Another Windy Day
In Case of Emergency, Break Plastic
Today was cold and windy, similar to when hurricane Matthew came through. We are at the marina dock so no problems. I spent the day doing homework, that is, watching a 90 minute video about how to dock in various conditions. Learned quite a bit. I also mounted our new Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). This is a transmitter that calls for a rescue automatically when it’s turned on. It works everywhere in the world because it uses satellites to communicate. You turn this on in an extreme emergency, i.e, your boat is sinking in the ocean. I hesitate to call this “safety equipment,” it’s more like last minute desperate call for help equipment. There is a very slim chance, if any, we’ll have to use this but if we do run into a bad situation this is good to have.
I stayed on the boat today to make sure no problems arose in the gale force winds. Shelly took the car to Annapolis and sold it. Our last tie to land is gone, we are free to travel to wherever we want. And we need to, the cold days are piling up here!
An Elemental Goodbye!
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