This morning the anchorage was like a mill pond...not a wrinkle on the water. We left about 8AM, and by the time we wound our way out of Oyster Bay, the wind was blowing 15-18 knots, and the skies blackened. It started to rain shortly after we got going, and continued all day long. The wind backed down, and we ended up motoring once again...good thing we topped off the fuel tanks yesterday.
From northbound 2011
We often have small birds, like sparrows or chickadees, hitch a ride with us when we are offshore, but when I turned around to look at Al at the wheel today, this guy was sitting on the solar panel just behind him!

We persevered through the dreary, rainy day, and ended up just west of Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Tomorrow we plan on getting to Newport, RI...might even stay an extra day and enjoy the town!