We don’t have much to write about today. This morning we did some shopping, mostly buying things that we forgot. We came back to the boat and had lunch. We had planned to go out for an afternoon sail but Rick tried to use the GPS and found that it was missing data. The boat next to us is owned by the same charter company so Rick went over to see if they were having the same problem. They plan to use a program on their IPad but are unsure if they will have a cell signal while away from land so in our opinion it’s viability is questionable.
We decided to go into town for ice cream (because ice cream makes everything better) and to buy some navigation charts. When we came back to the boat Rick fiddled with the GPS some more and it was still missing data. We called the technical manager for the charter company and he couldn’t offer any solutions. Rick is not comfortable going to the Long Island Sound with this potential issue so we are currently thinking that we will sail to places that we are familiar with. Our plan is to go to Cuttyhunk tomorrow and see how the GPS functions. Once we have more information we’ll decide how to proceed.
I’m feeling a little frustrated that this GPS situation has caused us to miss a day of sailing but it is what it is and instead I’m trying to think about the beautiful sunset.
