We departed at 10:30 on a rising tide and made our way to Berkeley Island on the NJ Intra-Coastal Waterway. For the first couple of hours we cruised through shallow low-lying wetlands. Eventually we hit the huge stretch of the Jersey shore where houses are lined up cheek to jowl over the entire barrier island.
Eventually we arrived in Barnegat Bay where we could feel the force of the wind blowing from the ocean. We were all very glad to be traveling along the inside route.
As the afternoon wore on we became aware of the threat of severe thunderstorms expected throughout the region. We made our way to a safe anchorage north of Barnegat Light by Berkeley Island arriving at 4:25.
After a while Jonny took Archie in to do his business and I worked on my first blog entry. Every year I have fits with blogspot but I never want to change having 9 years worth of blogs on the same platform. This year it was worse than usual and after many hours over several days I decided to give it up. As you may notice, a month later I’ve tried again and think I can make it work (though I am now way behind - writing this entry on July 8)!
A thunderstorm arrived as we were sitting down for dinner. It was fierce (40 mph winds) but we were securely anchored. We expected another storm later that night but fortunately it didn’t come.
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