2/14/2013 to 2/19/2013
With the Porters departure we were ready to
head out, fish along the way and snag a mooring ball at Cambridge. Things don’t always turn out as planned. Not a fish did we see and the mooring field
was filled to the brim. Since we were
planning on heading for Compass Cay to hide from the “big blow” over the
weekend, we found ourselves dropping anchor off Compass Cay’s Anna’s
Beach. Silly us, somehow we didn't take
to heart the SURGE demarcation on the
chart. Around 4 AM we found ourselves slowly
but surely drifting towards the shore.
It was all hands on deck as Dan pulled up the anchor and reset it with
considerable more chain out. It appears
that the Quest spun completely around and the chain itself, wrapping around the
anchor in the sweep, dislodged the anchor.
With no more tidal changes before morning, we finished our night’s sleep
peacefully.
The morning radio chatter was buzzing as
boats sought a safe harbor for the pending blow. We slipped around the corner into Compass Cay
Marina as they quickly filled up. As
usual, Preston greeted us with his charming smile and his “Welcome Home”.
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| SOME OF OUR SUNSETS WERE NON-EVENTFUL WHILE OTHERS WERE SPECTACULAR |
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| COMPASS CAY MARINA |
And the wind did come, billowing and
blustering. The temperature even dropped
to a high of around 62 by Sunday evening.
We had to dig out the long pants and sweatshirts!!!! By Monday the temperatures were again
becoming pleasant and the wind beginning to die down. Boat by boat the marina began to empty out as
folks became more comfortable with the idea of venturing out. A couple more boats pulled out Tuesday
morning and things to get back to normal. We opted to spend another night here and fetch
the Hansons from Staniel Cay in the tender.
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