Sunday, November 15, 2009

Wow it was so good to see the sun out again this morning. It felt warm and welcoming as I climbed down the ladder to head for the showers. The birds were singing again and people were milling about working on their boats. There are 14-16 boats scheduled to go in tomorrow. Everyone has been backed up due to the storm that Ida had generated over the area.Took showers and they were nice and hot this morning – nobody was here they were all working on their boats. I must confess I stood there and let the water beat on me (water waster – but delicious). It’s one of the luxuries that you miss when you’re away from home and have to keep your eye on the water levels in your boat.

Worked on the boat, decks cleaned, stuff stashed for our launch tomorrow morning.

Went into town with Patrick – we shared a ride because there are new loaner car hours on Sunday (1:00pm because the office closes at 2pm – winter hours). We stayed long enough to encounter winter hours here. Last minute groceries – can’t believe that Thanksgiving is breathing down my neck already and one last water fill at the fire station. We chatted with Patrick for a while about sailing across the channel and going to the Pacific. He had some friends that had built his boat (it’s done 2 circumnavigations and been to Antarctica). Quite inspiring. He donated a book called Pacific Crossing Guide to us to help inspire us to make that S. Pacific trip that Wayne’s always wanted to make. We also got quite a pep talk from him.

I made some hamburgers for dinner and finished my last Stephanie Plum novel until I can find book 15.