Wednesday, November 5, 2025 — It was a sunny and relatively warm morning at 64-degrees Fahrenheit — the warmest day we’ve had in weeks. It was nice that it was pleasant out as we did all the last minute things that needed to be done before we left on the long passage, including returning the car. Here was another shot of how pretty it was in the marina right now.

As Eric was disconnecting the electrical cables, he noted that one of them was looking like it was beginning to deteriorate. We noted that we should replace it soon.  

We untied from the dock at 1100. We’d decided to make this passage on Sunday. Since then, the forecast has deteriorated. As of yesterday, the conditions were not supposed to be good at any point of the 5-day passage, but they also weren’t supposed to be terrible for any of the days, either. We’d debated postponing the trip, but decided that we’d rather be uncomfortable at sea, on our way to warmer weather, than uncomfortable in the cold in Annapolis. We’d never planned to have Kosmos in a cold location and simply did not have the proper gear onboard, and we couldn’t take the cold anymore.