Another Cold Front Moves Through

Weather: A cold front moved through this morning. It brought thunder, rain and wind. The thunder and rain lasted for 30 minutes or so. The wind picked up from a dead calm to 15 + knots for the rest of the day. After the rain, the sky was mostly sunny; the temp range was 70 to 80 degrees although the overnight temperature never went below 77 degrees.

Comment: Our day started off in a routine fashion, with a breakfast of mini-wheat followed by the cruiser’s net. By the time the net started, the sky was mostly sunny so we let the solar panel do its thing and did not run the generator. We’ll run the generator between 2000 and 2100 hours.

We went to shore after lunch to run a couple of errands (Inflatable boats to pick up dinghy parts, Home Depot and Boater’s World). The wind was blowing at a steady 15 knots making for a wet ride. We took our purchases back to the boat and then went back To meet John and Honey. We were going to do cocktails on our boat, but they would have had a long, wet ride from Marathon Marina which is clear past the bridge and on the other end of the harbor. Plan B was for them to drive us to Sparky’s for the $0.25 wings and shrimp. The shrimp and wings were good and we enjoyed exchanging experiences about our journeys.

It’s 2200 hours. We’re back on the boat. After working on the logs, we’ll watch a movie and then hit the sack. The cold front has moved through, leaving a clear, moonlit night (almost a full moon). The night time temperature is in the low 70’s and may drop into the high 60’s overnight. It’ll be much better sleeping than last night!