What Was I Thinking

At Sea
N 34 32 W 076 48

Blogging is an interesting media. Sometimes it acts like a diary, capturing shifting opinions and feelings as they change day by day.

Two days ago, I blogged about skipping Beaufort and sailing right through to the Chesapeake this weekend. Ha!

Yesterday, I blogged about "relax, we'll get there." About the same time I wrote that, the winds started diminishing, and so did our speed. The forecast saying that the wind would pick up at night failed. By around 0300 this morning, our speed was down to one knot. I changed my mind. I said, "Relax, hell. I'm going to start the motor." We've been motoring ever since. I hate motoring at sea, but my (our) patience does have limits. All together, we sailed 156 miles and motored 60 miles on
this passage.

Oh well, we should make it to Oriental around sunset tonight, and we'll get a good sleep. Tomorrow, I'll check to see if the amateur theater in Oriental (which we love) has any performances scheduled.