Sunday, January 10, 2010

Stranded

Yesterday we waited at the dock for the cold front (with its rain and wind) to pass and today we had planned to leave. At 7AM, when we awoke, the boat had a distinct bow down feel to her and she had a 10 deg list to starboard too! The strong north wind last night combined with the tide going out had dropped the water in the canal to a new low and we are well aground. The Goose is about 1 foot + out of the water and the propeller is starting to come out of the water! If we didn’t have the dock to lean against I’m sure that we might be on our side by now. Life is never dull when cruising.

2 comments:

  1. One thing about the tides, they always come back up!

    That's the good news.

    Bad news is these temperatures!!!

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  2. Well, at least I got a phone conversation while you had to cool your heels waiting for the tide!

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