Destin, Florida. I think I'm almost a regular here?
I have a couple of shout outs today. First, David Cox asked me today "why are you not hitting the spot?" i informed him the Spot is for transit, to show movement and i only hit it when i'm moving. He said, "Bull Shit.The SPOT is so WE can tell where you are. So hit it once a day." Well, i've given this some thought and i cant find fault with his logic. If he is checking the spot to see where i am, then yes, i have to hit the spot to be seen. If i'm not moving then once a day is plenty of hitting. So i'm going to hit the spot when i make coffee each morning. Then David will know where i am. Thank you David. (David threatened me some months ago with 'dragging me down to a local Veterinarian to implant a dog tracking device in my neck.' So this seems a pretty fair compromise.)
Second shout out is the lovely and talented Rachel Wing. (recently married so back off guys) Rachel works in the marina office in kemah and she asked today, "Why are you anchored out in the middle of a channel? Couldn’t someone run over your anchor line or hit you?" Another great question...
Rachel, yes. Yes they could. BUT i'm all lit up. Plus, i'm in an anchorage. (they tell us to anchor here) I use my anchor light at the top of the mast and also put out some extra lights so i will be very visible because yes there is a lot of boat traffic through here. It pretty much dies down after dark though. Here are some shots i took of the boat at anchor. (note: the first few days i was here they were having an outlaw challenge with lots of fast noisy cigarette boats so i put out the extra lights and decided to leave them)
These two are hung on the lifelines forward at the bow. blue & white.
This shows where i'm anchored. Right out in the middle.
My great photography work showing here! stop rocking the boat...
I'm not worried about other boats not seeing me.
The entrance to the harbor is very narrow and always busy with boat traffic. I'm down on the other end where it's quiet and slower.
It was a lovely day with a nice breeze. I got a bike ride in and took some photos. All good on the water in Destin. I hope your anchor does not get hit wherever you are anchored. -Capn Skip
