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#sunset at Point Lookout in the #chesapeakebay #neverstopexploring #optoutside #wanderlust

Day 5 of 5: Wind continued to blow strong, and we made it to Morehead City, North Carolina in the afternoon! Over 480 miles, roughly 114 hours, two exhausted sailors and a good ol' boat. #svwild #sailing #liveaboard #optoutside

Day 4 of 5: Today things got... Spicy. Wind picked up, and we are flying. This morning our boat went as fast as I'd ever seen it - over eight knots (9.2 mph)! Our normal speed up until this point was around 3.5 knots. I tried to manage my panic, while Eric enjoyed the thrill of sailing. By evening we were riding 2 meter waves, and a pod of dolphins enjoyed them with us for over an hour. As long as this keeps up, we'll make good time to NC. The adrenaline seems to be overriding sleep deprivation well enough, and I nap whenever I can. #sailing #liveaboard #neverstopexploring #ocean

Day 3 of 5: Sleep deprivation is starting to get to us, and winds are lighter than we anticipated. Flying the spinnaker and we're still not sure we'll arrive before nightfall on day 5. However, progress is continuing to be made. #boatlife #optoutside #ocean #craziestthingiveeverdone

Day 2 of 5: clouds and small squalls, alternating with light winds for Spinnaker sailing (our red, white, and blue kite sail). A swallow rested on our boat for a little while, a good 200 miles from the nearest shoreline, he looked about as rough as we felt. The squalls created confused seas, and so we both puked at some point throughout the day. #boatlife #ocean #optoutside

Day 1 of 5: We left the Bahamas at 10:30 in the evening, starting our journey by moonlight. The first sunrise of the passage greeted us with a storm. This first day started wet and windy, and left us becalmed for long periods of time. #boatlife #neverstopexploring #ocean

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