Early in the afternoon, I looked up and saw the barometer had dropped significantly after several days of high pressure. The sky slowly became grayer, more crowded with heavy clouds.

What's new and exciting aboard Blackthorn? Thankfully, not too much. We just returned to anchor from a resupply trip in Bellingham. We spent four straight weeks out on the hook, though we did change location a few times according to the weather and sneak in a bit of sailing.