When you live on a boat you pay more attention to the weather. Not only do you have to make sure windows (ports and hatches in boat lingo), doors, and canvas are closed and zipped up if it looks like rain, but you also have to make sure the boat and dinghy are securely tied up and that there is nothing loose on the deck that can go flying off if/when the wind starts blowing.

if you intend to leave the slip, you look at weather reports, weather radar, marine forecasts, and anything else that might give you an idea of conditions on the water. And then you pray that conditions don’t change for the worse while you’re out.

The last few days have brought a variety of weather conditions that have kept many people in ports longer than anticipated. And today was no exception. It started off warm and sultry with small craft advisories, then clouded up, became even more windy, rained, cleared just a bit at sunset, then the skies opened up again. Radar looks like it’s going to rain all night long.☹️

Looking off the port (left)side of the boat tonight it looked very threatening.

And then I turned around and this was the view off the starboard (right) side.

By the way, do you know how to remember that port is the left side? Just ask “Is there any port left?”. Probably doesn’t work well if you’re a kid or don’t drink adult beverages 😀