Monday Night August 27

Here we sit on the Hook in Beaver Stone Bay, floating about in the seaweed with the loons. Quiet, only a couple of other boats anchored in the distance. No cell phone service, but we are able to pick up a radio station out of Sudbury, so not totally isolated. Were in about 6 feet of water on the Lee side of a Rocky Island Shore, winds are mild and shifting. So were swinging about, with the radio playing...About to Grill some Chicken and play some backgammon…

Beautiful day, calm with sunshine. A lay on the bow day for Shirley.

We put on a new furling line this morning (Mark, we have it working right now!), replaced the main halyard shackle (Pat I found those channel locks!!), along with a few other minor maintenance chores. We departed right after lunch, sailed past George Island (one of 30,000 they tell us), and into Collins Channel (10 miles long). These channels are narrow natural passage ways between the Islands. Full of rock formations. I would rate the scenery a 10.

Crystal clear water where the rock boulders are in full view down15 feet, which makes you a little unsettled at times. Nothing much up here, my kind of place…

Paul..