We left home this morning on the first leg of our second trip to the Bahamas. This time we are doing it on our own. We aren’t traveling with a group and we don’t have another crew member. Our initial plan was to take 3 days to travel down to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. From there we would head out into the Atlantic on Friday, go around Cape Hatteras, and then most likely pull into Cape Lookout for diesel and rest. After that we would either coastal hop south, cross the Gulf Stream and go on to the Bahamas. Or, skip the coastal hopping and do it all in one passage. After checking Chris Parker’s weather forecast this afternoon we decided to bypass Solomon’s, travel overnight on the Chesapeake and arrive in Norfolk tomorrow morning. Chris mentioned a potential cold front passing Hatteras Friday night into Saturday. We were both concerned about how that would impact the sea state. If we leave Norfolk Thursday instead of Friday we will most likely have to motor the entire way arou...