Means no fireworks.
No sparklers.
No loud noise (other than what we all made).
All good!
We had a perfect motor out and managed to cross the shipping lanes ahead of two Southbound tankers (yay, didn't have to slow down and wait for once!).
Amazing.
Also amazing?
Only 4 or 5 boats in the anchorage ahead of us!
Three days of awesome guests on board ~ Kim, Barbara & Emma.
Hiking ~ everyone.
Fishing ~ Jim, Kim, Emma.
Mahk the plagarizing anchor dragger bocce ball champ Mark.
Knitting ~ me.
Eating ~ everyone.
Drinking ~ everyone except Dave who had non-alcholic beer and Emma who kept sneaking cokes.
Sleeping ~ all.
Swinging (in the hammock, get your mind out of the gutter!) ~ Emma, Kim, me.
Happy hours ~ all.
Swimming ~ all but Barbara on our boat.
Jumping either off the bow or radar arch ~ Emma and Kim.
Friends ~ "E Ticket", "Wainui", "Sweet Lorraine", "Mary Frances" and "Carlina" for about 4 minutes. Am I missing anyone?
Wildlife ~
Some of us dolphins, birds, island fox.
Bocce ball ~ all.
The fog rolled in.
And out.
And in.
Then out again.
We didn't mind as it was
HOT!
It
cooled us down!
Fun ~ all!