We have made it to Atlantic City! We left Sandy Hook in dense fog yesterday, and we almost ran aground....almost! The fog was lifting in the anchorage, and we hauled anchor and started our way around the hook (it is sort of the shape of Provincetown, but much smaller) and on the far side it showed on the chart plenty of water to head south after rounding the hook. It was so foggy that when we made our turn south we notice about 50ft off our starboard side there was a large clump of birds sitting still, they happened to be sitting on a large sand shoal! What a scare, we were in over 20ft of water, but based on our charts there was not suppose to be a shoal there. Its always unnerving to see something that isn't suppose to be there, especially when the visibility is less that 50ft. Once we were more off shore the fog started to lift a little, and by the time we got to Barnegat Inlet it had lifted considerably.
We experienced the same thing this morning when leaving Barnegat to head for Atlantic city, minus the near grounding. There was dense fog almost the whole way, but even with the fog we were still able to see many different pods of dolphins! I tried to get some pictures, but those mammals are quick....I got lots of pictures of the water though! Plus, the fog didn't make for good pictures either!
The anchorage here in Atlantic city isn't bad, the holding is good (sandy bottom), but the current is pretty strong. The current plays with your mind sometimes. When you stare out the window, if you don't make a couple points of reference it appears as if we are dragging. We have plenty of chain out, but we still keep the anchor alarm on for peace of mind.
Deason, Dahlia and I took a dinghy ride to the Golden Nugget, and got some well deserved candy and ice cream. It was nice to get off the boat and walk around for a bit, even if it was through a casino!
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