July 21 — What a difference a day makes….

Here’s the weather forecast we looked at yesterday. Pretty grim.

Decided to make a run for it from White Point to the Solomon Islands. No internet out on the head wall where we were moored, so we walked up to the pool house at 6:30 am and tuned in to Weatherbug. Ugh. Rain. Rain. Rain. But no thunderstorms today so we decided to go. An uncomfortable ride, but not terrifying (we’ve done that before!)

Storm clouds ahead as we left. The water got MUCH more unsettled — waves 2-3 feet and coming at us from every direction. And RAIN! Everything on the boat it soaked.

Leaks we had no idea about! We’ve been crowing about how snug our cockpit is until today. The bottom edge developed a constant spray. We stuffed a handle rag into the gaps and ended up looking like “Ma and Pa Kettle Go Boating.” Oh well. It stopped the spray.

We.are safely and calmly moored at Spring Cove Marina tonight and probably for the next several days. Thunderstorms predicted for the rest of the week. I can take rain and even fairly big waves….but as Cliff says “100 gazillion volts above your head” is to be avoided.

We felt guilty as we arrived asking for help on the rainy dock. The young lady who helped us was terrific — in spirit as well as ability!

Lots to do and see on the Solomons. Hopefully we’ll be able to tiptoe through the raindrops and see some of them in the coming (rainy) days.

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