After anchoring in a no-name bay just east of Cowpens Cut, we spotted a lobster trap that still had a floating pennant but no styrofoam float. Only an hour passed before we were able to flag down a waterman tending his traps, and he pulled up the trap along with three critters inside.
Bonus for him: free product and another ttrap he can use after a little maintenance. Bonus for us and other boaters who won't wrap the floating pennant around their props. And bonus for the environment since no critters will die meaningless deaths in a "ghost trap".
It's particularly lucky that the dude happened to be close enough that we could grab his attention since we've only seen a handful of boats tending traps on the entire trip. We've done or good deed for today!
A strong foul wind limited us to just 14 miles today with only 6 being under sail. Total odo 500.34
Congrats on passing the 500 nm mark!
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