Confetti is anchored on the east side of the lagoon, over a beautiful sand bottom, with scattered coral heads 18-feet below. The snorkeling under the boat is pretty good in itself. We had five huge sting rays hanging out yesterday in the sand groomed smooth by the motion of the anchor chain over it. We also have a large shark who periodically patrols the area as well as tons of fearless, curious fish who don't seem to worry about him, or us. But to get the aquarium-type diving, we've been dinghy-ing
over to the edge of the reef, our new outboard proving itself to be quite handy. Yesterday we found yet another shipwreck, its pieces scattered under the water, acting as condominium-style housing for the fish. It, of course, can cause a sailor quite a visceral reaction to see these wrecks and try to imagine what went through the captain's and crew's minds as their boat ground to a halt on the reef, which, coming from seaward, is impossible to see at night and only visible by a line of white breaking
waves during the day.
We've had some arts and crafts and game-playing the last couple days: Riina has sewn beautiful and much-needed new leather on the steering wheel, Dan is splicing the roller-furler line, and Matt and I have the cribbage board out. Today we had a cleaning party and got the boat ship-shape, and intend to hang around for a couple more days. It's just too cool here to leave our little piece of paradise, and we know we will most likely never find a place like this again. This is also the first time we've
stayed in an anchorage for more than just a quick visit, and it feels great to get into the swing of life on the hook!
1 comment:
sounds heavenly and you are right to stay still and enjoy your pardise.....
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