Although it didn’t seem particularly windy, the waters were pretty bouncy. We hobby horsed for several hours and it was rough enough that Jonny graciously offered to go below to make our lunch. It did settle down some as the day progressed and we managed to enjoy a full day’s cruise. The musical soundtrack was a good one with the University of Pennsylvania’s station playing Beatles and Rolling Stones music all afternoon which we happily sang along with.
When we arrived at the Manasquan Inlet, it got very busy with dozens of small craft zipping all around us with no thought of minimizing their wakes. We expected to anchor at a place called Glimmer Glass which is one of our favorite anchorages. We had to go through a lift bridge that usually opens on the half hour. When we arrived we were informed that due to Covid, the bridge was only opening on the hour. So we had to cruise around the harbor for another forty minutes. We spent that time checking out fuel prices at the various marinas but the prices were higher than we wanted to pay.
We finally arrived at Glimmer Glass at 5:15. This anchorage is surrounded by homes with scores of boats docked outside. Despite the density of homes and vessels, it’s nice and quiet with only occasional paddle boarders enjoying the calm waters.
After settling in, we proceeded with our usual routine of watching the PBS News Hour, talking to family on the phone and preparing dinner (leftovers this time).
That evening we watched the last night of the Democratic Convention cringing through Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ awkward comedy bits and reveling in Biden’s inspiring and flawless speech.
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