Ladysmith Community Marina

After the long day yesterday, we made our anchorage in Old House Bay.  However, we were so tired from the early morning start that we did not take any photos nor wrote about it.

We left the bay this morning at 0600 to make our way to Ladysmith Community Marina, for which we had a reservation.  To get there we had to go through Dodd Narrows.  Boats have to wait for slack tide to pass through and since it is very narrow, they have to go through in single file.  Well, somehow our timing was perfect, we got there right on time.

 

Almost through Dodd Narrows

Looking behind at the entrance

Some good looking real estate along Dodd Narrows

 

There were about 6 sailboats with us and they all put up their sails, so we did likewise, even if it was just the headsail.  Beautiful sunny day and warm.

 

 

only the headsail but it is still sailing

 

This marina is very pleasant and it is run by the Ladysmith Maritime Society.  It has nice showers and washer/dryer included in the moorage fee.  The temperature is in the mid 70s and we are in t-shirts and shorts and Mark is running around topless for the first time in years.

 

All is good in the world.

 

the visitors dock

they have a cafe

 

Well, then there was this event that happened.  Pauline handed over the bow line to the marina guy and as she was turning around to go back to get the stern line, she tripped and fell heavily on her knee and hit the metal staysail traveler.  She had thought she had broken something because she could not straighten her leg.  Anyways, it seems to be a knee contusion, aka, a gigantic boo boo.  Applied the RICE process and it helped a little.