A gorgeous sunrise this morning (more pics here) While it's been cold and wet (definitely cold and wet) in the District and Annapolis, there isn't much snow. Can't say the same about Boston. My son and his wife moved there on the 21st from San Francisco and it really hasn't stopped snowing. Here's how the Capital Weather Gang described the last two weeks:

"Since Jan. 24, Boston has logged 47.9 inches of snow. Last Tuesday's "Blizzard of 2015″ brought an incredible 22.1 inches in one day. After a few more inches fell throughout the next week, Monday's Groundhog Day storm dropped an additional 16.2 inches on the city, bringing the 7-day total to 40.5 inches.

The back-to-back blizzards broke multiple records for snowiest periods in Boston. Monday, Feb. 2, ended the snowiest 5, 7 and 10-day periods for the location since records began there in 1891. As WBZ's Eric Fisher said on Monday night, Boston "obliterated and buried" the previous 7-day snowfall record by over nine inches."

It's been great to catch up with friends and be in the District again. Walked around this morning in my flip-flops and used the Metro to get around. Still not planning to buy socks since then I'd have to buy shoes I wouldn't use but that explanation doesn't seem to work well in conversations -- so the new reason will be that I lost a bet (I really didn't but it may be plausible).

Spent some time on the Isara 50 yesterday. The boat was in a slip in Annapolis, but the wind was gusting close to 40 knots and it was interesting to feel the boat move in the gusts. Certainly not the same as a monohull.

Still planning on departing the 14th of February, but will definitely stop in Norfolk if the weather isn't favorable for the trip.