Weather: Foggy outside in the morning, sunny and warm inside! Winds: Nil. Seas: Flat.
I had a couple reasons to go to Watmough. First was RT had never been there and it is a pleasant place to be. With the park at the head of the bay, it is an easy place to walk a dog or take a hike. Another is there is a large, sandy beach at the head, an opportunity for clamming!
We went ashore, RT to walk his dog, me with a shovel. No clams. Nice sandy beach, but only 3-6 inches deep! No clams. Did find limpets though and we collected a couple dozen and kept them in a bucket with seawater and corn meal.
Watmough had run its course though. Though we had planned to stay one more night, the fog cleared outside and we decide to dash around the corner to Hunter Bay. We wanted to be in Hunter Bay by Thursday, a legal crabbing day.
Anchored in the SW corner and once again, needed two approached to moor on Captain's Mast. Damn!
Spent a few minutes cleaning the limpets and dropping them into white wine. Then made some pasta while sauteing some shallots and garlic, dropped the limpets in at the last minute and yum!
A quiet night on the hook. Did learn about the zephyrs in Hunter Bay. Previous stays did not include these. But, during the night the winds picked up and whipped down the mountain at the head of the bay, seemingly to crash right down upon us. Got up and looked around, but we were holding steady!
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