That is right, they are predicting snow in Savannah tonight. I was here one other time observing a ORI at the ANG Field Training Site when it snowed.
We departed Beaufort this morning at 0715 and ran thru many shallow cuts, but only touched bottom one time for a moment. We were traveling at low tide, and I had many notes on my charts and Water Way Guide from last year. At one point the Raymarine chart plotter had the red day markers shown on the wrong side of the channel or the channel on the wrong side of the markers. I had a note, and we sailed right thru. They have dredged some areas since last year also, and that helped. How much easier it was last year following a seasoned buddie which lessened the stress considerably. NOAA kept predicting a gale, with snow, and we wanted to get on the dock by around 2pm. We tied up at 1330 after stopping for a fuel top off at Bahia Blue Marina which was just 2.5 miles from Steve's dock. Steve met us there and explained the channel into his creek which was very helpful. We are now snug, and it is starting to rain. I changed the oil and filter and am now good for another 150 hours. We are going to dinner with Steve and Beth tonight, and they are joining us on the boat tomorrow night for a meal. It's is going to be a good night to be tied to a dock. It was very cold last night in Beaufort, but I tied to the City dock and we walked to Luther's for a pizza. We then moved out and put the anchor down. When I got up this morning it was cold enough to cause me to move extremely fast , get the heaters going and jump back in the sack for 5 minutes as the inside warmed up. I could have run the generator and the heat pump, but it's a chore to set up. Sunday it is forecast to be really nice, 50 degrees and sunshine, and I hope we can run outside for 88 NM in the Atlantic to Fernandina Beach and warmer weather. S
PS. We spent the evening at the Savannah Yacht Club with Beth and Steve remembering watching the snow fall! Didn't stick on the roads or walkways; however made for a time of concern for boarding Marcnicliz. Snug again watching the Olympic opening ceremonies. Hope you have fires going. S
Speedy and Nanc
ReplyDeleteJust got up to Shepherdstown for the first time in about 3 snows for them. I haven't seen snow this deep since we lived in Summit Point and a late winter storm shut everything down for a week or 10 days. 40 inches was no exageration. Henry probably has told you how much. Hard to believe that Baltimore got it worse -- probably another foot or more. Perfect timing to be heading to the Sunny South!
Crane