Groundhog Day (Oct 9-19)
We’re still sitting on our dock by the bay (Chesapeake Bay) in Virginia. Still waking up in the same spot, with the same view, with the never-ending list of things to be done to the boat! Things get completed, but new tasks get added. Derek now knows every inch of the engine room and has become quite the mechanic. This is out of necessity because we might be too old to cruise if we waited for the mechanics at this marina to get to it.
However, we did take Donna Mae out to stretch her legs a few days ago, and she purred like a kitten. We were rusty while docking, but made it back with no new scratches or dents!!! It’s not easy getting in and out of a 16’-wide slip with a 15’6”-wide boat.…all 43 feet of her. Gypsea and Tater loved the adventure and our fears of them bailing overboard while on way were dampened. Time will tell whether they can handle bigger waves on less-calm days.
We’ve made some special friends. Apparently this marina is like the United Nations. Erika and Holger from Germany, Safie and Mark (she’s from England) and Wallace and Sharon from Canada. We share docktails and dinners and lots of laughs.
Two major accomplishments to note. We now have working heads (toilets). I can relieve myself without using a bucket or the sink or the public bathroom 2 blocks away. This is a major thing folks!!! And secondly, we finally have the tv hooked up to the boat’s antenna. We had been stuck with Kojak, Rockford Files or Big Bang Theory repeats for the past THREE WEEKS. Needless to say, with those selections I plowed through my 800-page book in record time.
One other thing to get used to: cooking without being able to use the stovetop and oven at the same time, or the ice maker and toaster oven at the same time. And…if you use more than 2 burners on the stove neither can be turned on high! So our routine is buying ready made microwave meals from Kroger.
We hope everyone is staying warm through the latest arctic blast. We dropped down in the 30’s ourselves so new blankets have been added.
Sending lots of love,
Lori and the Captain
We’re still sitting on our dock by the bay (Chesapeake Bay) in Virginia. Still waking up in the same spot, with the same view, with the never-ending list of things to be done to the boat! Things get completed, but new tasks get added. Derek now knows every inch of the engine room and has become quite the mechanic. This is out of necessity because we might be too old to cruise if we waited for the mechanics at this marina to get to it.
However, we did take Donna Mae out to stretch her legs a few days ago, and she purred like a kitten. We were rusty while docking, but made it back with no new scratches or dents!!! It’s not easy getting in and out of a 16’-wide slip with a 15’6”-wide boat.…all 43 feet of her. Gypsea and Tater loved the adventure and our fears of them bailing overboard while on way were dampened. Time will tell whether they can handle bigger waves on less-calm days.
We’ve made some special friends. Apparently this marina is like the United Nations. Erika and Holger from Germany, Safie and Mark (she’s from England) and Wallace and Sharon from Canada. We share docktails and dinners and lots of laughs.
Two major accomplishments to note. We now have working heads (toilets). I can relieve myself without using a bucket or the sink or the public bathroom 2 blocks away. This is a major thing folks!!! And secondly, we finally have the tv hooked up to the boat’s antenna. We had been stuck with Kojak, Rockford Files or Big Bang Theory repeats for the past THREE WEEKS. Needless to say, with those selections I plowed through my 800-page book in record time.
One other thing to get used to: cooking without being able to use the stovetop and oven at the same time, or the ice maker and toaster oven at the same time. And…if you use more than 2 burners on the stove neither can be turned on high! So our routine is buying ready made microwave meals from Kroger.
We hope everyone is staying warm through the latest arctic blast. We dropped down in the 30’s ourselves so new blankets have been added.
Sending lots of love,
Lori and the Captain
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Forward bilge that prolly hadn't been cleaned for 17 years!!!!
Holger and Erika at Vino's Restaurant.
Thinks he's a human and sits like one too!
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