We stepped off the plane in Philadelphia to 38 degrees with sleet. What a difference from the sunny 65 we left in Wilmington. We made a quick stop at the Shop Rite grocery store on the way in to get a few provisions for the trip. We arrived at the boat around 5:00pm. Unfortunately, no one left the heat on the boat, so it was freezing. We got our gear stored, fired up all the HVAC units and began our safety inspection. Everything looked good on board and we should be ready for our 600 mile run south to NC.
Ron and I were hungry so around 6:30 we walked up in the freezing rain to a little Chinese place about 6 blocks away. Nothing to write home about, but it definitely hit the spot. We tipped the delivery guy $10 bucks to drive us back to the marina. Well worth it as it is still raining and the temperature is still dropping.
The weather continues to look terrible for the next few days. Small craft advisory tonight and tomorrow. Tomorrow is forecast 5 to 8 foot seas visibility 1 mile with driving rain and wind up to 40kts out of the SE. We are probably going to have to stay put tomorrow, gather as much information as we can about Great Egg Harbor Inlet and try our luck getting out on Wednesday. Current forecast for Wednesday is 4 to 6 foot seas with winds out of the west at 20 gusting to 30. Hurricane Sandy has shoaled in the inlets and it is too early in the season to get any good information on the current conditions. I've called USCG, Sea Tow, BoatUS, MarineMax and two other local marinas. No one has been able to give me a definitive answer on the inlet conditions.
Tomorrow is a new day and brings new opportunities...
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