Trapped in Gloucester

This morning we left Scituate early so we could get across Boston Harbor before the afternoon rain set in. Now we are securely anchored in the inner harbor at Gloucester. We are less than 90 miles from home, but we are trapped.

The weather is abysmal. There is a cold driving rain and raw wind this afternoon. Doesn’t look like it will let up until morning. Currently temperature is 46 with a wind chill of 44. Wind. Chill.

Tomorrow the wind will be out of the north so we are not going anywhere. Thursday we get a south wind but it’s not a warm one. The projected high is 56 degrees. And on the open water it’ll be colder than that. But we intend to get up early and tough it out for the long long ride to Freeport.

In the meantime, we have sailed from the heatwave in the south into this weather nightmare. I can see my breath, Cupcake has no cabin heater.