We finally moved today although the weather forcast wasn't great. The wind
had switched and was coming from the only direction that made waves that came
through our marina. The winds were a little lighter so we decided to head a short
distance and get out of the Cape Fear River. We had a really difficult time getting
away from our dock because we were being pinned against it by the wind but
finally, with two other guys pushing our bow away we made it. We had a
favorable current but strong head winds as we traveled down the Cape Fear
River for two hours and then into protected waters of the ICW.
We are staying at St. James Marina, recommended to us by Links. Thank you,
Links. This is a very nice place, beautifully landscaped with good staff and an
excellent price and well - protected.
St. James - I'm sitting on a deck of this building
listening to a great live band and typing this.
Part of the spiderweb holding our boat during "Sandy"
18 miles
Glad to hear you are safe and sound! We wondered where you had got to since we last saw you. We were back in Toronto for two weeks over Canadian Thanksgiving when the news about Sandy started. Even though the boat is in a very sheltered marina in Rhode Island we drove back down here on Sun night to add extra lines on the boat and take the canvas off. Winds hit 40 knots and the surge was about 6 feet just prior to high tide last night but everything in this marina is fine. Let's hope we have all seen the only hurricane we will seethisq ur trip! Best wishes, Greta and Jay - s/v Ragtop
ReplyDeleteHappy to see that you are on the road again,fair winds and see you soon!
ReplyDeleteS/v Missing Link,still at land base