We followed that with Karens Apple cake and then a rousing game of Farkle. Dovie won the game -- yeah Dovie. Karen came with 100 points at the end but came up short.
It was raining lightly when we left and it rained lightly all night. This morning it switched over to heavy rain. We skipped our 8am departure but ariound 9 am it let up so we left. We had a nice run to Wrightsville. The rain held off to just as we anchored but only light then and after the hooks were doen we had a DOWNPOUR -- so what else is new.
The waterway was okay. We had strong currents and okay water through New River Inlet. No other suprises until Green 99A where the sailboat that had just passed me ran aground. I noticed I was gaining on him rapidly and I asked if he was aground but he didn't respond until I was next to him then he said he was. I was maybe 12 feet away and I had 9 feet.. Yippee for me.
We hit the bridges with minimum wait but had a long wait on the Wrightsvile bridge. That was coumpounded by the building dark clouds and thunder. Ohhh we wanted to be through. Finally at 4pm we were through.
Wormed our way through Motts Channel and dropped the hook in Banks Channel near the fixed bridge. We all got lucky and the hook stuck on the first try. Then the rain came again.
Now at 7pm it has stopped and things look pretty good but there is an 90% chance of more tonight and 80% tomorrow.
Ohh we will work around them.
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