We awoke, (one of us with a hangover), at 8:30, and had to
get up to move the boat so that the ferry could dock. It was a lovely sunny day - yippee. Since we were up anyway, we set off for a
sail up the beautiful Grey River.
Back in February, our good skiing friend Frank passed
away. Today his ashes were being
scattered on Burke Mountain – the New England ski mountian he loved. There was also a memorial ceremony which we
would have loved to have attended, but we are too far away. So, at 10:30 EST, we stopped the boat in the
middle of this beautiful fjord and had our own 2 minutes remembering
Frank.
We continued a very nice sail to the head of the fjord, dropped
the hook for lunch, bathed in the warm, fresh fjord water and beat back towards
the South East arm where we planned to anchor for the night. We were getting a workout – the winds were
now up to 18 knots, and the tacks in the narrow fjord were very short.
We noticed a problem with the new batten we
had put in the mainsail, and had to drop it and motor the rest of the way. Shortly after the winds died anyway so we
didn’t miss too much.
We anchored at the head of South East arm, 47 36.24N 056 59.03W, next to Mary Sol, our
British friend’s boat. We invited them
for drinks, and they invited us for dinner.
We got the best deal – a 4 course meal, with whisky, songs and very nice
company. Originally British (and
Northern Irish), they have all been living in Newfoundland for many years, and
were able to tell us a lot about the island.
Ships Log: 4135,
Todays Log: 16.7, Seasons Total: 547
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