On Down the River

LaLeLu is in her new home in Melbourne. We moved her down there yesterday. On moving day, the wind was a bit sporty. It was blowing into the marina inlet - in the exact direction of our approach into our new slip. In hindsight, our premonition of a hard fiberglass and concrete landing proved folly. The water is so low right now that only a little more than half way into the slip she touched bottom and we had to drag/motor her across the last few feet of the slip over the silty bottom. No worries - the "real" depth of the slip should be 8'. The water level on the river right now is very low. Also, since the slip has been vacant for awhile, it acquired silt courtesy of boats in the neighboring slips. It would seem, as with most things, silt takes the path of least resistance, which in this case was the empty slip. Despite the less than glamorous dragging/docking approach, LaLeLu has taken quite well to her new surroundings. After she was all tied up, we sat in the cockpit and watched dolphins play behind our boat, and kayaks and small-boat sailors out in the channel. I think we are going to like it here.