Despite the quick fix on the fridge (we had originally feared that it might take us till July 4 or beyond if they had to order parts), we were now facing weather issues. We need two days of good south or southwesterly winds if we want to head straight from Narragansett Bay to Maine. We had missed a good southwesterly the weekend before when the Keats were visiting and there was nothing in the immediate future. In fact, a weak nor’easter was going to settle into the area for two days. Everyone raves about the Independence Day celelbrations in Bristol (oldest one in the country), so we decided to head back to Bristol for the long weekend, seeing family members again (plus a good southwesterly was setting up again early the following week).
Mark and Minda invited us to their house for dinner Saturday and to spend the night, and as usual we had a fabulous time despite the torrential storms all around us. We got lucky and the sun started peaking out by the the time we got back to the boat on the 4th. Despite having been warned of how crowded the anchorage would get, there were only 20 boats or so at anchor (room for another hundred). Britt came out, followed by Mark and Minda, and we had a fabulous holiday evening watching the fireworks from the cockpit.
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