We left Mud Island this morning after Daren took the dogs to shore...barking all the way! The life vests make it so easy to haul them out of the dinghy like big wet suitcases, and they don't seem to mind wearing them while we're underway. A funny thing happened when we put up a sail just past Port Aransas and heeled over: the gas tank for the dinghy went overboard! We'd forgotten to stow it and it was just sitting on the solar panel, so it made quite a splash!! It was quite exciting; dousing the sail, turning around, and retrieving it with the boat hook before it floated into shallow water! I was just SO grateful it wasn't one of the dogs! I think they realize the risk, so they mostly stay in the cockpit with us, unless they see a dolphin, and there are plenty of them around!
When we reached the open waters of Corpus Christi Bay, we were knocked around a bit, and the dinghy slipped sideways, flat against the stern, which meant the outboard motor was sideways, too! YIKES! We went back to the lee of an island right next to the big ship channel and anchored about 3 pm! We were pooped and glad to be done for the day! We had hot showers, watched a couple Frasier episodes, and are ready for bed. We've had a couple MONSTER ships pass by us, but we're safely out of their path. Thank you again for your prayers! You can see that we need them ALL! : )
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