BACK IN PORTSMOUTH

The boat headed for final destination Old Saybrook, CT departed the dock at 0445 hrs this morning.  The forecast was marginal but we departed at 0645 hrs.  The seas here in the harbor were calm as we headed for the Chesapeake.  It wasn't long before we saw the other boat headed back towards us.  I contacted them on the radio to find that once they got into the bay they encountered five foot seas with very short intervals.  They were taking waves over the bow and getting beat up.  Now what would you do in this situation?  Good for you!  That's exactly what we did.... we turned around and headed back to the security of lines tied to a dock.  We made a temporary stop along the way to take on water - through a hose to fill our water tank, not over the bow!  It's all part of the adventure.  The day was not nice here in Portsmouth but it was better than getting beat up by Mother Nature at sea.  I did some boat chores such as changing the engine oil and filter and a few other things while Sue did some housekeeping chores. This evening we found a very good German restaurant in town.  Meanwhile, the winds moved into the harbor and convinced us that coming back was a good move.  It has also gotten cold.  As of now we will probably be here until Sunday due to the forecast and even then it still looks dicey.  All things considered being here in Porstmouth is not a bad place to get stuck.  There are things to do and there is always the ferry to Norfolk.  It sure is better than someplace like Elizabeth City, NC!

It happened again today.  Someone asked if I was a lawyer because of the name of the boat.  This has happened far too many times and we may change the name of the boat rather than be accused of being a lawyer.  Any suggestions? Anyone in the airline business immediately knows what a debrief is ;-)

Y'all stay vertical,

Capt John and First Mate Sue