4016 miles to Waterford Harbor Marina, minus one anchor

We woke the next morning to gray skies, pulled up anchor and started the long trek. We had 167 Nautical miles to travel to get to Galveston harbor. We finally saw the night lights, ship lights, channel markers on Sunday night and dropped anchor, hot, sticky, tired at 12:26 AM off Baffle Point.  We had a full moon that illuminated our way, the chatter of tugs and pilot boats calling out in the night, and we passed one other sail boat going east. 

We woke the next morning to a horrendous metal crashing sound. Luck... Anchor was stuck fast on something, we had drifted in the night. Luck... we were about 50' from oil rigs.  Bad luck.... we had to cut the chain and leave 100' and anchor behind. 

There are not a lot of options for stopping along the coast, or in the GWII. Most of the facilities are for commercial traffic and have no amenities like showers. You can imagine our relief to tie to our new home port and get warm, long, luxurious showers, wash all the salty clothes and bedding and get a fabulous meal in the Sundance Grill.

I will continue our adventures as we explore the area, get ready for Jennies wedding, and try to learn how to enjoy extreme heat. 

4016 miles in 360 days

Lost ... one feathering prop, transmission, anchor, computer

Found... life long friends... 

Discovered.... wonders, blessings, joys, courage, faith

IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER

THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES

sun setting in Gulf 

Full moon to show us the way

I wonder if this group would have warned us before we hit
this was about 50' from where our anchor finally stopped us

I love to see the birds lined up on the fishing boats
Waiting line for lunch

Porpoise riding the bow wave of a large ship 

you can make a boat out of anything.... determined to fish

arriving in Kemah