Port: Belhaven (35.56N 76.63W)
Weather: Rain! Winds N-NE 5-10, with overcast skies, turning to rain this afternoon. Seas were 1-2 feet. Temperatures reached 51 degrees F here today with a low tonight of 48. We are getting warmer!
Today started with a little craziness! This morning, instead of waking up to the alarm, we woke to a halyard clanking. Now halyards clank sometimes, but not ours. We have been very careful not to let them bang around, partially because it will drive other people crazy, but also because it drives us completely crazy. Turns out, upon quick inspection, we were stern to the wind at anchor. For those who don’t know… that’s not good. We are supposed to swing so that the bow is always into the wind. Everyone else was bow to the wind. We weren’t moving. We guess we were caught on a stump, because once we let a little more anchor chain out, we moved forward and swung around properly. Whew! At least that wasn’t something too bad. We motored 33 statue miles to MM 135 and have docked in a small marina. The rain started coming down just before we came in and is supposed to continue through Monday. We plan to hunker down for a day or two here, not only because of rain, but also because the winds are supposed to reach 25.
GWHS!
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