Day 6

We were aware that the anchor was dragging at approximately 6 am. Pat went up to secure our secondary anchor and use the dinghy to deploy--we had moved closer to the rocks.

As I was steering the boat I saw the depth was at 4.5 and went up as we were pushed by the wind. I told Pat to pull the anchor and see if I could get us off. It worked and we were able to maneuver and anchor right outside the chancel in 14 feet of water.

Now add to the list of bad weather here until Saturday, the packing gland malfunctioning and Pat still having back issues.

We solved the biggest problem, which was to be anchored safely, and will more wait until it is safe to depart. We will probably head to Pensacola rather than Fort Meyers as it is closer and the safest option.

On the plus side, we made shrimp ceviche!Read more