Once off shore we motor sailed in and out of fog. The fog horn was on again and it never affected Pretzel. She could not survive the small "fog cans", the sound was so piercing so we are so happy with the automatic horn. She and Jane slept right through some of it. There was lots of heat haze over the coast. Most of the day we could not see land. We knew it must have been very hot and humid ashore because we did not need jackets even through the fog. When the sun did shine the temperature increased dramatically. It's getting so much easier to navigate with the radar now. When you can't see the boats it really forces you to look at the GPS screen. We now can differentiate between a lobster pot and a boat!Arrived in Rockport by 3:15PM and got a mooring. This was another first for us. Since the harbor is so narrow there is no swing room so boats have to be moored fore and aft. The harbormaster met us on the way in and offered help, which we gladly accepted. He hopped on board. As Peter made a hard turn to the 2 mooring balls the harbormaster picked up the aft mooring line. It is connected to the forward mooring ball with a long line so Jane had to pull it along the starboard side to get to the loop for the bow. It was not difficult but a little fussy. Since there is not much wiggle room in Rockport we were glad for the extra pair of hands.
After lunch, R & R, we walked the charming town. Pretzel was ashore for the first time in 48 hours so she sniffed everywhere!!!! This was the hottest day for us so far the entire summer. Since we were not swinging into the wind it was uncomfortable sleeping in the heat...no breeze at all!
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