Warm Water!

Day 9 started out a little cloudy again but by midday the sun was out in full force.  Julie had a great early morning kayak around Grace Harbor before our 10am departure.  Our destination today was a short ride to Tenedos bay.  Tenedos is a great anchorage where once again we stern tie in a tight channel off the main bay.  Our stern tie skills are improving as we gain more experience, no issues this time!  Well maybe one.  The tree I chose to tie off to had some major branches and brush all the way down to the ground.  It looked Ok from the water but when ashore it took some serious bushwhacking to get in, loop the line around the tree and find my way back out.  When I got back Julie said I completely vanished for a while then emerged from the brush.

Every new anchorage usually starts off with some exploring with the dinghy and this one was no different.  Its always fun to check everything out by little boat, getting into all the nooks of the bay.  The chart showed a lake just a short hike away, so we set off for Lake Unwin.  Following a small stream flowing into the bay we reached the lake.  It was a great swimming lake, much larger than we expected, and Skylar swam for a long time.   Back at the boat we all went for a swim in the warm salt water.  Jumping off the top of the boat is a blast and Ava loves the big green raft.  We all still can’t believe the water is as warm or warmer than Hawaii.  It’s totally amazing!

I took a long evening kayak paddle just before dark that was awesome.  Totally calm, lots of small fish schools and a seal swimming under the kayak in shallow water scared the crap out of me!