Holding pattern

Day 7 - Neah Bay. Washington, USA

The weather has deteriorated again.  Some winds came up in the night and into the morning, calmer in the late afternoon.  But rain, rain, rain throughout.

Dreary day.  Filling our time playing games and reading and eating.  Listening to the forecasts, we are not yet sure about our possible departure tomorrow.  While there are still small craft advisories issued for the west coast, the winds don't sound all that bad.  The real problem could be with the river bar at Gray's Harbour - conditions are being reported as "rough", with the terms "severe" or "treacherous" being used to describe the full ebb currents.  Not encouraging.

One of the problems of just sitting here at anchor day after day, in a totally overcast sky, is that our solar panels are contributing very little to our batteries.  We may soon have to run the engine just to keep them charged - something I just hate to do.  With all of the wind we have been getting, a wind generator would have done wonders.  Something to think about.

Things will no doubt look much better tomorrow.

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