8/19/26: True Explorers

We walked into the grocery store as the doors opened this morning. The restocking ship had come last night, and we were excited to see the produce options. They were okay. I wanted bananas, which there were none of, but otherwise the store had a variety of fruits and vegetables in small quantities, including some raspberries I got for breakfast. Just before leaving, we heard from a very nice local who came to see the boat that there was good scallop diving in some nearby areas, which got us all excited before casting off for a small uncharted bay about a quarter of the way to the next major town, Hopedale. The journey was smooth, and we even did some sailing, which has become a rarity in our inner coastal sailing. The bay itself is less extreme than the terrain we've been seeing and almost looks like a lake. It is extremely picturesque and secluded and is even warm, which is a feeling long forgotten. Once anchored, we set out to gather dinner with Dede, Nathan, and Skip looking for mussels along the shore and Helene diving for scallops with me as a chase boat. We had mussels for dinner, which were cooked to perfection by Dede.