Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Holed up in Atlantic City

The petrels and the gulls are hunkered down on the dock a few slips
away. The wind in the marina is gusting to 25 knots, and we are
praising our decision to stay put. Did I mention that there is a
severe thunderstorm watch in effect this evening? Crap, crap, and more
crap! Looking at the forecast leads me to the unhappy conclusion that
we may not be able to leave here before Saturday.

Today we took a walk down the boardwalk, and walked though the Tump
Taj Mahal. The boardwalk is a seedy remembrance of years gone by, a
faded pleasure best from a distance. The casinos here are only
reminiscent of Las Vegas and we are not gamblers (though as sailors I
suppose we do enjoy games of chance).

We can't complain too much, we are safe and dry, and we find ourselves
with some quality time to read and sip wine. We will get home
eventually.

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