I got up for my 3:00 am shift.  I came up above and Dan was very chipper.  He hung out with me for a little while.  Then he went down below for some rest.  We were still motoring and were almost to Herrington Harbor South.  We were still going 7 knots.  We managed to maintain the speed all night long.  It felt great to be back in the Bay.  It was raining off and on but no lightening.  Thank God!  Paul got up for his watch.  I had him make us some hot chocolate.  Man did that hit the spot.  It was damp and cold out.  I made us a egg medley breakfast.  We maintain 7 knots the whole way up to Worton Creek.  We pulled up to the fuel dock around 12:00 pm.  We said our good byes to Dan and he jumped off.  We pulled off the fuel dock and headed to Maryland Marina.  We pul

We all got up around 6:30 am.  Andrew is getting off today and heading back home.  Paul called customs.  They first said to call them back at 8:15.  Then they said they would be sending some one out in 5 minutes to clear us.  Well by 10:00 am they finally showed up.  The customs lady looked at our passports and asked a few questions.  We were good to go.  We talked to Bill on Saphire for a while.  Then Paul, Dan, and I were off to Worton Creek.  This is were we will be dropping Dan off.  We have 160 miles ahead of us.  We were on our way around 11:30 am.  It was a lot later then we planed.  I made us grilled ham and swiss cheese sandwiches on rye for lunch.  We decided to stick to three hour shifts.  I ended up with 6-9, 3-6, and 12-3.  We decided to stay in or close to the channel t

It was a long cold evening.  We managed to get out of the gulf stream.  We are heading to Hampton.  We are about 70 miles away from the channel marker entrance.  We tried to sail in the morning, but were not making much progress.  Another motor job.  We had grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch.  It really hit the spot on a chilly day.  Everyone caught up on some much needed sleep today.  By 6:00 pm we were at the channel marker.  The current was going with us.  We were going 7 knots on 2400 RPM's.  Paul made filet's for dinner.  As it started to get dark we were going up the major shipping channel.  There were boats anchored and moving all over.  It was challenging to figure out what was moving and not.  We had no issue and made it into Blue Water Yacht Center around 11

The storms finally stopped around 5:30 am.  We were in them for about 8 and half hours.  The wind was blowing 10 to 15 knots out of the south east.  We were in the gulf stream as well.  The current was pushing us ahead with a 2 knot current.  So, we were going 7 knots on 2200 RPM's.  I warmed up sticky buns for breakfast.  Around 9:00 am we put the genoa out, killed the engine, and was going 7.7 knots.  We put the fishing line out.  Everyone is tried and is trying to catch up on some sleep.  I saw 12 sport fishing vessels this morning and we have been seeing tankers and cruise ships too.  A storm has been building since 2:30 pm.  We pulled the genoa in and turned the motor on.  We were able to dodge the storm.  We are about 36 miles off of Cape Hatteras.  We were sailing about 8 knots.