Day 5 was a waiting day. We were to get some rain and then it was to turn cold and windy (15 - 20, with 25+ gusts). I worked, and Beth went to town with Dennis and Mary. Beth picked up some fruit and veggies, and found some stores that we could go to in the subsequent days. Shortly after Beth got back, the rains started and were not short lived. We have a few leaks that I will have to address in the coming days. Nothing big, but annoying. Most of the leaks should be resolved by removing the screws in the windows and filling the holes with caulk and resetting the screws. One leak is a known issue that I did not have time to address before leaving. The starboard hatch has a leak which requires removing the hatch and re-bedding with new sealant, which is about a 3 - 4 hour job, mostly removing the old sealant.
After the rain finally quit, the winds came. I set the anchor drag alarm, and it went off several times, including a couple of times during a conference call. I adjusted the drag footage and that eliminated the alarm from going off. We were set pretty well as I kept track of the GPS coordinates, and our GPS provides a view of the track where you have been and we could see that the swings were uniform in shape. Over the course of several hours there were shorter and longer tracks due to the tidal change. Sleep that evening was anything but restful as I was up several times checking our GPS track and relative position with the other boats in the anchorage. Morning did not come soon enough.
Dennis and I decided that we would push further south given that our next weather window would not be until next week.
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