I mentioned the cold in my last post, three days later it is still cold. Cold temperatures, winds gusting up to 25+ knots, and snowy rain do not make for pleasant cruising. We are pushing on and hope to get to Apalachicola today. We erroneously thought we had no further need of solid fuel for our cubic mini wood stove which was jettisoned to make more room for more important items, hmmmm.
The results of that are, we are freezing cold, the boat is dripping wet and nothing will dry. All the lockers are damp at best, wet for some. I quit using cloth towels to dry the drips because there is no room to hang towels that won’t dry and started using paper towels. Bruce lost his Kindle when the port over his wall organizer dripped enough water into the pocket holding the device. Even using the propane stove for cooking is a mixed blessing as it adds some heat but also adds to our moisture problem. The Baileys Irish Cream is almost gone, and it is time to find some charcoal. I think I’d drive a great distance to find solid fuel this afternoon, hopefully it will be within walking distance when we get to Apalachicola.
The solid fuel heat should go a long way towards drying the boat. Then the big job starts as I will have to go through each locker, dry the contents and spray with mold and mildew inhibitor. I have been using Concrobium which has worked great so far.
Hope the pay back days are over.
We made it:)
Looking for warmer weather...........
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