We're sure glad Roy put those extra lines on. It was blowing like crazy this morning. Even though we're several miles up the river, the water was full of waves and whitecaps. The docks were leaping up and down, and the boats were rocking back and forth. The non-floating pier had waves washing over it, and the gangplank went up instead of down. At LaGuardia Airport, the wind was clocked at 55 MPH. One of our port lines broke completely in two, so we put on several more heavy-duty lines and all the fenders we've got. Two of the fenders were about to lose their pajamas; we rescued them just in time.
We'd no sooner secured the boat than the rain started coming down in buckets, but by early afternoon the rain had let up and the wind had died down. Roy installed the repaired battery charger, and I phoned Linda, Kathy, and Dave Fulford, who helped us save the boat when we were tied to the wall in Wilmington. He's looking forward to sailing with us for a few days on our way south. I also walked over to the grocery store and bought eggs and stuff.
Later, Roy and I strolled around town for an hour or two. We're hoping we'll be able to get out of here tomorrow.
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