4th of july

4th O July
Great day of sailing again. We are getting better. Today we woke up. Made espresso. I ate a snack. ( wasa bread with peanut butter) Ben nothing to eat. He figures coffe with cream is a meal. We got ready but this time we left dishes out from last night. Ben said he would do dishes cuz I have been doing all the cooking. So I let him except he didn't do them. Oh well I will let my uptight cleanliness go for once. Each sail has proven to be no big deal. So we set sail. This time I finally did the pulling up of the anchor just so we know I can do it. Ok I can do it if we have too but now my back is sooo sore. I hope it is muscle sore and not thrown out of wack sore. I will let you know tomorrow when I wake up. 
This day we spent the whole day tacking into the wind which is excellent practice for us. Winds 10-15.  We beat into the wind and I think we had plenty enough sails. We healed over pretty good. You guessed it. Our little mess was rattleing so I went below and thru stuff in the sink. Owen was hanging on with all claws on the upside. So I grabbed him and put him in the soft cushy setee on the downside. He looked thankful. Ben does an excellent job with the sails. Trimming them this way and that. Me I was working on steering just so and not over correcting. I learned a lot. Ben pushed a bit past my comfort zone to encourage me to sail till we were enterng the cove instead of when we were entering the river. I was nervous but it all worked out ok again and I did not feel in any danger. Just nervous for never havng done that. Ben likes to rush to jump to the next skill set a bit faster than I do. He is being patient yet assertive and encouraging to push me to go a little bit  further. I like to practice the same skill set untill I have mastered it THEN move to the next thing. Yesterday there was a boat that could not get it's anchor to set in. So I leanrned a ton of what not to do and what to do. So today when anchoring i was way more confident. We are tucked way in Dunn Cove. I thought it would be busy cuz of the fourth nope we are the only ones!! The last bay we wereone of 16 boat in a small circle. I'm glad we moved!! Navigating is better too. Ya know when ya learn to drive a car and u r entering the freeway and there are so many things to look for and later it is easy. Welp I'm getting there slowly. 
We took Owen for a dinghy ride. He was happy to get on land for a stretch or two. On land there are huge "plantations" for a better word. Big big houses. Humungous! They are everywhere. How can that be?
Lunch n supper was a can of sardines, wasa bread, dried apples, chocolate, and yummy potpourri potatoe chips!!! Connieknows the kind. They are purple potatoes, sweet potaoes and red potatoe chips mixed. I recommend them to Melissa!
Tonight I watched Ben bonk a jelly in the head. So then I did it and I squealed. They are heavier than I thought. They stood their ground or water when you bonk them. After two times they start to dive down. Funny.
Tomorrow awaits us. 
Happy fourth 
Pam
God makes the most incredible creatures. The jellies are so beautiful as they swish thru water. They have long tails of trails of graceful ribbons following them. Pretty stingy. 
Love you all