We Are Home

We had a late start yesterday morning after waiting for a line of storms to pass through Solomons. We expected west winds in the mid-teens but once we entered the bay we found wind in the mid-twenties. We put a reef in the main and sailed up the Bay until the wind eventually dropped. We used almost every imaginable combination of mainsail, reefed main, and mainsail with jib. The wind speed and direction were constantly changing and we ended up motor sailing the last bit to Cambridge. The trip home felt bittersweet since it is the last sail we will have until the coronavirus restrictions are lifted. We also have no idea if we will be returning to the Bahamas next winter. So much uncertainty. 

We arrived home about 4:15 pm and unloaded some things from the boat. We traveled 39.1 nautical miles in 7 hours at an average speed of 5.7 kn.  Our grand total since leaving Cambridge last fall was 3032 nautical miles. 

Since arriving at home we both feel a bit overwhelmed and pulled in 1000 different directions. There is a lot of laundry to do, a boat to unload and leftover food to inventory. I also wanted to make face masks to use when we are out and about (which won’t happen very often) but discovered our printer wasn’t working so I couldn’t print the pattern. I called a friend in town and asked if she could print an extra pattern and leave it outside for me to pick up. As we tried to get in the car we discovered the key fob battery was dead so we couldn’t unlock the car. We got it sorted temporarily and picked up the patterns (thanks Ruth Ann!)  We now each have a mask to wear when we go out to get our groceries tomorrow morning. 

Cambridge sunrise

I really am smiling under that mask.