Day 336, Year 8: Move to the Dock
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2013
Weather: Rain Early, Then Partly Cloudy
Location: Eel Pond, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Today was our ‘move to the dock’ day and we thought we were going to incorporate a trip outside Eel Pond to do the sea trials necessary to get the new auto pilot heading sensor set up. But it was also soccer day for Jonah and Sam and Jed had to work in the lab most of the day, so we decided to skip the sea trials and just do that task once we leave here to head south. Our center fuel tank is also empty and we were going to fill that, but if we had to we could motor all the way to South Carolina using the other two fuel tanks, so we’ll just fill up somewhere further south. What we did do was go to Falmouth to watch Jonah play soccer and then we brought the three boys back here to the boat for lunch while Jed went to lab and Heather stayed home to try and catch up on some sleep. As soon as we got to the boat with the boys, Jonah and Sam disappeared into the v-berth to play submarine. They were taking their submarine to the bottom of the Mariana Trench to catch some gulper eels. They weren’t going to Challenger Deep (more than six miles down), but just about two miles down to get these eels. The things they remember about the ocean constantly amazes me and their imaginary play always makes me smile! While the big boys were playing and I was getting lunch, Ollie hung out with Granddad. The two of them are best buddies. After lunch, it was back to Falmouth for Sam’s soccer game where both Heather and Jed joined us. After the game, we all headed back to Woods Hole. Jed went back to the lab, Sam went to play with a friend who lives in Woods Hole, and Heather, Jonah, and Ollie helped us with our move from the mooring ball to the dock. Heather and Jonah took the dinghy to the dock and waited there to catch our lines while Ollie stayed onboard to help steer Windbird. At 5:30 pm bridge opening, our friends Susie and Jim came into Eel Pond. We had a lovely evening together aboard Windbird. It is always wonderful to get together with friends.
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