When we awoke this morning the sun was shining but the wind was still blowing like crazy. We saw that the Small Craft Advisory had been extended to late morning, so we decided to spend one more night here at the marina instead of trying to run the 11 nautical miles of the Albemarle Sound. I’m glad.

It has been a welcome day of rest. Charro is especially sore and worn out after yesterday’s big high seas adventure. I am not particularly sore, just a bit knackered.

We began the day with a delicious hot breakfast at the marina shop. Then I did some vacuuming and tidying up. And because we didn’t eat enough fried food yesterday, we went back to the shop and ordered fried shrimp for lunch. We are now streaming our favorite shows, drinking Caymen Jack margaritas, and cuddling with the pups.

We have to depart the marina tomorrow morning because they have a bunch of people with reservations coming in. Right now, tomorrow’s forecast for the Albemarle Sound is winds out of the east at 10-15 knots and waves 1-2 ft. Sounds like it is going to be an exciting crossing, but it should be calmer than it would have been had we tried to cross today. We still plan to overnight in Elizabeth City.

Fun fact: On average we are using 7 gallons of water per day (includes 2 quick showers each, shaving, teeth brushing, quick hand washings, filling the dog’s water bowl, and only the quickest of utensil rinses). We are fortunate to be able to top up with water while here at the marina, but even without it, we calculated that we still had 15 days left of what we brought with us.

Fun fact: For kicks, we timed each other’s shower speed. We only clocked it when the water was turned on, not during the soap up. Charro uses 65 seconds of water to wet and rinse. I came in a little worse, but only by 30 more seconds. What can I say. I’m a woman and I use more products. 🙂

I will update again tomorrow.

Fair winds,

Wendy