Windy Rock Harbor Sound

The winds blew out of the NE18-22 knots on Thursday so we couldn’t really get the engine safely onto the dinghy and thus were stranded on the boat all day Thursday. However we re-anchored Juno to the eastern side of the harbor for greater protection from the wind and spent the day reading. The winds were a bit lighter on Friday so we managed to get ashore for some exercise, running to the school where we found about 60 elementary school kids from the nearby towns who’d gathered for two day island track meet.  We saw the girls 8 yrs old and under run in their socks (no shoes) around the track with sand dividing the running lanes on the barren field. We also saw the “ocean hole”, a 600 foot deep inland saltwater that is a couple of hundred feet across. Being that it was Friday, the town was having their weekly“Fish Fry” took the dinghy ashore and joined the other cruisers and a few locals for some DJ music, fried fish, and beers before turning in.  One couple - Emma and Dave on Five Flip Flops have been sailing for 17 years.