November, 6th 2012.
OK, so we were up for sunrise today
even though sunrise was not very spectacular. We got going early to
beat the weather as a nor'easter was expected on the east coast of
the US. Well, the weather let us down as the waves were high and
rough and the ride was very bumpy. The Captain attempted to beat the
weather by crossing to the eastern shore so that the boat ran with
the waves but the wind direction changed several times causing the
first mate and the cat to take to lower quarters. The cat howled and
yowled and the first mate howled and yowled as the boat traversed 4ft
waves. Anyway, we arrived safely on the western shore in Virginia at
Fishing Bay Cove where we were to spend 2 nights in a Marina because
of the nor'easter. The Marina had showers and washing machines plus
electric so we were able to use their electric and not the generator.
This made for a quieter night's sleep for all. The cat did not like
the day at all so I took her for a walk on her leash and in her
harness when we were docked and would you believe she slipped out of
the harness and ran away from me. Panic stricken I ran after her and
managed to catch up with her to pick her up and take the naughty
kitty back to the boat with her heart and my heart pounding.
November 7th, 2012.
A down day in the shelter of the
Marina. The weather turned out to be better than forecast but still
had high winds. Gary and I decided to organise the boat better, put
stuff away that had fallen off shelves yesterday and do odd jobs
needed around the boat. The cat slept most of the day, escaped once
when Gary left the door open and headed for the front of the boat
meowing “I'm free”. Not for long as I collared her quickly before
she decided to jump to shore and run for the woods.
With the boat clean, organised and a
nice hot meal fixed for supper, Gary and I had a nice evening
watching a movie and sipping a Baileys.
The weather is supposed to be more
congenial tomorrow so we are up again at 6am for an early start and
hope to make Norfolk, Virginia.
Glad to hear you survived the storm. Hopefully the rest of the journey will be event free of catastrophes (when mia runs away). Bad pun. <3 you both. Miss you already.
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