Our day got off to another early start, primarily because we wanted to catch the early morning rising tide to run the watermaker, but that also meant running the generator until the sun was high enough to generate solar power. That, of course, meant a noisy start to the day as well, so no one was going to get any more sleep.

Fortunately we received another phone call from Keenan to occupy us for an hour or so. He had finished his first week of training and was driving to visit friends for the weekend. Tyler, also a pilot at Delta Airlines, was our “inherited son” throughout their college years and we hadn’t realised so much time had passed since Keenan and Tyler had last seen each other, albeit they’ve stayed in contact via social media and are now both husbands and fathers. Of course, the pandemic has added to that lapsed time too, not only for them, but for everyone. It’s hard to believe more than two years have passed since we last saw our loved ones in the US and Ireland. We’ve never spent this much time apart and there’s still no end in sight!

After breakfast, while Elaine settled down in the cockpit to tackle her mountain of paperwork regarding medical insurance claims and updating her medical notes in preparation for her consultation with a specialist in Thailand, Roy decided to spend his morning baking bread; a gluten-free soft white loaf for Elaine and a crusty loaf for himself. With time on his hands he also decided to make a few “fun” enhancements to the Anchor Plus application.

Elaine, on the other hand, had no sooner settled down for a wee afternoon nap when she heard a distant thunder clap. Not too perturbed initially she ignored it, but when the next one was a lot closer, she jumped into action. Within seconds the usual drill had started; start the engines, to be sure, to be sure, close all the hatches, stow all the cockpit cushions, roll up the side-shirts and wait for the wind. It was barely a few seconds later when the anemometer hit 29 Kts, but strangely enough, there wasn’t much rain associated with today’s storm and, fortunately, we didn’t drag either. However, a new arrival, another Dream Yacht charter yacht did, but the crew were quick to let out more chain. That about summed up the entertainment and excitement in the quarantine anchorage for Day Six, besides the enormous jellyfish that paid us a visit.

This evening, we passed the time by enjoying a movie; the first in a few weeks and what a waste of time that was; a drama with no finite ending. Hate those kind of movies!