By ten this morning, the fog closed in, even thicker than yesterday. We couldn't see an eighth of a mile, but the radar did our seeing for us. We reached the Portland racon safely but then got sort of lost. One problem was they had changed the number on one of the buoys we were heading for from "2C1" to "12". We kept circling that buoy in dense fog, listening to the foghorns in the distance. Luckily, a Coast Guard cutter came by, heading into the harbor. I talked with them on the VHF and asked if we could follow them in. They said we could, and they slowed down so we could follow. That was very nice of them. We'd have probably been sitting out there in the fog all night if they hadn't come along.
I radioed DiMillo's Marina to arrange for a slip. The guy said it was perfectly clear in the harbor. Roy didn't believe him, but sure enough, as soon as we rounded the point, everything was sunny and beautiful.
The marina looked very crowded and tight, so Roy refused to enter it. They let us tie for the night at the fuel dock. They charged $1.25 a foot plus $3 for electricity plus $1 for a shower! Ridiculous. We'll find another place tomorrow.
Phoned around and found a marina that only charges $1 a foot, including electricity. We were going to walk over there and check it out, but I was too tired from last night, so we went back to the boat and ate supper. Roy went for a walk, but I went to bed at 8:15.
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