Finally at Anchor! 

So happy to be off the dock.  The first stop is one of our favourites - a small, shallow anchorage at Peter Island without any amenities. We love this anchorage because of the beautiful crystal clear water and all the wonderful sea life.     A great opportunity to just hang on a hook and chill.  

For our first time ever, we used an anchoring system that is all managed from the cockpit - so cool.  Once we were happy with the anchor,  Roger tied the stern to the shore to stop us from swinging.  A turtle popped up to say hello and while adjusting the anchor, Roger saw a spotted ray.  After all the work over the past several weeks and months, we were so happy just to sit and enjoy the sunset.






The next day Roger took Pirate for a long walk along the top of Peter Island, where she encountered her first goat and her first hermit crab.  By then, she was ready for a cool down in the water.  Time for the PupPlank!

After taking Pirate cruising this summer with our friends Al & Pierina on their 45 ft Beneteau sailboat, we realized that getting Pirate in and out of the water was going to be a fair amount of effort, particularly for Roger and I.  So P looked on line and found the PupPlank - essentially a blow-up set of floating stairs that allows Pirate to enter and exit the water on her own.  It only weighs 12 lbs, so I ordered it before the trip and took it with me in my luggage.  We tied it next to the stairs on the swim platform.  You can see from the video below that Pirate is loving the PupPlank.




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