Friday April 10, 2015 – Titusville

 

Switched places this morning as Colletta drove the boat and Tom pulled up the anchor.  We have been encountering mud and gunk at our anchorages – great for holding but very messy.  Having limited water in our tanks, we have been conserving fresh water which is what we use to wash down the anchor and chain.  So today Tom used buckets of water, hauled up over the rail, to wash down the chain and anchor.  It is a great workout hauling up 5 gallon buckets of water; effective but not very efficient.  Finally having anchor as clean as possible, we departed at 1000.  Short ride today, we arrived at Titusville anchorage at 1237.  Have had problems with dinghy motor overheating, so we tried the other smaller motor which also did not want to start.  After much persistence it started and Tom took a ride around the anchorage, taking the oars, just in case.  Meet another MOTA boat, Happy Clamz, also heading to rendezvous.  Dinner consisted of rib eyed steak grilled on the BBQ while listening to music provided by the town of Titusville. (A concert was going on at the water front and we have great listening seats)  The stiff southerly wind calmed as the night went on and we both slept well.