October 16, 2009

Port Departed: Mermaid Marina
Port Arrived: Clifton
Miles traveled: 18 miles
Total miles traveled to date: 502

Mermaid was a big disappointment. No WiFi, no cell service and no access to a Courtesy car. I felt isolated for the first time on the trip. I took a walk up the hill searching for a cell signal. Could not find one. So I booted up the computer and started to type the Log of Water Mark into the computer. I could upload the information at a later time and date.

Had all of the sails up today. Flew them first thing in the morning. Got to Clifton about 12:20PM. Lowered the sails and headed for the entrance to Clifton for fuel. Was cold and wet and chest ached. They had a very clean facility. One of the ladies who ran the marina cooked me a hamberger as I took a shower and did my laundry for the first time on the trip.

I borrowed the Courtesy can and headed into tow for supplies. Found a really nice 110 volt light that would work as a cabin light when hooked up to shore power.