Dad left before the crack of dawn this morning for his long drive back to Ohio. I spent the morning taking care of some minor chores and hoping that the strong north winds would die down a little. The winds eventually did moderate by about 1:00 in the afternoon, allowing me to depart Tidewater Yacht without mishap. It was sunny by quite chilly on the way out of Chesapeake Bay and became positively chilly once the sun went down.
I dropped the hook in the mouth of the bay, just south of Cape Charles, just before 10:00 this evening. I’ll sit here and await a weather window which will allow me to get around Cape Hatteras, hopefully in the next few days.
Dad will be missed. True, I do now get to listen to whatever music I like, but everything is just a little more complicated by one’s self. I find that more thought must go into every evolution in order to avoid unnecessary running around, and of course tethering oneself to jacklines on the deck can add tangles and tripping hazards.
I'll decide in the morning whether to stay here, head for Hatteras or look for another spot to await the weather I need. I had planned to wait in Rudee Inlet just south of Virginia Beach, but the grounding in Willoughby Channel has frankly got me a little gun shy.
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