Watiting for the Weather Window

We were planning on leaving on our jump around Cape Hatteras, NC to Charleston, SC tomorrow or Monday. Unfortunately, Mother Nature has decided we need to hang in Norfolk a little longer. As they say, a picture says a thousand words. This is the prediction for the weather for the next several days off Cape Hatteras. Each feather on the barb means 10 knots of wind.
So, we've decided to wait it out and leave later in the week.

John Gaich and Larry Mitchell have flown in to join us for the trip and are currently in Savanna Georgia visiting with Iowa National Guard folks and waiting for the word that we're going. They'll likely drive up on Monday. We're happy to have them on board for our first coastal passage. Quinn's also looking forward to some company on board.

It's been fun hanging out in this marina, which is frequented by sail and power boaters who are heading down the Inter-Coastal Waterway (ICW, or "the ditch") for the winter. Every day it fills up and then empties by noon as everyone leaves to head on south. We don't have the option of using the ICW as our mast is too tall. Fine with me, it would just be a lot of motoring, and this is a sailboat after all.

Quinn had fun Trick-Or-Treating yesterday. He scored lots of good stuff and had a lot of fun. We were hoping there would be some action in the marina, but there wasn't much. So Jen found out that there was some Trick or Treating in the local mall and we headed there for some loot. I wish there was this type of thing when I was a kid. Quinn scored big time, especially at the Godiva and Lindt stores (Jen and I may appropriate the treats from these stores).

We'll update everyone when the weather gives us a good window.