We slept in until about 7. I was considering a layover day from my warm sleeping beg since the wind was howling. We got up and decided to move on, but first Lynda fixed bagels for breakfast. Nice to have something warm in your belly before starting out on a cold day. The sun had warmed things in the cockpit up some by the time we were ready to get underway. A major chore at the start of each day is hauling up the anchor. It usually involves hauling up a few feet and spraying the chain with the deck wash wand to get the nasty mud off the chain. A few more feet and more spraying until you get the anchor aboard. This process can take as much as 20 minutes in the cold spraying cold water which tends to get whatever you are wearing wet. This is always been Lynda's job since Mark Handley showed her how to do it. She is a real trooper. BTW the anchor came up perfectly clean.
We got under way in somewhat choppy conditions with water coming over the dodger every few minutes messing up the windshield so it is difficult to see. Keeping a lookout is a chore. Conditions were rather stable and when we got to Albermarle Sound the dreaded square waves weren't there. The passage wasn't pleasant but it was not unbearable either. The boat is built to handle much, much worse conditions. It is just a matter of the crew being uncomfortable.
Just a few minutes after the sound we came to Coinjock Marina where we are going to spend the night. It is supposed to be cold again and having shore power for heat is a plus. We will also go the restaurant and have a piece of red meat for dinner.
Tomorrow we should make it to Great Bridge Bridge and Canal. There is a free dock but without amenities. At lease Lynda won't have to pull up a dirty anchor.
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