Greetings everyone. I'm the guest poster for the evening since mom and dad are stuck in the boonies without wifi access this evening :-)
Dad reported that they departed Atlantic Marina at 0755 and transited three bridges to the Coinjock on the North River to Albemarle Sound. The wind was blowing at 25 and gusting to 35, which wasn't an issue until crossing Albemarle Sound, when the waves grew to 3 feet, or by Nance's measurement, 5 feet! They made it to the Alligator River bridge, where they made a 90 degree right turn and entered the Alligator River Marina and tied up at 1730.
Tomorrow will be a long day with a departure planned for 0600 and plans to run for 12 hours in hopes of making it to Beaufort, NC in time to have dinner at the Sanitary Fish Market. Nance continues to trend up now that she's off the antibiotics and they had a fun Valentine's Day dinner of Beef Stroganoff made with all organic ingredients. (for those of you that don't know, mom is seeing a naturopath and has gone organic along with a few other changes in hopes of building her back up and supporting her immune system)
Mom said that her wig is too hot and she's ditching it with the intention of growing hair between the Alligator River and South Carolina where they will go to dinner at my dad's favorite restaurant, Magnolia's.
Tonight they are tied up at the dock and getting ready to watch a movie-Unfaithful. What a choice for Valentine's Day, eh?! Mom said she's never seen it. I told her to report back to me with her thoughts tomorrow. hahaha Diane Lane was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in that one...
Tomorrow they should have following winds enabling them to sail instead of having to motor the whole way like they did today. Stay tuned for the next installment and Happy Valentine's Day!
Probably not the best choice of Valentine's movies but it is a thriller. Glad to hear you are making progress and tied up. Things were windy here in Richmond as well and destroyed our gazebo out back. The kids are all battling the sniffles now and we are looking forward to this weekend as we have another long one with the Holiday.
ReplyDeleteBe safe and we will talktoyou tomorrow the 16th hopefully.