First day of the fishing tournament


FIRST DAY OF THE FISHING TOURNAMENT 
July 23, 2024
Block Island 

We get up at 4, walk to the breakwall to see the departure at 5.









The seal must be wondering what's going on this morning. 

 
Note to self: next time bring bug spray.


Black crowned night heron.



The moon is all there.

And so is the sun.

Breakfast at Payne's. 

It is high tide and we explore the salt ponds that Kim the nature guide suggested.



Here's a tiny baby crab.



 Then we go to Scotch Beach and walk to town and turn around.

Back at the marina, we grill kielbasa and potatoes for lunch.

In the afternoon we try to find the key of the dinghy with no success.  Scott makes new friends by helping somebody with their dinghy motor issues. His name is Emilio, he is from Cuba, his wife is Lenore.  They have their boat in Groton and wants to change marina.  Scott talked about Silver Spring in Wakely.  They're going to check it out. It's a nice hard top yellow boat.  They like fishing. 

Then Scott saw the boat "Two of us" struggling getting in and out of the boat attached to the main dock.  He pointed out the missing step on the ladder on low tide. She asked to move and they got a better slip.  Then Scott offered them a dinghy ride that they accepted enthusiastically. 
They are from New Jersey, they came here with stops in Manhattan, Milford then Mystic. Their names are Bryan and Lisa. From here they are going to Port Jefferson.  They have a house on the water in New Jersey by a marsh. They have their own dock.
We had a long good day.

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