least that is what the forecast predicts. 

We set our alarm for 2 am yesterday morning and were on our way from Thompson Bay, Long Island by 2:30. The sailing was surprisingly nice and we arrived at Hog Cay just before sunset after traveling 94 miles. The evening before we left Thompson Bay we joined Dee and Ron for a dinner of ribs at Jeannie and Brad’s house. It was a delightful evening. Jeannie even gave me home grown pomegranates and passion fruits to take back to the boat. What a treat!

A gorgeous day of sailing in the deep water on the east side of the island chain. 

Sheets drying on the jib sheets—jib sheet is the line (rope) that controls the jib—and lifelines. It isn’t very windy today so we are hoping there isn’t much salt spray in the air. I rinsed the salt off the lifelines before we hung the sheets. 

One of the many things we enjoy about living on the boat is watching the ever-changing sky.