Atlantic City, the storms continue...

(If you have just joined us, this is entry #3 for this year's trip.)

About 3:30 this morning, I thought, how did I get inside this bucking bronco? The wind had shifted and increased, and the ride was uncomfortable to say the least. Dick climbed out on the dock and adjsuted some lines, making the ride a bit better. Another night of sleeping on the settees, as the boat was moving too much to be able to rest comfortably in the V-berth. Sustained winds of 25-30 knots, gusting higher, and by now the wind "on the nose." Gale warnings continue through midnight tonight. 14' waves out there on the ocean. Lovely weather!

This is actually the third in a series of storms, not sure when #2 became #3, but improvement is forecast! We're keeping the attitude, "it could always be worse!" There is an anchorage across the channel where several boats are anchored, with little opportunity to get off their boats. We have electric service here at the dock, and when we are "plugged in" we cook in an electric frying pan for cooking and use a hot pot to heat water. This saves our propane for the times we are at anchor. We have discovered that it is not always easy to get propane when traveling by boat.

We also have an electric heater, which we usually use when we are "plugged in." However, in this particular set of circumstances, we have found it doesn't keep us very warm, so we have been using the diesel heater. It is very warm, but we are having a difficult time regulating it, and we have to constantly check the "drip rate." We have sent an email to the company to try to get
some help with the problem. We can be warm, but we have to be very vigilant or it will go out! But as Karen said earlier today, what else do we have to do besides count drips?

Tomorrow the weather supposed to start calming down, and Tuesday looks good for a move. Our next destination is Utsch's Marina at Cape May. A favorite spot! We will need to do laundry, provision, go to the hardware store, and take care of a few boat jobs. But it is a very protected spot, has great staff and it will be good to get there! Also we will be able to get hauled if we can't get the centerboard fixed by then.

Stay tuned....