Norfolk, VA
To see as much of the world as we can,
Using the smallest carbon footprint we can,
Spending the least amount of money we can,
Making as many friends we can.
Last dock day, we think. Here's the river whipped to whitecaps by the wind. It's blowing in the 30's, gusting higher.
I'm not used to seeing rivers with whitecaps rolling down them.
But the wind is blowing straight down the river, providing maximum fetch to create …
Tied to a dock, with shore power, listening to the wind howl.
I prefer to be at anchor in high winds. We have really good ground tackle. It does, however, mean we're trapped the boat. We're not up to playing dinghy in high winds.
But. I also prefer having …
Too windy (and cold) to do anything. Rain was expected. So we stayed put.
Counting the days between today (Thu4) and this forecast: "Stiff N wind becomes milder Mon8 with a HI nudging offshore. The HI completely collapses wind Tue9-Wed10."
We're going to try to do …
Starting our fourth week of this cruise with a few more days of waiting for weather. Here's the latest from Marine Weather (MWXC).
"Stiff sailing along the coast Sun7, becoming milder Mon8. Motoring Tue9."
This Tuesday thing appeals to us. The NOAA Marine Forecast doesn't quite reach that far into …
Weather Watch in New Bern. Having fun going into town.
Not having fun with the dinghy. The floor can no longer be pumped up. The hole got bigger through lack of attention. The floor is a rubber bag at this point. I think it can be repaired. I'm secretly hoping …
Watching the weather. Carefully.
Chris Parker says "An extended travel window may open behind the second offshore low pressure system Sun7-Mon8 as a HI shifts offshore".
We're sitting still until then. We expect stinky weather Friday and Saturday. "Showers return to coastal areas Thu4 with scattered squalls persisting offshore; Widespread …
Coffee Shop WiFi!
Yay.
Posh lunch joint with fancy wait-staff!
More yay.
Lovely walk around town.
Even more yay.
We're killing time waiting for the weather to turn nasty. Anchor remains fixed near 35°6.1884′N 77°1.9218′W.
Today, amongst other things, we endured a lot of wind. A real lot. Plus rain. The forecast is gusting to over 30 all day and into the late night hours. We may have seen gusts to 40. We're rocking and rolling all over the place. The anchor is holding, and …
Another Jammie Play Day while waiting for weather.
We did essentially nothing. The hook stayed buried at 35° 40.4927′N, 076° 03.4876′W.
The weather wasn't awful during the day. It did rain. But the wind remained relatively light.
I worked on some software. And read. A lot …
Jammie Play Day!
The weather promised showers later in the day. We have no reason to press on into the rain. Liquid Therapy will be at Manteo on Roanoke Island, tomorrow, the 23rd. We can wait here and join them tomorrow.
We played quietly all day …
Laundry Day.
CA wanted to try the Tidewater Marina in Portsmouth. For a small fee, we can tie up our Dinghy, use the showers and laundry. I have the WiFi password, and CA can walk a mile and a half to the Food Lion. Maybe take the bus back.
In …
We declared today to be a Jammie Play Day.
This means we did more-or-less nothing all day. Indeed, I wore my pajamas all day.
The anchor stayed down in Bryant Bay at 37° 19.5000′N 076° 26.6830′W.
For CA, this means reading and …
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