It is lower 30’s and howling this morning in Wrightsville Beach. Coffee and woodstove provide heat. The black hulled ketch is back with us in the anchorage along with 5 or 6 transients. There is too much wind and current to think about a dinghy ride to shore. Engine oil has been checked and the dipstick shows about 20 gallons of fuel used in the first 20 hours. We had a few variations in rpm yesterday that we will monitor. Thank you Cindy for the Sea Tow if needed. We decided to move on and had a great day all alone motoring down the Cape Fear River at over 10 knots with the current pushing us. Anchored in Dutchman Creek. Brian got to test the dinghy.