So, what direction do you think we're heading?

Wind forecast from Weather under ground:
Tuesday South 15 - 20
Wednesday South 15 - 20
Thursday Southwest 15 - 20

And yesterday when we got out on open water where we could sail, the wind was S to SW, 15 - 20, with higher gusts in the thunderstorm that rolled through.  We decided not to beat the rest of the way into Oriental because the anchorage didn't look all that well protected with southerly winds.  We found better protection in a low marsh area, so for the second time this trip we had mosquitoes.  They really liked getting out of the wind behind the dodger Sue made for this boat. 

This morning we sailed the 12 miles into Oriental.  (Eileen, you'll be happy to know we didn't have a double reefed main - we didn't even bother to put the main up, and still had 6 to 7 knots of boat speed!)  The anchorage isn't too well protected, but we've been holding well all day.  Today we attempted once again to track down the leak over Sue's bunk.  The hatch has leaked ever since we bought the boat, despite several attempts to fix it.  Kris and Skip know all about this leak - bringing the boat down Delaware Bay two years ago when we bought it.  I'll keep you all posted.

We took the dinghy ashore to explore - didn't take too long.  One of the shops that the cruising guide mentioned had the doors chained and padlocked.  There were UPS delivery notices from August.  Not too good a sign of the economy.

Back to the ICW tomorrow - hope it's not too windy in the morning.