Day 106: Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Port to Port: Shell Island

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled: 00      Stayed At: Anchor

First Things First: First blueberry muffins baked on the boat,; First time visiting dolphin by dinghy – very cool.

Mile to Mile: Its supposed to be a nice quiet night again so we decided to stay put and enjoy the relative peacefulness of Shell Island before we get to the marina where we plan to stay for the next month. We started the day with a special treat – fresh blueberry muffins. We are starting to figure out this baking oven and didn’t burn anything this time.

After reading for a while (I finished The Bourne Sanction – thanks Bill), we made a quick snack for lunch, put the motor on the dinghy and buzzed across the channel to an inviting sand sprit jutting out on the end of one of the barrier island protecting our little cove. Surprisingly, it was mostly made up of crushed oyster and clam shells. Lucky we had our water shoes on. But it was a nice break from the boat. We wandered along the shore exploring – Cindy hauled a few more shells back to the boat. We stopped at the bait boat and bought a few treats and chatted for a while before returning to Aurora. We are excited to see Jess and Sarah in a few days and can’t wait for our next adventures. Civilization, here we come.