Last evening George made an online reservation for a rental car from Enterprise, planning to drive to Green Cove Springs, FL to pick up our vessel documentation today. This morning Enterprise called and said there were no cars available. George then made an online reservation with Hertz. Next he called St. Brendan’s Isle to confirm that they would be closed tomorrow and Saturday. By then the worst of the storm would have passed and the trip would be easier. However, they be closed those two days and there was a chance they would also close early today because of the hurricane. Meanwhile, the weather was getting worse. We had lots of rain and wind overnight and it was getting even heavier. The property at the marina was flooding and we heard reports of closed streets in various areas due to flooding. Once again, it seemed as if the universe was trying to tell us something. Don’t go. So he didn’t. I am relieved he decided not to go because the wind shifted to the east and the boat started to heel in the slip. Then we received a tornado warning on our phones. Sue and George, our dockmates, are from Oklahoma and are quite familiar with tornadoes. They know what to look for. They sat up in their cockpit and watched for the telltale signs of a greenish sky and/or a wall cloud. Fortunately, they didn’t appear.
High tide. We still have s few feet before the floating docks float off of the pilings.
Low tide.
High tide. Taken from the laundry room.
One hour later.
I thought it might be a good day to do laundry so I put in my foul weather jacket and boots to trudge through the water to get to the laundry room. I wasn’t the only one with that brilliant idea so I did have to wait. Since we have already had a few cloudy days and expect another tomorrow, George ran the portable generator to charge the batteries. The boats around us are using all of the electrical outlets. We had told the marina when we checked in that we wouldn’t need shore power (we generally don’t.) The wind is finally starting to subside but we are still getting frequent, heavy rain showers.
We are hoping we will have an opportunity to head south on Sunday. If the wind cooperates we may turn left and head for the Bahamas on Tuesday. Fingers crossed our electronic copy and photocopy of our vessel documentation will suffice for checking into the Bahamas.
High tide. We still have s few feet before the floating docks float off of the pilings.
Low tide.
High tide. Taken from the laundry room.
One hour later.
Well it has been one heck of a bumpy ride (in every sense of the word.) You are destined for everything to go smoothly from here on out. Fingers crossed! Keep us posted!
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