Sunday August 12th

Got a mooring inside of the breakwater this morning. Yay!

Friday night was crazy. Big storm rolled through. We battened down the hatches and waited it out. I tried to bring Skipper in to shore at one point but he became very frightened during the row in so I aborted the trip and returned to Catalpa. After the storm blew itself out (around 8:00pm) we had a new problem. For some reason the left over breeze blew all the boats sideways to the rollers coming in from the bay. Roller-coaster ride. Every single thing that was not properly secured was tossed around the boat. Drank wine, listened to music, and laughed (no fillings rattled loose). Things calmed down later and we had a good night sleep.

Basicaly the weather has been pretty mixed since then. It seems like every few hours a squall blows through. We close up the boat. Squall ends, and we get a dryer SW wind blowing through (open boat and dry stuff out).

Yesterday (Saturday) we went into town for ice and a civilized meal. Had dinner at the Black Dog Tavern. Half a rack of ribs and a lobster roll. Excelent meal.

For the past few days (regardless of weather) we’ve been watching these guys with giant kites on some sort of waterski boards. Amazing. At times they must be doing 50-60mph. During the storm, one skier was going so fast that he was throwing out a 10′ rooster tail behind him.

We like our spot in the harbor. It is well protected and close to the shore. It makes getting Skip to shore (bathroom breaks) easier. Vinyard Haven is a very busy little town so there is always something to see. Lots of pretty boats also.