Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Halloween am

We are still sitting safe and sound in Portsmouth,Va. Plan to cast off Thur am. Others are saying the Dismal Swamp Canal is open and clear. Will call today to make sure.

Yesterday we installed a WiFi booster. Very minimal power draw but what a difference. Hopefully it will make keeping up on this blog easier. They say it is good for up to a mile.

To get a visual on how much water we had, see pictures. These are at normal high tide. When the surge came in the water was up to the building. This wall behind us had been rebuilt to stop the surge. This is the road behind that wall.



This next pic is us in our slip. Floating docks are great. Notice all the fenders. Next door is a Navy yard.



The two problems we had were condensation in Journey and getting stir crazy. The water just dripped from all hatches and ports. Others had the same problem. Cold, wind and rain with heat in the boat. Think this added to the stir crazy. Of course Chester still had to go out. Don foul weather jacket, bibs and boots and out we went. Even he didn't like it. Did I mention wet dog in small area.

Today is putting canvas back up and preparing to CRUISE.

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