Onset Harbor

Yesterday we finally departed Plymouth Bay and headed south, through the canal, to Onset. After 30 knot winds the day before, mother nature could hardly muster 5 knots today. So we motor sailed most of the way at around 5 knots. The trip was pretty uneventful except for the oil tanker I almost hit (not really :-0). I was so busy taking the pictures of it, that I changed course to head towards it. Here it is getting closer. It wasn't really that close, but the crew on the ship probably thought the person at the helm of John Ray was a drunken sailor.

We made it to the canal in approximately 3 1/2 hours. We timed it so the current would be flowing with us - a very wise move when going through the Cape Cod Canal. We cruised through at 10 knots over ground. I do believe this was the fastest John Ray has travelled for us. Mom, Dad, and Auntie Joan just made it to the Sagamore Bridge to wave to us as we went by. We whizzed by them so fast, and I didn't take the picture until after we already passed because I was trying to yell stuff to them. They really didn't look that small.

We made it to Onset and were anchored by 2:00 p.m. It is really beautiful here. This is probably one of the nicest anchorages we've stayed at so far (since we've been sailors). We were too tired to go ashore last night, so we are going this morning.

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