Avary Island

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     Having had a quiet restful night at the wharf in Lake Arthur (Windows open, cool breeze, temp. 70 deg.) we headed out at the crack of dawn and a grey sullen day.  Since we had left an electronic trail on the way in, we could confidently cruise at 1200rpm making 9 knots without undue concern for obstructions.  Winds ranged from 10 to 15 knots but as expected increased to 20 to 25 knots by the time we were to anchor in Petite Anse, just off Avary Island.  We had plans to dingy up to the only Tabasco Sauce maker in the country and tour the plant but......you guessed it, we had some degree of difficulty anchoring.  Deciding to go further inland to get away from the wind, we wound up at the mouth of the Cargill Salt mine.....many attempts , many fouled anchors and 3 hours later we returned to the original anchorage as the winds had settled to 15 knots. The problem was a clay bottom.  Every time we tried a set we would break free and the tip of the anchor would be fouled with thick hard clay. We would have to clean it to try another set.  Nevertheless, we remained secure all night near the ICW .
    Of course going to bed without repairing something would be out of the question so Tom and I repaired the sensor for the forward port fuel tank.  We knew it was full but it constantly read empty.  Just a poor ground on the sensor but we had to drill out a broken screw and replace it to fix the thing properly.
      By the time we got it fixed the girls had spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread ready.  A few cubra libras later ...good night.


                                            Anchor finally set as the sun set over the marsh.