We arrived in Portsmouth on Tuesday, Oct. 23 on a beautiful sunny day. Our plan was to head South on Thursday after provisioning, but a check on the weather changed that. Not wanting to be caught on the eastern coast of North Carolina in this Hurricane, we decided to wait until it passed. Right now we are in the middle of a squall with heavy rain and wind. Luckily we are tied up securely in a protected marina with quite a few other boaters. Dad and I are waiting for a lull so we can stretch our legs. We are all getting cabin fever.