Ah, the cruising life. There are some really wonderful things about cruising, and then there are some less than wonderful things about cruising. Right now, we’re in one of the “less than wonderful” stages. The front that has moved in is wet, windy and cold. Records have been set for the lowest “high” temperature today in nearby Providence. It is getting down into the 40s at night and only got up to 52 degrees here today. Checking the wind report online, we have had gusts of up to 30 mph, with sustained winds in the 20 - 25 mph range, and about an inch of rain today. About the same is forecast for tomorrow. Since we are moored out, we have to dinghy into shore if we want to get anywhere, and that means a wet and windy ride with 1 ft. waves in the harbor. While on the boat, every few hours we start the generator and turn on the heat for a while, then go back to being wrapped in sleeping bags while we read and get bounced around by the wind.
Too bad the weather is so bad - there’s lots of nice beaches and hiking trails here on Block Island, but not under these conditions. We can’t go anywhere else either because 1) all of New England is currently like this and 2) the seas are very rough with high waves that definitely keep us in the harbor.
It looks like there might be a break in the weather on Wednesday or Thursday with the winds lessening a bit, and it is forecast to get warmer this weekend, but the wind is supposed to be back as well.
In the mean time we’ll take it day by day and catch up on that reading we’ve been meaning to get to…
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