With the Commander, Lord Kadizzle set sail for the Western horizon on Friday. After taking on a supply of fresh water, his Lordship, also known as Captain Kadizzle, set sail for Whitmeyer Bay. With a nice breeze, we sailed into the bay with Roger and Ruth. A little refreshing swim, a great dinner, some stories, and lies, and the next morning we headed farther west. The wind was so good the little fleet just kept going. The Hideout and Sovereign pulled into Heaven Bay for lunch and naps. Sailing is very strenuous work, sitting there sipping a drink and listening to music.
From Heaven, we went on to Goat Island Bay. After a good dinner with The Commander's fresh salad greens from the garden, we told stories and swapped tales until bed time. Rarely does one wake up where expected in the sailing business. Because we had trouble setting the anchor, I let out well over a hundred feet of anchor rode. With light winds, the boat drifted around over night. Just as Cissie popped her head out of the hatch in the morning, the boat came into shore gently nose first, as if it had been done on purpose. The anchor never let loose, but the lack of wind made the landing possible.
On the way back we explored the North shore of Sakakawea where the pictures were taken. We were careful to watch out for Rattlesnakes, especially since we heard on the VHF radio the day before that a woman was bitten by a rattler on the lakeshore and was on the way to a hospital.
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