Trip Day 6 - Tuesday
0530-Mosquitoes ate me alive!
0705-Mosquitoes are terrible despite killing hoards of them. Bible study verse from this morning: "I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven."
Rained hard briefly last night.
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| Beautiful Morning! |
0745-Finished prayer and reading time before breakfast.
0810-Getting ready to depart from mosquito heaven. I determined later they were hatching in the bilge of the boat! They were not getting into the cabin otherwise. Boat swung close to shore and I had to pull in some rode before I made breakfast.
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| Lake Narrows As I Move South. |
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| Fishing Lodge - Only One On The Lake |
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| Google Earth Chart - Leg 5, 12.1 Miles |
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| Occasional Floating Hazards |
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| Beautiful Country - Devoid Of Traffic |
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| Bridge Was Too Low! - Had To Turn Around, A Disappointment! |
Ended up below a huge cliff (Eight Mile Narrows) tied by a bow line to a tree with my stern anchor (Danforth) set to keep the boat stable. Seemed well enough protected from N to NW winds but brush made going ashore problematic. I drank some cool water to assuage my thirst since it was already 77F inside and 80F outside.
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| Now Heading Back North Approaching Cliff |
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| Steep Cliff Face |
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| This Cliff Caused Trouble Later! |
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| Tied Up Right Under This Cliff Face |
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| Tied To Big Birch - Very Sandy Shoreline |
1210-Dishes are finished. Had to reset the stern anchor a couple of times by letting out more bow line and swinging the Danforth to add some scope. Will send some messages to fill folks in on the day's situation.
1250-79F/82F. Blowing a good breeze with some white caps showing in the channel. An occasional gust hits the boat but so far it is holding. It will blow all afternoon.
1415-Made some fried French bread with Havarti cheese which I call "Cheese Crisps". Had my snack with some white wine to hold me until dinner. Wind is really squirrely in front of the high cliff face.
Looked for peregrine falcons and other raptors that might use the cliff but saw no sign of activity.
1630-Straight line winds suddenly hit from WNW due to a thunder storm to the south which sucked the winds into the bottom of the build up. Again, I was in a venturi situation with winds being accelerated by the surrounding steep terrain. The intense winds were not expected. Big waves began to come around the end of the point I was tied behind and rocked the boat violently with debris coming off the trees and covering the boat.
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| Debris Blown Off Trees Onto Boat |
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| The Wind 45-50 Mph |
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| Post Storm Analysis - Waves Followed Curve Of Point Rocking The Boat Violently |
I started the engine and got ready to pull out but as I thought about it I really had not where to go! About all I could do was put the bow into the waves to stop the violent rolling but I did not want to go downing or upwind. The only good anchorage was upwind.
I prayed the Lord would calm the seas and he did! The boat is still rocking from side to side but the worst is over. It was a very dangerous wind I estimated to reach 45-50 mph at times.
1720-Brushed off all the debris, or at least most of it off the solar panels and decks. Dumped all the water pails and replaced with clean water. Boat is riding fine currently.
The snack lunch filled me up pretty good. I'm not sure I can eat dinner, at least right now. My adrenaline is still pumping!
1830-Finished dinner: Chicken fried rice with salad and white wine.
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| Calm After The Storm |
1930-Enjoyed a Baileys in the cockpit. Sky has clouded up and temp has dropped to 62F outside. A big drop in temps! Winds have moderated. I'm praying this mooring will be ok all night.
1950-71F/61F. Much cooler, cloudy, breeze still blowing but decreasing. Time for bed soon. Not much sleep last night due to mosquitoes. Maybe tonight I can get some rest.
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