Jackson Creek (Deltaville)

We were looking forward to picking up a few items for our boat while in Deltaville, a small town of 800, which is all about boats. In fact, boats outnumber people here by nearly 4 to 1.  Imagine our disappointment when we realized it was Sunday!

So, we thought that we might just as well get on our way south. The NOAA weather forecast was calling for 15-20 knot north winds, with gusts to 30; but our Windfinder App was telling a different story: 8-10 knot north winds. Skies were sunny. We pulled up anchor. The channel into and out of Jackson’s Creek takes a wide ‘S’ bend. I was at the helm (because Gil always weighs anchor), and misread the channel markers, which led us …. aground! Captain Gil wasn’t too pleased with his crew. Taking advantage of a passing motor-boater’s wake, however, Gil was able to reverse us off. He kept the helm after that!

Once out of the channel and back into The Bay, we found the winds strong and the waves big, and the ‘ride’ uncomfortable. It didn’t take us long to make a U-turn. Just over an hour later, we were right back where we started – at anchor in Jackson’s Creek.

Jackson Creek anchorage

There happened to be a racing regatta on The Bay at the mouth of Jackson’s Creek. We had ring side seats during our brief outing.

Back at anchor, and perhaps inspired by our neighbour (up above), Gil decided to tackle a boat job – replacing bearings in our windmill. Hopefully, we’ll find it runs a little quieter and more efficiently.

must be quite the view from up there!

Serenada's Workshop

Tomorrow, we shall attempt once again to get on our way south.