The quiet neighbor in the Barred Islands

I had wanted to try the Barred Islands since I stalked a fellow cruiser anchored there earlier in the season. Ernie on Goldeneye was good enough to describe the anchorage and I had made a note. The entry is a little daunting as the anchorage sits between four islands. It looks fine at high tide, but the ledges that come out at low tide make you feel like you’re in a lagoon.

We managed to snag one of the two moorings and had a lovely & quiet few hours to enjoy this beautiful spot by ourselves before a few other boats arrived. The last two were particularly annoying as they knew each other and insisted on yelling back and forth between the boats despite the echo chamber we were in. Our solitude interrupted, we knew it was time to move on the next day.