Reedville, VA - Yep, We're Still Here

Haven't posted anything because we literally have not left the boat for the past few days. I'm sure you've all seen the weather and have heard about the flooding in DC and Baltimore. Or maybe you haven't heard, but it is a downpour here. Anyway seems like every day it drizzles all morning and then around noon the wind picks up and the rain just starts coming down. We discovered the reason for this is what the NOAA weather service is currently calling "an area of disturbed weather south of Cape Lookout, North Carolina". I guess it has the potential to evolve into a tropical depression and that is part of what is bringing on such crappy weather. We are hoping it will pass soon but are glad to be in a safe spot with good holding (and you don't smell the fish processing plant as much through the rain. So there's that. Yay.) Cautious mariners that we are, we have just been staying put and reading way too many books. Both of us have read "Adrift", the true story of Steven Callahan who spent 76 days drifting across the Atlantic alone in a liferaft. It's a compelling book, but reading about his desperate attempts to fish and collect freshwater I found myself eating and drinking more than usual in sympathy. Think I gained a pound or two. We found it ironic that Mr. Callahan was able to catch mahi-mahi with a butter knife tied to a stick, while we still have nothing to show despite owning nearly $300 worth of fishing gear. 76 days adrift and he caught twelve of them. Twelve.