Day 55: Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled: 00      Stayed At: Marina

First Things First: Cindy made Halloween treats on the boat – almond bark dipped cashews and almonds – addicting.

Mile 16 to Mile 16: Another slow day. We couldn’t leave today – the wind is still kicking up some big waves on Mobile Bay. We put the boat back together so we are ready to leave. We went for a long relaxing walk. Cindy made some treats for Halloween. We fixed a few things. We haven’t taken a nap yet though.

One advantage of being in a remote marina is you can’t spend any money – no restaurants, no Walmarts, and no malls. That makes for cheap living – as long as we don’t run out of food (not likely).

We are starting to learn patience finally. This will be good practice for other difficult open water crossings later on the Great Loop. We’ll try to wait for that light chop forecast. Right now it may not be until Thursday. We’ll see tomorrow morning.