Monday, October 29, 2012

Monday - rain, wind, rain and more rain and more wind

Sunday did not let up on the wind or rain. I cooked soup/stew and added cottage cheese and mandarin oranges for dinner, taking it up to the house. Dottie, Hass and Morse (cat) joined staying in the house enjoyed having a hot meal for dinner. We laughed at the slim pickings on TV, watched the news and weather  then loaded up our stuff for the trek back to the boat. We have a few leaks from being water logged, everything feels damp in the boat, condensation collects on the large hatch in the V berth and our entrance hatch so we have wet spots scattered about. 
The temperature has started to drop and Monday morning we woke to a beeping sound, our anchor alarm. When we arrived in this slip the dept was 10.2' now it was 6' - we are OK but it was quite a shock. The water was relatively calm out in the sound. Now we wait for for surge to come in. The good news - Sandy is north of us now, wind has changed direction to WNW, however it looks like we still have tomorrow to contend with the aftermath of Sandy, more rain and wind.
Hass, Dottie and Tom
we have reached saturation levels and creating
a new pond
this was almost empty when we arrived - 
Tom in foul weather gear


Our little home we could run to 
you can see how much the water level dropped.
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3 comments:

  1. Glad all is well. We were keeping an eye on the storm, hoping it would not turn into a problem for you. Pictures are great, looks like you are having a ball...Best Regards "Monarch"

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  2. Hi, I am so glad that you are safe and sound. Whew. We of course are at 80 degrees still. I am sure that we will cool down very soon, after all it is going to be November!!
    Wishing you fair weather for the rest of your trip!
    Love,
    Ruth

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  3. Glad you're safe Tom. Hope you are drinking beer and listening to REO Speedwagon right now,... "Riding the STORM OUT"!!!! Drink a couple for me Brother. Once the weather clears get back out there and show that ocean who is boss,... there ain't a cowboy who can't be throwed and there ain't a horse that can't be rode,....

    Todd Dyer Crawford

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