Tuesday, January 5, 2010

BRRRRRRR!!!!!

When the east coast of the U.S. is in a deep freeze, the temps get pretty darn chilly down here also. Thank goodness for the warm current of the gulf stream, since this temperates the weather. Even the cold front thunderstorms tend to lessen between Florida and the Bahamas. Today the forecast is to be a high of 60 degrees with 20-25 knot northwest winds. If we can hide out of the wind and in the sun, it's not too bad, but that wind goes right through us, and creeps into the boat through the sliding doors of the main salon. We do have a small electric heater that can be used while the generator is running, and we move it to whichever room we are in. Unfortunately the generator doesn't need to run that much since with the cold snap, the refrigerator isn't running that often, so the battery power isn't going down very fast. However, my other option is using the oven's heat, so I think it's a good day to bake bread and cookies. Mmmmmmm. It's not so bad after all.

1 comment:

  1. Remember having our flannel pajamas warming inside the oven ready to be put on after being rubbed down with Vick's Vaporub?

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