Solomons, Michael approaching

Nice calm night we slept very well, still a little too warm. Hatches open and I turn on my fan in the middle of the night. In the morning I rebed a leaky hatch, lash down our sail cover, tie down our roller furling and other items to prepare for high winds. Around 1:30 we hop in the dinghy and speed down the creek a mile or for lunch at “Island Hideaway” and enjoy the breeze in a still too humid and hot day. Later after we shower at the Marina we were checking out boats and talk with Dan and Tina “BellaCay”, a Catalina 445, very nice boat. They are from Toronto, Canada and our on their first trip south. Later we met them for Happy Hour at the “Dry Dock” the onsite restaurant. The outer rain bands start hitting the Solomons and we get a little wet getting back to our boat. I put up the dingy and engine for the approaching wind and rain. Pull the drain plug on the dinghy, by 9:00 PM the rain and the wind starts getting intense. We have a few leaks that we have not had before in normal rains.