Wednesday,July 9, 2025, Amendroz Island

Well, my mind knew today is a travel day. I never sleep as well before a travel day. I went from an 84 sleep score the previous night to a 69 last night. I kept thinking about leaving with the current here at the dock and what is the best way to secure the dinghy for baking out. Oh well, that's pretty normal for me. 

I got up early to post the blog and to polish the rub rail at the bow of the boat. The bow is close to the dock so I can reach it easily, which seldom is the case. I meant to do it yesterday, but forgot. Then I checked the boat for spider webs and gave them all a good spray. Next on the agenda was a shower. I was a busy captain today. All this before 8:00AM, and before Kerry saw the light of day. 

What can I say? I must agree!

Peter came over for an early cappuccino. I put a bag of little donuts out which turned out to be a problem. Usually I give each of us two. But half way into the cappuccino, Peter couldn't remember if he had eaten one or two. I wasn't counting so was of no help. So when he left we didn't know if he had one or two. I think he should have eaten another and then wonder if it was two or three.

I called to have a dock boy come over to help us leave the dock at 9:30. He never showed so Wiggins from Eriesponsible and Sadie offered to help. We had no trouble at all. The current was flowing in a direction that pushed us straight back out of the dock. Easy peasy. The stern thruster worked just fine. I got a pumpout before we left Little Current. Kerry was not feeling well but she did get up to help us depart. 

We were heading for Amendroz,one of our favorite anchorages. It's big, very safe, no rocks and comfortable as long as the wind is not east or northeast. On the way we stopped to look at Middleton Island. I've always wanted to see it. It's very pretty and I'll probably stay there some time. It was empty. Amendroz was about 2 1/2 miles away. We pulled in about 12:15. It too was empty. It took us 2 hours and 21 minutes for today's 13.8 mile trip. We putted along at 5.8 knots. 380 miles total so far. We saw a lot of loons on the way over, my favorite bird. We had a little rain on the trip and again once we were anchored. We got out both washdown hoses and spent a fair amount of time washing the bugs off Annie. 

Middleton Island and Amendroz. We anchored where the red anchor is at the top, center of picture

Peter anchored pretty far away from us as he feared we may be too close to the popular spot and have other boats near us. The big distance between our boats does give us both privacy which is nice. The breeze when we anchored was light and easterly, but forecast to change to South and then north.

Kerry made us a great lunch. It was like a tuna fish casserole on toast without noodles. If I was in the army I would call it S--- on a shingle. It was really good though. She felt a little better after she ate. She read for awhile this afternoon, but spent most of the time napping. I sat in the sun and read. It got pretty hot, so about 4:30 I climbed down the swim ladder into the cool water which felt really good. A martini after that felt really good too. 

I enjoyed sitting out on the back deck with my drink. It is so pretty here. Just being in the unspoiled wilderness is a treat. The views of the shore are beautiful, but hard for me to capture on camera. The seas are totally flat now, and the only sound is the waves occasionally lapping up on shore. As I sat out, a drone appeared. I figured it must be Peter. I hope he got some good pictures. I heard it before I could see it. It reminded me of how scary it must be for the soldiers on both sides fighting in Ukraine when they hear a drone. Those drones are not just taking pictures. It was Peter's drone that flew over. 

A happy Annie in Amendroz as seen by Peter's drone. 

I made dinner tonight about 6:00 PM once Kerry got up. Chef Boyardee lasagna was the main course. I opened the can and heated it perfectly. Kerry made strawberry shortcake for dessert, using berries we bought last night from a street vendor at the restaurant. His samples were delicious and all the ladies bought a quart from him. 

We sat out after dinner. It was a spectacular evening. The wind died completely so the sea was glass. Crows were cawing to the left and big frogs were croaking from the nearby island. A big thunderstorm was passing north of us and we could hear the boomers. What an evening! I just sat outside mesmerized.