We decided to move the boat on Monday. We waited until 10am so the sun was high enough to help us see any hazards before motoring up the canal that separated Isla Grande from the smaller islands off it’s west side. The channels around here are all buoyed but vigilance is still required as you don’t know if buoys are missing or other potential pitfalls await. Having traverse the canal we headed a short way east to the channel markers showing the way behind the northern reefs. We anchored behind the reef in the western half moon bay on the north side.
We had planned to go diving so we prepared our gear. Helen was keen on swimming all the way out to the dive site so we agreed on this. The water where we were anchored behind the reef was murky and Helen very quickly felt unwell and headed back to the boat. As I had the gear on I checked the anchor and the underside of the boat before returning too.
After lunch we decided to move the boat to the eastern half moon bay to see if things were better there. The channel ran very close to the shore affording us interesting views of the coastal properties as we motored round – this time using just the batteries as the distance was quite short. Having anchored again we dinghied out through the reef to examine the dive site there. Helen didn’t feel positive about the spot and was not happy about where we were anchored either so we ended up moving the boat one more time. The day was being dominated by the extra bottle of wine consumed the previous evening.
That was it really. We spent the rest of the day reading. I spent some time reviewing canal transit procedures and guidance.
One more day here before we return to Cartagena.
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