On December 30 we sailed south to Jolly Harbour.  We anchored in Valley Church, which has a gorgeous, long beach to look at.  A beautiful, bungalow-type hotel lines the starboard side of shore.  Steve had made reservations at their Sheer Rock restaurant.  To get there, we had to beach the dingy on the shore.  This area was very shallow and grassy.  So, Steve had to lift the motor and pull the dingy towards the shoreline.  Kirsten and I paddled to help.  Once on shore, we climbed the path up to the restaurant.

This gorgeous restaurant is situated on the edge of the rocky bay, overlooking the water.  We got there for sunset.  While the sunset wasn’t great that night, the evening was quite pleasant.  We were seated at a table that was at the edge of the water.  We could look down and see the clear water below us lapping up over the rocks.  The atmosphere and view were breathtaking.  The food was good but the service was extremely slow.  We were getting tired by the end of the meal. 

Returning to the boat via a dingy is always challenging after eating a big meal and returning in the dark.  Because of where we landed the dingy, we all had to wade into the water to launch it.  Then Kirsten and I paddled hard until we got to deep enough water where Steve could put the engine’s motor down.  We forgot a light for the dingy, which usually happens.  However, we were not very far away and were back onboard our boat in no time.