Feeling Oh-So-Good Again

I don't have to tell you how good it felt to have a shower yesterday.

However getting our anchor up in gusty conditions at Egg Island, bashing our way for 8 miles into the wind and then docking at Spanish Wells Yacht Haven in wicked winds was not a pretty sight.

We really should have stayed at anchor in Egg Harbor another night until the winds subsided but we were that desperate for a shower.

After 4 loads of laundry, one blissful shower, and a super tasty lunch at the marina's restaurant, we were rejuvenated. It was worth every pretty penny.

You'd think I would've had the best sleep after that but in fact I was restless all night. Maybe because we weren't rocking at anchor but instead tied up to a dock.

Today we walked to the local grocery store to get some fresh fruit and veg.

We now have eggs, cheese, apples, nectarines (first class fruit the kids begged for), starfruit, grapefruit, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower and snap peas. I even found edamame beans!

I have been secretly planning to do some sort of special Chinese New Year meal for tomorrow but wasn't sure what to make. And there it was, right in front of me in the fridge aisle: wonton wrappers! Unbelievable.

So then I had to go and search for ingredients for the wonton filling. I found frozen spicy pork sausage meat, carrots and parsley.

Unfortunately the supply boat didn't make its delivery yesterday because of the bad weather so there was no fresh ginger. Well, it will have to do.

After lunch, a swim at the marina pool and another blissful shower, the kids went over to SV Moonstone to play, a kid boat also at the marina a few slips down from us.

This family started their cruising journey only a few months ago and also have a 9 and 7 year old. They are from Poole in the UK. What's more, the kids are really into Lego and Minecraft, so guess who just made two new best friends?!

By mid afternoon, it was time to go. We only wanted to stay one night at the marina, really to get all our washing and provisioning done. Mission accomplished.

We left the dock in a much more controlled manner (no wind or strong current today!) and motored out of the channel and threw our anchor down.

It's so nice to be on the hook again. It really is so much better than at a dock. The air flow is better, the scenery is infinitely superior and the stars seem to shine a lot brighter.

We anchored next to SV Busy Bee who had just come over from Egg Harbor today.

Before we even got the bridle on our anchor, the kids were on the VHF with Jake (Busy Bee) organizing a playdate amongst themselves. Gotta love back-to-back impromptu playdates!

Tai even had the cheekiness to ask for a ride from Busy Bee to get to their boat since our dinghy was still up on davits and he couldn't wait to go over and play Star Realms.

Tomorrow the plan is to continue south through Current Cut with Busy Bee and then make some dumplings to welcome the year of the Rat!

Walking to the grocery store. Tai was appointed map 
navigator. Aila was cart puller.

Homemade pastries, bread, jams, pickles, chutney.

Local homemade goods. We could not resist buying some bread even 
though I had just made some this morning.

So the deal was they could share an ice cream if I could take their pictures :)

Our friends SV Busy Bee at anchor tonight.

Look what I found, and only $5