We left early this morning to motor against the wind all the way to Musket Cove. Luckily wind dropped to about 10kts, but we were still nose on all the way. The charts here are totally inaccurate and we found a large and rather nasty reef that wasn't marked on any of our charts. After going aground a few days ago, we are now extremely careful, as you need to dodge reefs all the time. After a twisty but pleasant journey we eventually arrived at what we thought was going to be our dream anchorage for the night - the only cruising guide we could find made it sound idyllic and from a distance it looked it, but when we got closer we found it was now the site of a hotel, with houses on stilts covering most of the anchorage space. Cruising information is so out of date here, and there are no new books. We therefore decided to go around the corner to Musket Cove, where we were due to meet up with the ARC the following day. We managed to negotiate the reefs, went into the marina and squeezed in (literally) stern to between two other boats. Nerve-racking time as a shallow reef opposite the pontoon allows little room for manouever. However, we managed just fine. Musket Cove is a lovely little marina which is part of a larger rather nice resort, so you are next to a wide sandy bay, have plenty of breeze and can use the facilities of the resort.
Picture today is of Michael and a friend he met on a visit ashore. She took to Michael, they had a good laugh, and she was delighted to find he also had crocs on. Matching pink and blue.
Lots of parties planned for next few days, so will report back.
Best wishes
Jackie & Michael
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