It was very cloudy with light rain falling on and off as we cruised the narrow, shallow passage. We kept the front windshield on the flybridge closed for the entire journey which is very unusual for us.
Cruising down the coast of New Jersey we passed an endless array of the beach houses that line the Jersey shore.
We didn’t even bother to eat lunch until we arrived at our Brigantine anchorage just north of Atlantic City at 1:30. We have stayed here several times and find it to be a pleasant, sheltered spot and never crowded.
The afternoon was spent with our usual activities of trip planning, boat repairs, blogging, etc. Although naps were in order because we planned to watch the first presidential debate and leave early the next morning, sleep eluded both of us.
That evening we watched the horror show that passed as a presidential debate. We cannot wait until we have someone qualified to be president occupying that critically important role.
During the night we each alternately were awakened several times by the wind. A front moved through with high winds - 30 knots and gusting into the 40s. As it started to rain, we closed all the windows. It wasn’t until we were both awake at the same time and Jonny agreed that we would not try to travel the next day that Lynn was able to to sleep.
The next day was sunny but the winds were still very brisk - 20 knots and gusting to the 30s. We were in no rush so we took the day off and did more boat chores, cooked, read, etc.
For dinner we had the excellent squash soup Lynn had prepared the day before from the delicata squash that Debbie and Michael gave us from their garden. We spent a quiet evening, each of us engrossed in reading our books. The next day we would be heading to Cape May where we’ll stay at a marina and take the ferry to Lewis to visit our friends Michael and Christina who are staying in Bethany Beach, MD.
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