Happy New Year!
It is hard to believe we departed Colorado one month ago today. Our team of 4 is gradually settling into the rhythms of living on a sailboat and it’s fun to watch. It would be nice if Emma slept through more sunrises, but she’s learning to be quiet at least and often gets several math pages done before the rest of us are even awake!
Today we tried something new: a “drift dive.” We took the dinghy out towards the ocean, jumped over with snorkels and floated with the incoming tide back towards the anchorage. You cover a lot of ground this way with less effort. We saw various fish habitats – coral, tidal sand bars, sea grass beds – and over one of the sand bars we floated over a resting nurse shark. Half our group was out of the water in a flash but stuck their masks back in the water – we all watched it swim peacefully away.
Another calm day meant swimming, acrobatics on paddleboards, showers – a lazy afternoon close to the boat. Got caught up on a few chores like Henry and Mike getting their haircuts on the back deck. We took advantage of the cloudless sky to try out Amel’s evacuated-tube solar oven that’s perfect for cooking pork tenderloin. Smelling a tasty dinner and watching steam shoot out the end of a solar oven will make you wonder why more of these things aren’t in use on sunny days on every back porch. I think we’ll be investing in one for Colorado on our return.Today was a good start to 2019. Sure hope yours was too!
Fun Afloat 