As we mentioned, after the failed attempt to find room in Marsh Harbour Thursday, we traveled not quite 10 miles further west to anchor in Red Bay. We sat tight for the afternoon to give the disappointed first mate time to wrap her head around the fact that we did not make it into the safe haven of Marsh Harbour. (Okay, so not yet, but we plan to try again Monday or Tuesday morning.)
One afternoon was enough sulking for the SaltyMare “Choose Joy” first mate. Wind research showed we were in a good spot for the coming blow, so we spent Friday and Saturday exploring the surrounding area. First up, we noticed a small ferry come and go, and lo and behold, we located the Red Bay Ferry Dock just a short distance away in case Susie would need a taxi from there to the airport. Plan J, I believe. But a decent back-up plan, nevertheless. Although, no one would be aboard to help Todd move the “big ol’ Mare.” Insurmountable? nah.
Let’s go beach combing! Oh, and let’s bring the snorkel stuff because, well, it’s hot!
We’ve found that you just never know – some spots are good for finding sea glass, some for locating conch shells, others for picking up pretty urchins or sand dollars. Our first stop Friday was good for …
finding galley ware! Now, that’s a bit odd. Perhaps left over from Dorian? 
Dorian surge damage was evident and made a nice backdrop!
Galley supplies, notwithstanding, Friday’s prize for the most unusual find goes to Todd, who found a desiccated Smooth Trunkfish.
The girls weren’t impressed with the combing, so how about some snorkel time? Yeah! Let’s check out the area around one of the little islets. That’s right, it’s a word, look it up!
Where there is water, Jacques (Todd) usually finds stuff. We all had a good time cruising around this little islet and seeing the marvels underwater.
It was so much fun, we decided to go back out after lunch. Another islet/rock, more pretty photos!
Once again we were amazed at the variety of stuff found around just a rock, err islet. Here are more slides for those interested in the pretty fish.
Saturday, we explored in the morning, hoping to find more treasures, but we only had those beaches closest to the anchorage to explore and knew a couple of sailboats with dogs had been all over them. No joy, even had to run back to the big boats to close windows with the impending weather moving in. So, it wasn’t long before we headed back to the big girls to tuck the dinghies up in the late afternoon in preparation for the blow.
Sunday during the wind, think…
No, no, it wasn’t quite that bad. We are big heavy boats, but 33.7 knot winds and rain did make for a sporty anchorage. No leaving the boat, so we worked on chores, laundry for packing, etc. We’re guessing chores were being done on Finish Grade, also. Todd was thinking that if this was summer an “event” like this gets named and the weather folks would have the whole country worried.
It kind of blew itself out during the day but the sunset was still pretty!
Our Travels 