The winds picked up last night and the waves really slammed us all night long. In spite of being properly tied up, the boat went forward, backward, from side to side, and up and down all night long. Every time we thought the wind was dying down it would start up again and then there would be an extra large wave that would really slam the boat and wake us up. When we got up this morning there were white caps on the water and brisk winds, so we decided to stay put for one more day. White caps on the water do not make for a comfortable ride and we’re all about comfortable rides.

Unfortunately the wind and waves kept up all day and are continuing tonight. We really need to be moving on to take advantage of a good weather window so we can be out on the Gulf on Wednesday so tomorrow we will head out. We’re hoping the next marinas will be calmer – we could use a good night’s sleep.

No photos today. We went out for breakfast, then stayed on the boat for the rest of the day. Along with the wind and waves the water level has also risen, so between the boat not staying steady and the longer step down to the dock, getting off and back on became very difficult. Situations like this make it nice to have the bigger boat, so you don’t feel claustrophobic when you’re inside all day.