Sure shore lines....

48 20.355 S, 074 33.476 W, Caleta Point Lay

The gribs showed under 10 knots from the north so the 30 plus knots we saw after leaving the anchorage was a bit of a surprise. It turned out well as it pushed us south and we had the current with us as well so all good. Caleta Point Lay is a small inlet tucked inside. We have two waterfalls forward of the bow. We also tied two shore lines which sound easy but we have not perfected our technique yet.

Tying shore lines is an involved process. First we set a nominal anchor and get the dingy down off the davits. I get onboard the dingy with a kayak paddle, and a large basket with one of our 110 meter float lines. I paddle the dingy to the shore and tie it to a tree then paddle back to the boat and get another basket full of line. Sounds simple until you add wind, and slippery rocks and tree branches and.... Meanwhile, Rich is onboard Windarra setting the anchor and making sure the boat does not drift into some rocks. Then once we get both lines from shore to the boat we pull to position the boat and tie the lines off. Whew! We are nice and secure with two lines on shore from our stern pulling to keep the anchor in place.

Let it blow, let it blow, let it blow....

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