Another Week
Another week, another few dozen projects. The overhead is slowly going in, the stove done (thanks, John!), the boom and mainsail, the running backstays, the engine filters, the fuel tank, the radar tower, the DC electronics, the solar controller, sail covers . . . the list goes on. The girls are recovering from the egg hunt overload and received some sweet stuffed things from their grandparents. The stuffed animals are almost as popular as the crayons these days. It’s funny how so many of their toys have gone forgotten and unused since we’ve moved aboard. A whole new place means a whole new way to play.
Speaking of playing. One of our oldest friends in the harbor just got himself a new dog, Fluffy. Sophie has found a new best friend. Something to really chase! Fluffy joins a family of Golden Retrievers aboard Tevake, our friend Chris’s boat. Here’s one of his predecessors, Knuckles, back in 2005.
And for inspiration, I’m thrilled to be following Behan Gifford’s updates as she and her family make their way to the Marquesas. They are two days out of Mexico and posting onto their blog via radio (magic ham technology!). It’s better than any miniseries.
I know! It’s such fun for fellow boat geeks like us to follow Totem, isn’t it? There are a whole slew of boats that left, and although I don’t know them all, I love checking in each day. Fun project to track their lat long on the map and track that way too.
So glad the girls are having fun around the marina. I am here to tell ya, it never gets old.