We arrived at the boat on Monday afternoon only to be welcomed by very cold and "windy" conditions. Fear not, we have a diesel fired furnace on the boat! So, we opened up the boat, ran a shoreline connection, threw a few switches and hunkered down for the best mother nature could throw at us. Monday night was cold but uneventful. It wasn't until Tuesday that the fury was unleashed with sustained class 5 winds on the Beaufort Scale, which are described as a "Fresh Breeze" at 18 -24 MPH. Let's not forget the wind chill factor. But then it gets better,. The winds were to build into the afternoon and gusting to class 8 "Fresh Gale" at 39 - 46 MPH. When I say the boat shook, it shook, which is not a pleasant feeling considering the boat is supported by anemic boat stands on each side. So the winds settled down last night and we arose to a beautiful sunrise this morning, 18 degrees and no wind. Cool enough to ice over the water in the marina. Just in case you are wondering, the boat's plumbing system is winterized and the marina bathrooms are 100 yards away! Pictured below is Sharon enjoying the frigid sunrise at 7 am today.
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