Always hail on VHF before entering port, or expect a telling-off

At this particular anchorage, the procedure is to call ahead on VHF radio to announce you are coming in. Lauren Landers Sailing did it the very first time she visited but had skipped it on subsequent trips without consequence. On this arrival she did not call and got yelled at for it. A friend had already sent her a heads-up message warning that the harbour contact was grumpy that day, and he was. It is a small but important courtesy that is easy to overlook once familiarity sets in.