We reached the small bay: ifter an 1 afternoon of sky: was , with fast- -
moving | _slouds’ “from ° ‘the =

irying to stay ahead of the weather. The:sky was:

still fairly clear,,but to the south and east massed -

long low cloud formations, and up above us ‘the
wispy high-level clouds were moving at jet speeds
- good indicators of an. upcoming front, with who
‘knows what. kind of weather waiting behind i it.

"th -tait few hours were a

don't lik entering bays ‘and™

"anchorages after “dark for

“ teasons. " Con-
sequently, ‘Lwas feeling quite
up-tight © as'‘we picked our

‘way in: the. fast-fading light

past: ‘the; shoals. ‘and. rocks,
then rounded up in-the spot
chosen for our anchorage.

My tension seemed to flow
away with the rattle of the
anchor chain. ‘The Danforth
swam down to the bottom in
a crush... pf green
phosphorescence, and the
crew excitedly crowded

around the pulpit to watch

the luminous glow.

For a few seconds the
anchor and all the. chain
were bathed in sparkling

* green radiance, and then it
was dark again - so dark that

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and
1,

it was hard to'tell where the
. sky stopped and the water
’ began. .

SETTEINGIN

We put the vessel in—
reverse and backed up on
the chain to make the an-
chor bite into the bottom. I
-kept the throttle open until
the ghostly dark shape of the
trees on shore started to
. move, and then slowed the
engine and took it out of
gear, as the momentum of
the vessel is enough to do the
job. Forward, the mate
stood with his ‘educated foot’
on the chain, waiting for the
tell-tale hardening. He gave
me the, thumbs-up _ and I
killed the’ engine. Only the
noise of the engine room |
fans could be heard. °

__ We worked on deck in.the
. dark, in silence. The sails

had to be covered, gear

: Stowed,.and the dinghy tied

Up so it didis’t keep everyone:.

—

‘awake. b Panging ‘on the
hull all night. .

Finally everything was

‘tickety-boo’, and we one by
one disappeared down the
companionway. Down
below the cook had the
lamps lit. The dinner dishes
were cleaned up and the
pleasant smell of soap and
water complemented the
general neatness and
cleanliness of the galley.

We flopped on the setters.
It was warm and cozy.

body was telling me it had
been a long day. My hands
were stiff and sore, and the
handle of the tea mug was
awkward to hold in my
fingers. A mosquito found an
open porthole and buzzed
around in the = salon.
Somehow, cven putting
repellent on seemed like a
major obstacle, and it wasn’t
till I'd been bitten that I
mustered the energy to find

* it.

It was a bit chilly, We built

a small fire in the steel.
fireplace. Half a pressed .
sawdust log took the chill

away as the gentle warmth

made my cycelids want to

close. One by one the crew

retired to their bunks,

leaving .only the = un-

fortunates who sleep on the

settee berths, on which we

were sitting; and finally we

too heeded their silent

entreaties and stole off to

bed. It was very black

outside. A warm breeze was

coming up slightly and the

barometer was down.

By seven in the morning it:
was light, a clear grey from
no particular source, The

‘the .

om

southeast.

only static.

‘The mate - came

said, indicating the weather.

_We tried the ftadio again, .
-and finally I decided to leave -
the boat.at anchor for ‘the. -
day, as the _ bay. where. we -

were.

g was quite
sheltered...

My | family © and

crew received the. news so.
cheerfully that ‘I..wondered | -
why I was so concerned”
about the. decision.

AS soon. as it was settled

that we were staying, a

whole new crew mentality
manifested itself. Out came
the chart, and _ within

minutes a dinghy-load. of

people was off to explore
nearby islets and coves. The

kids:went ashore.in the other -

dinghy, to a sandy beach
where they amused them-
selves for hours with bits. of
driftwood and some plastic

ice cream buckets. I found a- -

book,'.a ‘mattress and a
pilloy. ‘to be: @:good com-

* a to pass the’ time.

zt

THE RAIN:

Later in the day it started
to rain, and soon everyone
came back aboard. The kids
had lots of treasures in their
buckets and were ravenously
hungry. The dinghy _ that

‘went exploring came back

later, after the rainfall had
reached torrential
proportions and soaked all
the occupants to the skin.
Still, they were happy. One
of the young adults fell in the
water while transferring
from the dinghy to the yacht,
an incident that brought a lot
of laughter. The African
Queen kept the rain out of
the cockpit.

After. changing to "dry
clothes we all crowded into
the cockpit for ai few

moments to marvel at the —

force of the torrent beating a
noisy tattoo on our canvas
roof.

It was raining so hard that
the drops bounced when
they hit the sea, creating a
sort of a haze about a foot on
top of the water and making
a marvelous deep hiss that

masked every other noise
around.

Down below things were a
cheerful fug of drying

clothes and damp bodies. Bit —

by bit we sorted it out. The
kids spent the afternoon
colouring and reading; the
adults talked and everyone
seemed very content to be
cozily snug on board while
the rain hissed down on the
deck above them. All in all,
a very enjoyable rainy day.

A> gusty wind -
“muffled ‘the top branches of ~_
‘trees around «the: an-:
chorage.: The: weather ‘band -
“on:the VHF radio Picked 1 ¥p :

up on’ oe
deck with his coffee. “What —_
do you think, skipper?” he

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