Today the sun shined throughout the day and Meadowlark sat near a warm sandy beach at north Man O War. Did a few chores around the boat and took the dinghy into the harbour to bullshit with a few of the locals and pick up some rum mixers. Apart from that I sat in the cockpit and watched curiously as other cruising boats followed each other around the island looking for places to anchor. One thing I'm beginning to learn: Cruisers (at least many of them) herd like sheep. When they see one boat anchored all by itself, they tend to flock to it. Why this is I'm not exactly sure, but it happens all too often without regard to weather conditions, holding, or proximity to other boats. Meadowlark and I tend to prefer keeping our distance. It's not that we aren't sociable, we just don't like overcrowded areas.
Weather should continue to be beautiful tonight and tomorrow, and I will be planning for a big day of sailing on Saturday. Red beans and rice with Rum and Rain for dinner later so this is bound to be a good night.
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