Day 16: December 1, 2008

Port: Belhaven (35.56N 76.63W)

Weather: Crazy windy out there. Glad we are not out there today!

We have stayed put, due to very crazy windy weather. We had some friends leave this morning in hopes of making it through Pamlico Sound before the winds came. We dearly hope they made it through. If the winds are this crazy here, I hate to think what they would be like out there. We have never felt Thaleïa move this much while tied up before. We are rocking around like we were anchored or even sailing. We took this opportunity today to go to the grocery store and do some housekeeping. Yesterday, Mom and I did the laundry while Dad did our first oil change on the new engine. All went very well. I have decided after the experience we had at the laundry room, I am going to do a photo documentary of all laundry rooms. Boy, oh boy, was it a real treat yesterday. The machines sounded literally like rocket ships and I was scared they were going to explode. I was also worried if I was going to be getting my clothes back in one piece. Haha, it provided some great entertainment. Today, we borrowed a golf cart from the marina (they let you use them to get around town) and went to the grocery store. We learned the, hmmm, hard way that they brakes weren’t very good. Haha, let’s just say this place has provided us many many many laughs. The rest of the afternoon, we will laze about and prepare for tomorrow’s take off, which will have us crossing the Pamlico Sound. Pray for nice weather for us.

Good weather and happy sailing!