Arrival in Georgetown ... Friday 8th March 2013
We departed the slip at Emerald Bay Marina with the
assistance of another boater and a very experienced dockhand. They were instrumental in getting the stern
of the boat turned. As we were reversing
into the wind, this maneuver promised to be tricky. In the event, with all the help, it went
beautifully. At the entrance to the
marina we met some waves but were soon out of the narrow entrance.
Shortly after exiting the marina the new-fangled lure went
over the side attached to the trawling line.
Eventually the spinning rod was also put into action. It saddens me to have to report that we
caught no fish. On the bright side, we
didn’t loose any fishing tackle either.
We tried hard to sail down to Georgetown but the wind just
kept dying away. We wanted to enter
through the cut at low water slack.
Clearly we weren’t going to make it.
At about 2 miles from the cut we put the engine back on and dropped the
sails. Once through the cut, we could
see a veritable forest of masts ahead.
We chose to anchor off Monument Beach, figuring that this area was
slightly less crowded but near enough to the town to go in by dinghy. After lunch that’s exactly what we did.
The dinghy ride was quite long and a bit bumpy. We pushed our way through a wall of
inflatables in bumper-car fashion to reach the dinghy dock and tie up. Once ashore we walked around trying to figure
out where everything was. We found the
Laundromat and the grocery store. We did
some provisioning and toted everything back to the dinghy. The ride back to the boat seemed even longer
and much damper! Once aboard Cotinga we
realized that we hadn’t found the post office or figured out where to get our
propane refilled. These will be
tomorrow’s tasks.
From our boat we are able to see an event happening on the
shore. We were told this is a farewell
party for a pair of cruisers who have been coming to Georgetown for years. They have decided that this will be their
last year here. There are hundreds of people
on the beach eating and drinking. Either
this couple is extremely popular or the boaters around here are all looking for
something to do.
Gloria
23 31.666 N, 75 46.066 W
No Photos today. Our access to internet is intermittent - we will post and add photos as the opportunity permits
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