Friday, September 20, 2013

Day 17: Wheels!

jellyfish!
A good dingy is a very important part of living aboard a sailboat.  The dingy allows you to moor (anchor) the boat (without having to pull up to a dock and pay a fee) and then travel to land to buy groceries, sightsee, etc.
Our boat came with an older dingy, but we decided that having very reliable transportation was essential- so we purchased a new dingy. 
Trying it out was quite an experience- we have no pictures because Tyler and I were both convinced that we would capsize and dump everything in the water.  We did NOT capsize, however, we did almost beach the dingy on a field of (boat-shredding) sharp oyster shells, and the motor quit half way home- so we (Tyler) had to row us back to the boat launch.  I guess you could say that we tried out all the capabilities of the dingy on the first voyage...  So much to learn!
Cyrus is hunting for hermit crabs

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