We spent the entire day ashore! We took the dogs to the park around 8am and then walked the Gloucester harbor front. We found a nice field with a big shade tree where we had a picnic and took a quick nap. We took the dogs back to the park and then to the nearby dog friendly beach! They ran, swam and played with 10-15 other dogs all at once and were totally in their element. It was so fun to see.

Once the tide came back in and floated our dinghy around 6, we headed back to the boat for dinner and an early night. We listened to live bluegrass music coming off the water front as the sun set.

Poor Luna had a stomach ache and tried to quietly take care of it on the bow but somehow she ended up in the water at 3am. Shaun and I woke up to her splashing and Brik jumping in the dinghy to help her. Shaun scooped her up and she was fine. It’s hard to tell if she lost her footing and fell of the bow or maybe she got some poo on her coat and decided to jump in and rinse off.

We ended up rowing to shore at 4 am to let the dogs do their business since it seemed they both had upset tummies. Our guess is that it’s a combination of heat and accidental digestion of too much salt water. We’re gonna take a break from swimming for a couple days.