We left later today because Brian took the time to changed the Bilge Blower and the remaining zincs on the engines. We headed for an anchorage, hoping it would be a good anchorage. Not so, the indicated depths of the water was inaccurate and we got caught in shallow water. Yup, we touched bottom. We were at mid tide at this point and had to wait until high tide to get off. That happened around four in the morning. The winds were unbelievable.
If you haven't travelled the North Atlantic in the spring you really don't know what winds are. We left and headed for Chincoteague around 10:20. The seas were quite cooperative most of the day. The warm weather apparently is the contributor to the winds in the evening. We anchored just outside of town. The wind came up again as we expected but fortunately not anywhere near as bad as the night before.
The weather for the next two days is not going to cooperate. There is a small craft warning out for the next two days. We will stay in Chincoteague until the weather cooperates.
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