Labor Day on Block Island

Last weekend Gianni and I took our 20 foot SeaCraft, Hobbes, over to Block Island and met up with the Pearse's and other friends. We towed our zodiac over. Gianni spent the afternoon on the beach with the kids and I buzzed around to the south side of the island to surf. I anchored off Southwest Point and enjoyed one of the nicest days of surfing of the year. Back in New Harbor we rafted up and went to the Oar for dinner. The next morning Tim Comstock took us out fishing for black sea bass in his lobster boat. It was blowing 25+ knots. We worked hard in the seas to bring home just enough for dinner. The big surprise of the trip was that when we arrived back in the harbor Jon's boat was high and dry. We waited out the tide with him. It was getting late and the wind had not dropped off, so Gianni and I decided to spend another night under our tent fly in the front of Hobbes. Gianni had the idea of pulling Jon's boat off the beach with the zodiac, so Jon pushed and Gianni pulled with the boat and she floated. We helped Jon navigate through the anchor field and wished them safe passage, as they had to get home. By then it was late and dark so we went over to Champlain's to join in the New Years celebration. Gianni enjoyed an $8 ice cream cone and we headed back to the boat. We slept very well the second night on the boat as the wind finally calmed. Waking to a beautiful day on Block was inspirational, and the passage home perfect.