Pinned

All around the globe, concerned individuals and anxious groups of friends are wondering:
“Are they ever actually going to leave on this damn trip?”

As you know, our departure date was this coming Monday, 11/2, but now we’re pinned here by 3 days of high winds predicted for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 35 knot gusts on the beam makes for a very uncomfortable trip.

Thank goodness these new wind-and-weather apps are precise. The general forecast can trick you.

We could leave on Saturday – a day early, but then we’d just have to hole up for 3 days in some small town halfway down the bay. I’d just as soon wait in Rock Hall.

So, we’re now planning to leave on Wednesday – a loss of 2 days versus our plan.

No biggie. I’ve already figured out how to make that up:
• We’ll speed up our trip down the bay – one stop on the way to Portsmouth instead of two
• The schedule already includes an extra day in Coinjock for possible weather delay: Perfect.
• I expect to be back on schedule when we leave Coinjock on 11/7.

Hopefully, things won’t be backed up in Coinjock. Everyone who’s already there will also be pinned; they will not want to proceed south across Albemarle Sound unless conditions are favorable.

Fingers crossed.