Our internet access here is intermittent, therefore I am very pleased to be online and able to give you an update. We thank you for your prayers and thank God that the current track of Irene will miss Jacksonville.
Now we are currently under a Tropical Storm Watch and there is a possibility that we could see 50 knots or more sustained. We are hoping that our Manson Supreme anchor is dug in well and we have as much chain out as our surroundings will allow with a second snubber ready to go in case this one gives. We are removing sails, clearing our deck, and making ready to deploy an emergency anchor. We will strap the dingy down on deck tomorrow. There was no room around to get hauled out and a number of boats at the marinas have been asked to leave as it is marina policy to send boats away during a named storm. We have five other boats in or near our anchorage and expect that more may arrive tomorrow.
As you can imagine, we are anxious, not only for ourselves, but also for the friends we have made in our journey through North Carolina. They are in our prayers. We would really like to see Irene take a right turn soon. We are asking for your prayers, not just for us but also for the other cruisers around us. It seems to be a cooperative lot and we all keep checking on each other. The two boats near us both have dogs and the dogs seem to sense the heightened stress among the humans.
Tomorrow is a busy day for us and I doubt we will be able to update you until the storm has passed.
Love to all,
Dena
2 comments:
Be careful! RJ and I (and Otis) are thinking about you
Robert and I were thinking about you this morning and praying that you weather the storm well. I hear that you will be passing back through JAX this fall. Would love to see you if there is time. Fara
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