Sorry I'm so late in posting the blog, but after a rough night on the hook, my brain was scrambled  and I just couldn't think earlier  today.. More about that later.. We had a late start as we wanted to catch the east bound tide on the Cape Cod Canal and we couldn't get there until 3;00 pm so there was no point in leaving early. We are only 2.5 hours away. The tide runs about 5 knots so we had to go with it..We dropped the mooring ball about 11:00 am and headed for the pump out station. There is only one in the harbor. We had to wait till the guy could get to us, Carl filled the water while we waited..We departed there at almost noon. Next stop fuel, we choose to go to the dock all the commercial vessels used as the diesel was cheaper. The fuel was only $3.60 per gallon, awesome...during  docking I stepped in Bella's poo and got it all over the deck, guess it's back to swabbing the deck for me...Lucky me... Emptied our trash and we were about to pull out when a 60 ft. fishing trawler was leaving , so we waited.. Holy crap.. He had to do some maneuvering of his vessel and when he did he back flushed us and pulled us into his wake..Really.. it's this how the day is gonna go... I didn't even know that could happen..Freaky... Once we broke lose of his hold it out to sea for us.. I took a picture of the hurricane wall from this side of it as we said goodbye to New Bedford Ma. The skies were overcast but not suppose to rain till later. Then about an hour from the canal the rain began and the fog rolled in. We kept going with both of us at watch for the channel markers and buoys. Just before the canal it cleared up and we gave ourselves a pat on the back.. good job..Yes we rock...  We had decided to take refuge in the last hole in the canal,(since it's called place of refuge) as it was late and we wouldn't make the next stop by dark.. Once there we were told it is now a private marina and we would have to pay $65 for the night..Well we all know how we are budget sailors so we decided to anchor just outside the canal with the jetty on side , land on another and 2 sides open. The sea's were pretty calm and  with the way the wind was blowing, we figured we were alright.. .famous last words...As day became night the winds made a change, with a gentle rain, Still no big deal .. Not long after is when it started to kick up, before we knew it it was 20 plus winds, sideways rain and rough sea's. To late to make a change.Good news is it wasn't thunder and lighting..That's something good... So it was time to ride it out. Carl put a 6 to 1 scope on the anchor line, we were in 30ft of water with 180 anchor rode.. That's seems to be the safest way, with a second safety anchor...Plenty of room to  bounce.. Then the boat really began rocking sea's got up to 5 or 6ft and it was really knocking us about.. Me I was scared, but then I remembered what Elaine said, don't worry the boat can take it, and Carl was doing his best to keep me relaxed.. To no avail.. I was still scared and so was Bella. No sleep was had during the night.! All three of us were up all night..huddled together on the cabin floor, the best place to stay put, waiting for relief from the sea.. I can tell you this that is the last time we spend the night exposed, especially over $65!!!. I vowed to never do that again... I'm sure our safety is worth more than that.... Finally about 3 am it calmed down enough for Carl to try to get some rest, and he almost fell out of the bed twice.. As the sun rose the sea's had quieted down and we were ready to face another day.. Spent...