0515-Study routine complete and it is beginning to get light out in the east. Cloudy 68F/56F.
Verse of the day from my study time: "I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me." (Psalms 16:7)
Time to make breakfast.
NOTE: House battery continues to lose ground, I'm down to 11.8 volts. It seems weak.
0545-Departed the anchorage, sun is still not up. Angry looking sky. Rain showers in the SW. Rain is not forecast! Forgot to turn on the navigation tracking so I missed the first part of today's track.
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| Unfriendly Sky! |
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| Darkness & Light |
0725-Arrived at Selwyn Island. Leg 12 was 6.1 miles. Wind is NE and is supposed to be NW! Swell is still coming out of the south from the winds yesterday.
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| Day 14, Leg 12 - 6.1 Miles |
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| Google Earth - Selwyn Island Destination |
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| At Anchor - Selwyn Island |
0845-Dishes are done. Heat is on to warm the cabin up. 63F/56F. Solar 71%.
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| Coming To Beg! |
Turned off the heat after it was warm in the cabin and listened to my new audio book "Heaven's Keep" by William Kent Krueger. Later I moved to the aft deck but was chased in by a passing rain squall.
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| Squall Moving Through |
1230-Had a snack with white wine and listened to more of my audio book. Flew the drone. Another rain squall brought that idea to a quick close! I ruled out making another move today. Winds are too sketchy and rain squalls continue to plague.
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| Flying Drone From Foredeck |
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1730-I grilled chicken for dinner accompanied by potatoes, salad, roll, and white wine. While having dinner another squall blew through taking my backup solar panel right off the foredeck. It was hanging by it's connecting wire and I grabbed it before it sank. I hope the dunking doesn't do any damage.
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| Sandy Beach In Cove |
Looks like I'm stuck here for two days given the current forecast!
1840-Sat on the aft deck listening to my audio book but it got so cold I went back into the cabin.
1910-Almost full cloud cover, wind is brisk out of the WSW. Boat is riding okay.
1925-Another squall is coming through. This weather reminds me of late fall not early July! 68F/56F. Solar 100%. My left Achilles heel tendon is stretched and very sore, not sure how I did that. Likely it was the attempt to rescue my solar panel that went overboard.
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| Ominous Skies! - Cove Opening To South |
I'm going to bed early.
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