Unexpected Visitor!

We lifted our anchor about 6:45 this morning. That seems to be the magic hour. The sun is up the winds are calm and it is a little cooler than later in the day. Cooler is a matter of speaking seeing that at that hour it is in the 80's. That's better than later in the day. 

Our goal was to go into Masonboro Yacht Club and Marina. I had planned to do laundry, Larry was going to rinse off the boat and make water. After we went through the Wrightsville bascule bridge, Larry called for a slip. We have stayed there in the past, we figured no problem getting a slip. Boy did we figure wrong  they no longer take transients. Now we had to switch gears and make a new plan. 

Larry called Carolina Beach to check on the availability of a mooring ball. They had some available. Of course this means no air conditioning or laundry. That will have to wait till tomorrow in Southport. With this heat and no air conditioning we have a constant need to do laundry. Clothes don't get repeat wears. 

We are in the cockpit with the sunshades up and enjoying the breeze and waiting for the boat to cool down. Running the engine for 8 or better hours tends to heat up the cabin. Another reason not to run the water maker without air conditioning. 

Osprey will build a nest in strange places. How this one has stayed up on top of this channel marker is beyond me. 

You can also see the thunder clouds building. 

Some of the inlets with their white sand we're inviting. People were enjoying them all along our trip today. 

When we were settled on our mooring, I went below to take a shower. I was drying off and looked up in the corner of the shower and noticed this little guy. I looked on the web and I believe he is a green squirrel tree frog. I called Larry and he said he had one in the anchor well this morning. I ask him did he get it off the boat he didn't know where it went. Had to be the same one. We put him off the boat don't know if he'll find his way back aboard. Hopefully not in our bed, the shower was one thing, I draw the line with the bed.