Okay. Today makes up for all of the last few boring readings. Last night, all night, brought heavy rains and winds that made your hair stand on end. We are next to the draw bridge so the winds probably sounded worse than they were whipping thru the bridge.
We hung around until noon and started out for Clearwater. We got out a bit, still in the channel, and the fog was so thick that we turned around and found a marina that let us tie up for a little while until the fog lifted. At 1:30 we started out again for the 14-15 mile run. We got out to the ICWW and saw some sea fog but decided it shouldn't be to bad. Boy were we wrong. What should have been an easy run turned out to be a true test of our Captain and first mate working together. The sea fog was so bad...the whole trip that you could not see anything. We could not turn back because we were to far into it. You could probably see about 15 feet from the pilot house. That takes to you to front of the boat. I watched the charts, Captain watched the radar, I watched for the markers, other boats, crab pots and anything else that didn't belong. We were lucky to have smooth waters. Made it to Clearwater at 4:35. There were a few times we were not to sure about things but made it with flying colors. Right now, setting in the boat tied up at a local Yacht Club, I can see the dingy on the back and that is about it. One more story,one more day. Beer time! I have a very good Captain to get Frizz and I thru these interesting days.
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