Max's Place sunset
Max's Place sunset
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Arnd

2023-02-24 Working Friday

Today was a working Friday. A long work day in the virtual office with what felt like little progress made. But some days are destined to be just like that.

Morning
Sargassum drifting Grand Case on a working Friday
Sargassum drifting Grand Case

It got windy in the morning. Very strong winds accompanied a frontal boundary which passed mainly to the north over Anguilla. But we also felt the effect in Grand Case.

Sargassum drifiting in Grand Case
Sargassum drifting in Grand Case

I was surprised to see large patches of Sargassum drift by the boat, I’d never seen any in Grand Case before. Many of the islands in the Windward island chain are suffering greatly from the increased amounts of this algae in recent years.

Afternoon

I took another swim around the boat to remove more of the bottom growth and see that I really need to get my tanks filled and to do a dive session to get the rudder, keel and prop shaft freed of growth.

Sunset

Just before sunset I headed ashore to drop off the garbage and get some bread while taking a long walk. The bakery was already closed but I got a snack at Max’s Place and watched the sun set. On my way back to the boat I stopped at Renegade to tell them that I’d move should they need me to while raising their chain. They invited me aboard and we chatted for a while before I returned to Zanshin for the night after a working Friday.