day eighteen - back to the ramp

Dawn comes grey and thick with humidity. I check the weather forecast on my apps. A lot of moisture over the mid-Atlantic for the next five days. That means days and days of thunderstorms and showers. I decide to head back to the dock.Sail off anchor past the unmanned ketch KISMET at 6:50. My goal is to get back to the ramp and haul out before any rain. Several tacks to work my way out of Durham Creek. On the Pamlico River at 7:45 with a nice long tack east. Making 4.2 under the low overcast.8:45 Indian Island to the southeast, 3.3 kts and a haze covers the river. 9:50 tacking towards North Creek. The wind shifts and falls off, motor sail the last stretch towards the creek. 10:25 in North Creek. 10:55 docked at the marina. The trip is done.13.41 NM