Poor sleep--herky-jerky all night. Very rolling due to Serenity swinging on the hook. Beautiful clear skies with the cold front passage last night, but the winds are here. About 0830--we called our fellow loopers Dave and Kate asking if we could slip ahead of them in the narrow cove and get out of the 20+ knots of wind we were experiencing. With approval, we fired up and lifted the anchor and slowly eased around their anchorage and motored about a 1/4 mile into the cove with excellent wind protection.
New anchorage We are now about 300 feet off of the mangrove treeline in 5.5 feet of water. Wind still blowing but now exposed to ripples vice whitecaps we had earlier.
Splashed the dink, rowed couple hundred yards to a sand spit at end of mangrove island. Short walk, looked at shells. Wind not bad
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| Sand spit looking into Charlotte harbor |
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| KAOS on the beach |
Rowed KAOS back and secured. Wind really cranked up and slight direction change to NW and now we are in choppy water. Serenity swinging back and forth. Anchor holding.
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| Serenity in the distance |
Freezing wind chills forecast tonight. Little propane heater out tonight to take the chill off. Distant clouds to the west blanked the sunset. Winds are forecast very strong again tonight; 15-20 with gusts to 30 and freezing wind chill. Sleeping bag back out, gloves and watch cap. Wind may diminish to 10-15 out of the north tomorrow afternoon, so we may go south to another anchorage. Need to charge the batteries.
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| Windy, chilly but another day on the water |
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