As forecast, a storm blew with winds over 20 knots out of the east for the better part of the day Friday Oct. 29th. Local schools were closed and for us it was a day on board - our first day of staying put. We used the morning to clean, tend to boat repairs, write postcards and knit, and make plans for marina stays in Savannah, GA, and general trip planning. You’d be surprised how much time we devote to reading about anchorages and weather forecasts as well as estimating travel distances and shore services. An hour or two can easily be consumed, often with confusion or indecision being the outcome of ones’ efforts. Anyway, around 3 pm the rains let up and we used the break to go topsides and to wash Juno’s decks and cockpit. Each time we pull up the anchor, we pull up gobs of grey clay that stick to the chain and anchor and soil our decks, so it was good to clean off some of the grime. Many boats cruising in this area have “wash down pumps” to blast the mud off before the chain and anchor come aboard. We lean over the rail and do our best with a stiff brush on a long handle, combined with some buckets of water. Our cleanup was timely as the rains resumed around 5 pm forcing us back inside giving Juno a good rinsing. In inspecting Juno, we found some nasty moldy water that had accumulated in the bilge (low part of the boat under the cabin floor). We also noticed some very dirty screens in our dorade vents that provide us with fresh air down below when the cabin is closed up. This was added to our “to do” list for the next sunny day.
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