Monday, October 29, 2012

I only have one question, what are the odds of being in 2 hurricanes ,not just one but two. That's right we were in hurricane Beryl on our way north. During that storm we were on the outer edge of the storm and still had 50 mph winds and high waves. But the dock we were tied to wasn't that great and it was a rough one. I remember being worried about the boat across the dock coming over to our side. This time in Sandy we were in a much better hurricane hole and much closer to the storm. We had very high winds with little or no waves, but we still rocked a small amount. Carl had us tied to the dock with about 8 to 10 lines so we weren't going any place. This time we had a great clubhouse, wonderful shower and a fireplace to sit in front of when we got wet. Okay so most of the time, cause we were always wet. The winds were still blowing pretty hard yesterday and all though the night, plus add into that rain and that makes for some pretty cold conditions. Our first long cruise  and we have a few good stories with just the storms we have weathered... The marina had a car they let people use to go to the store so we got it and went to the town dock in Oriental. Once there we went to see how the boys were fairing and if they needed anything from the store. What did we find is that the dock was under water and they had moved the boat a few yards off the dock to keep it safe. The road in front of the dock was completely flooded too, glad we didn't stay. The only way the boys could come ashore was with the dingy and a line on shore.What a good story that will make for them. Since they didn't need anything from the store we said our goodbyes and headed to the market then back to the boat. The wet weather has made it so all we do is wipe water up, either from the rain or sweating inside the cabin. Today we tired to get as dry as we could. We went to the laundry and so did most other boaters so it took a really long time to get it done. We didn't have any Internet yesterday or today so I will post for both days now. Not really much else to report, other than the storm has moved north so maybe now we can move south tomorrow.. We will see what NOAA has to say about the waters we will be going to next. Don't worry if I don't post tomorrow, the Internet has been very sketchy at best. I will if I can.

1 comment:

  1. This storm is an incredible occurrence, my heart breaks for all the locations you two have spent time at. It seems every report I read you all were there at one point, Ocean City MD, the south shore of my beloved Long Island (Freeport!) good god, Y'all hang in there.

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