3am Watch

The next few days we spent at Jerrell Cove and Hope Island.  We all went on a really long kayak/paddle board ride in Jerrell Cove and explored all the little inlets.  After anchoring on the north side of Hope island we kayaked over to the island for a hike.  We were a little nervous about leaving our boat because the current was running like a river where we anchored.  We had a fun hike around the whole island then fed the deer some apples in the orchard.  After seeing our boat was exactly where we left it we felt much more relaxed.  However, as night fell that relaxation turned stressful when Julie and I woke up to weird noises coming from the anchor chain.  Its always hard to know if your anchor is dragging or its just the chain pulling across the ground as your boat changes direction with the current.  I was up at 3am on anchor watch, seeing the sun come up and and watching the seals play in the calm water, it was an eerie feeling.