July 25, we were off early into town for breakfast which was a bit of a walk but was worth it. Margaret's was a small cafe but had very good food and a pleasant atmosphere. From here, we called a cab and headed to West Marine in Faihaven and got the remaining charts we needed for the trip, and a few other things. After this, we walked to the nearest Walmart, which again was a bit of a trek, but we made it. We got some needed supplies here we did not want to pay West Marine prices for, such as jerry cans and things like that. We then headed to a grocery store to get the fresh items, and cabbed it back to the shipyard. We got some lunch and were planning to leave after. We did not leave early today as we had to get through the Cape Cod Canal, which was our next big bottleneck. We have to watch the tide tables here to ensure we hit the tide and make it work for us. There was no hurry to leave till in the afternoon, and then the weather decided not to cooperate. The wind picked up, and outside the harbour was much worst. We decided we would stay, but I had no interest in paying the $135 fee again. Fairhaven Shipyard had no mooring balls, but a little further in the harbour Pope's Island Marina did. We threw off the docklines and motored into the harbour a few minutes and grabbed a mooringball. It did take a couple of attempts as the winds had picked up quite a bit. To pay for the ball, it seems much of the USA has moved to using Dockwa as the way to reserve and pay for slips and balls. Once booked, thy send you any info needed such as ball number, slip location and wifi passwords. Note that the use of internet is required to be able to book and get the info needed. $35 was a much better fee than the previous $135. There are services available here, such as showers and laundry in the yacht club and a water taxi is available as a pay per use fee. Now tied up and not going anywhere, we settled in to rest for the evening. The night remained windy and was a bit lumpy for sleeping.
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