Nov
21 Saturday
We
have had three days of solid rain. The parking area is 3 inches deep in water
and the washrooms are having difficulty coping with the water-logged systems.
Watching
the weather news it sounds or looks like you guys are going to have a white
Christmas.
So,
the prop arrived for the dinghy motor. And then the mechanic asked us if we
wanted to do the tune-up on our motor ourselves?! He's had it since June and
I'm wondering if he thinks its toast but doesn't want to tell us.
Yesterday
Rick and Quentin loaded the sails on, and I spent the day cleaning the freezer,
the fridge and once again ruthlessly going through the clothes, storage, and
galley stuff. I had 15 storage containers...how many leftovers can I put into a
bar fridge? Even the freezer will only hold so much, and why would there be
leftovers for very long...eat them! So I culled the non-Rubbermaid plastic
boxes and odd dishes I have not used since we put them on the boat. Rubber
scrapers... really did I need 5??
We
had two blankets for every bed here... kept half. We have put a lot of stuff in the car
including the propane heater we needed all the way down last year. Rick is
currently culling his hardware store so we can float above the waterline. Of
course if we have to fix the dinghy motor ourselves, that will take a day at
least.
This
morning as I started writing this Rick realized that not only was he out of
cereal, he didn't want to make pancakes so we got dressed and went out to the
Golden did our shopping and managed to get rid of
some of the discarded clothes. We got
back here around 12:30, discovered we had a full coffee pot that was still hot
and invited our new neighbours over, Brenda and Rob from Brighton. They also
know Amazing Grace.
Rob
said he needed to go up his mast and didn't look too thrilled. Brenda said he 'wasn't
fond' of heights, so we let Quentin help him. Quentin went up and installed their
radar reflector while Rob stood below and directed him. Quentin thought it was cool.
Tomorrow
we will work on the dinghy or, if the shop is closed, we will do all the other
jobs and leave the motor until Monday. Right now Quentin is putting all of the
cotter pins in the turnbuckles, and Rick is finishing up the wiring for the radio...
two more jobs off the list. I am
watching the black clouds gather over us again, ready to dump on us. We had a
thunderstorm this afternoon while we were having coffee. Everyone agrees that
this weekend will not be the one to head out, but next week is looking
better... cooler but calmer. We are going to go for dinner with Rob and Brenda
to the Steak and Shake. This will be our
last restaurant meal for many weeks as we cross over and head! Today I bought enough groceries to balance out
the crap that we have in the front of the boat!
Sunday
morning: it has rained incessantly since yesterday afternoon, and will be raining
all day today as well. Tomorrow it's supposed to be clearing up for the week.
Hopefully we will get way by Wednesday but it all depends on how good we are at
fixing the dinghy.
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| attaching the radar reflector |
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| his new friend |
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| off the ground |
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| neighbour going in before us |
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