Fairhope, Alabama



Fitz comparing notes about the incoming storm

This is a lovely little town and good place to be stuck (if you gotta be stuck). We have ducked into the yacht club at Fairhope and that is where we are supposed to keep the boat until after Christmas. Last night the storms came in with a vengeance there were/are 25 MPH winds and rough seas coming into the bow –really rocking and rolling—and it is to last all day. We are really glad that we are with the boat –with the tide going in and out the fenders need to be adjusted every time you can weather the storm and go outside. We have some dings on the boat from the pilings we are tied to but nothing major. The guy behind us says he is glad we are here –it cuts his waves. Not excited about being someone else’s wave break. I will have to wait until better weather to go into the town—it is a short walk into town -- a couple of miles and there are lots of touristy stores and restaurants. I know that Nashville is getting slammed with bad weather too and it is much colder—sorry for you all too. The rest of the story--People here at Fairhope Yacht Club are very nice and have come by all day to check on us. We have decided to move the boat back into the creek and will tie up in a guy's slip that is traveling in the Gulf right now. It is just too rough. Since we are leaving for a month we are going to have to make other arrangements for Sunny Days while we are gone. The transient slips here are out in the open and vulnerable to the north winds and channel waves.

Cool Sculpture at the Yacht Club