Sleep

we took our friends to the ferry

motored back to the marina

did 5 loads of laundry

and were in bed by 8 o’clock

there was a midnight call from our daughter

(got her time zones confused)

and some pillow talk at 2 am

but 12 welcome hours of sleep --

I guess we needed it!

we did a lot of sailing the last 4 days,

and with experienced company aboard

we both learned a lot –

about docking, lines, chartplotters

plus I think I can finally tie a bowline

(thank you, mike!)

but the winds were high

and carried some rain

including a 30-knot squall

that caught us on the open water

with both sails up –

about 20 hairy minutes!

when we saw the second squall up ahead

we turned downwind to avoid it

for now I am disproportionately grateful

for clean sheets and dry towels

for calm and sleep and “home”

tuesday, 8 december

advent 2015

Penns’ Landing Marina