Trip 2, Day 6, Leg 5
Trip Day - Tuesday, September 28th
0500-57F/52F. Up early. I thought I heard Chubby rummaging around, but could not see anything?
0716-Finished my study time. Temps 68F/52F. Will make breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast, and OJ.
0830-Breakfast finished. Now getting ready to move out. 70F/54F
1046-68F/71F. Comparably warm day. Arrived at Blueberry Island East (R89) boat site after 7.7 nm traveled, at 4.8 knots average speed. Beautiful sandy beach and even a picnic table. It's more like a park setting! Very open under the trees and lots of great rock formations. A prime boat site, though a bit shallow to beach. I had to move some flat rocks around to position stepping stones to get in and out of the boat without my feet getting wet.
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| Blueberry Island East (R89) Boat Site (Click to Enlarge) |
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| Area of Operations - Day 6, Leg 5 (Click to Enlarge) |
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| Navionics Chart - Track is 7.7 nm (Click to Enlarge) |
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| Google Earth Track - R38 to R89 (Click to Enlarge) |
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| Avenza Chart - Day 6, Leg 5 (Click to Enlarge) |
My back is killing me today but I normally don't have back problems? I need to wash the dishes before it gets warmer.
1100-Changed my mind about dishes, they will have to wait, since the solar panels are a priority. I put the panels up at an angle to get maximum solar energy. Solar battery indicates 30% (141w charging).
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| Park Like Setting (Click to Enlarge) |
1300-Sat on shore with a cold drink just soaking up the beauty around me. A grand site! Good mix of rock, sandy beach, and park like forest. I will go up soon to adjust the solar panels with the changing sun. 76F/81F. Very warm in the cabin but pleasant on shore in the shade.
Observed a few fishing boats. A couple of them appear to be camped around the SW corner of the Island, out of sight. No houseboats have been observed since the morning of Day 4 , I believe their season is over?
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| Panels Tilted To Sun (Click to Enlarge) |
1448-I cut some firewood for tonight then sat in the shade and read some of my current novel. Again I rearrange the solar panels.
I am thinking of taking a swim though it is likely cold? The sun beating on the sandy beach may help? As it turned out, I did go swimming, and it was very tolerable, so I cleaned up while I was at it. Very refreshing!
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| Firewood & Birch Bark Starter Ready To Go (Click to Enlarge) |
1541-Started dinner of grilled chicken, potatoes, salad, roll, and white wine.
1702-Dinner finished. Too much food for such a hot day! 82F/80F pretty warm for late September! Flies came out with this heat so now I'm on a killing spree!
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| Small Peninsula Shields The Beach From Easterly Wind & Waves (Click to Enlarge) |
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| The Park - Note Large Rock In Background (Click to Enlarge) |
2010-Came in from the fire. Took a bunch of time lapse pics and generally just enjoyed the evening. Not sure I'm ready for bed yet, or not? 71F/70F. I may go up on deck and let the cabin cool some more. Well maybe not, since I left my chair up on the beach. No place to sit!
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| Beautiful Ending To The Day! (Click to Enlarge) |
I finished "Walk The Wire" by Baldacci and now I'm listening to "Playing with Fire" by April Henry. So, I guess I will crawl into bed anyway.
I did go out on the aft deck for a bit to observe all the stars since it was a nice clear night with the Milky Way very visible. Now it is audio book bed time. 71F/69F. I will leave the windows and doors open tonight though it may be chilly in the morning? Solar got up to 58% today, so I gained from my high yesterday of 46%. Hopefully that trend will continue.
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