Sunday, August 21, 2011
77°57.822’ W
38°13.919’ N
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| Leaving our slip in DC |
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| Fort. Washington |
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| Mt. Vernon as we head south |
Today was a long 73 mile day. Most of it hazy but with good water until the Coast Guard radioed a warning of an impending line of thunder storms! It didn’t look bad from our position but we took their message seriously! We closed up most of the canvas on the boat then doubled our speed for the next 20 miles! The seas built to 3 feet on the nose and we could see the front chasing us. The sky was very dark behind us when we saw lighting and heard thunder! We beat the storm into port with the worst of it missing us all together. More storms are predicted for later so will spend a quiet night lashed to solid dock in a safe harbor.
Tomorrow’s weather isn’t looking to good. If it improves we’ll continue on --- stormy weather is predicted, we’ll stay put!
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