Pea Soup

We left the Belhaven anchorage later than everyone else because we didn't have as far to go on this day.  And we were thankful for it because the fog rolled in heavy and early.  Eerily beautiful, yet scary, too; we couldn't see too far ahead of us and were glad of the radar and AIS systems, though we still kept a strong watch.  An errant goldfinch flew into the cabin at one point, skimming Gary's head, which surprised him.  I heard him yell and came up to find this cute bird just sitting happily inside the cockpit, turning his head in an attempt to get his bearings.  He flew out on the staysail rail then, and came back around a few times.  The fog may have thrown him off course, but after a while, he took to the air again, hopefully to rejoin his flock.

At another point, during the day, I hear another yelp from the cockpit to find that Gary had been surprised by a dolphin breaching right at the port side of the boat.  I think he wouldn't have been so surprised, except for the fact that with the low-hanging fog, sounds are exaggerated and the water splash was loud.  It was our first dolphin sighting, so that was cool.  I always think they're good luck, so am happy to report that we did not hit anything that day.  

At some point, because time seems to stand still on the water, it seemed the sky was clearing, but then the fog got dense again.  It was quite cold, so we were bundled up in as many layers as possible. 

Coming out of the fog for the evening, we motored into Adams Creek to anchor.  We were met with bright skies and a beautiful rainbow, actually several of them!  One was the typical arch, another was in a cloud mass and another rainbow square appeared on the other side of the creek.  It was such a great way to end the day of sailing.  After settling in, Elliott and I sat in the cockpit warmed by the setting sun and watching a pelican fly, dive, and splash to get his evening meal.  Perfection.