Maple Juice Cove (the Olson Farm) is the home of the location of Andrew Wyeth’s most famous painting, “Christina’s World”, seen here off the bow of Rincewind.
This cove is a big area, reminiscent of a Chesapeake Bay anchorage, on the western side of the St. George River. It is all about 11 feet deep at low tide (of course the tidal range is about 11 feet) and has a muddy bottom. Not too many rocks are visible, and lots of nice-looking houses ring the shores. I stayed her for two days just resting (after a night of thunderstorms) and doing a little cleaning of the boat. Yep, more big skies.
You may have noticed two lines coming from the bow of Rincewind at anchor. One of these is the 3/8” chain connected to the anchor. The other line is a rope called a snubber and connected by a 
hook to the chain to ease the strain on the boat and anchor. Since the chain has no give to it, the rope stretches when strain is put on the anchor (like in the thunderstorm last night) and eases the pull on the anchor.
I spent two nights at Maple Juice Cove - just doing boat chores and enjoting the secure, peaceful surroundings.
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