It was pretty cold when we went out sailing one leisurely morning in mid January 2015. We didn't really care about the cold because we had only intended to go out for the day and then return to dock. Of course once we were out we decided we could stay the night anchored out and then return to dock in the morning and still make it to work.
As the afternoon progressed the temperature and weather got worse and worse. We had to pull in at New Port Richey and buy warm clothes and a blanket for the night. By the time we headed back out to the gulf we didn't have long before dark. We attempted to get as far north in a storm that moved in on us so we would be as close as possible to the marina in the morning.
We struggled and fought against the storm while trying to cook dinner, trying to anchor, trying to stay dry, trying to stay warm, and trying to sleep with the boat banging up and down in the waves. Ultimately we survived the night and woke up to a foggy morning that soon dissipated and revealed an absolutely gorgeous day of the perfect temperature.
While trying to pull up the anchor line I noticed the line getting heavier and heavier as I pulled in. Soon I was to the point of near exhaustion as I pulled up our anchor that was heavily wrapped in an abandoned crab pot line. I pulled out my Benchmade and almost cut the line free before second guessing myself and unwrapping the line from the anchor tines. The large bones inside, build up on the pot, and lack of buoys were a pretty good indication that the line was abandoned,
After crawling back into the boat and recovering we motored back to the marina and (gasp) went to work. I would totally rather be out braving the elements than grinding away at work. As Amber and I tell each other "any day on the water is a good day." :)
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