Day 229: Sunday, April  21, 2013

Port to Port: Morehead City, North Carolina

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

Mile 205 to Mile 205: Wow, is it windy today. You really feel gusts up to 40 mph. We are really glad to be securely tied up at the dock with nothing really important to do today. Even though our little basin is mostly protected from the north, there are still whitecaps being generated.

We slept in a little and lazed around in the morning. We had a Redbox movie – The Life of Pi – that we didn’t watch yesterday (because of our impromtu party) so that seemed like a good start to the day. We did some reorganizing while watching the movie. This is a great movie – it really should be seen on a big screen, though, with all the gorgeous photography.

I went up to do some computer work and blogging in the marina office and Cindy brought lunch (chicken wings and rice) that we enjoyed sharing with Denard and Kay – they shared some fresh caught trout with us. What a wonderful place to be stranded for a few days. We feel like part of the family.

We are going to be here for a couple more days waiting for good travel weather. If you are going to be stranded, this is the place for it to happen. As I write this, we are sitting in the marina lobby watching TV and enjoying being able to stretch out and relax – Cindy is sitting in her jammies in a comfy rocking chair. Denard gave us the keys to the marina again just in case we were feeling cooped up. Rough life.