Wow, the weather has really turned!! Its only around 17 or 18 Celsius the past few days, its sooo cold. (Sorry, I just had to rub it in.)
As we sit here listening to the water gentling lapping against the boat and the sound of the sea birds overhead --- NOT. Where we are now, Point Loma Marina, all day long we hear the sound of military helicopters and jets flying overhead. Yes, we’re that close to the military installation. They’ve told us that this is probably the safest place on earth. Who cares, really??? I don’t feel the need to have millions of tons of machinery and bombs, etc. protecting me. Give me back the peace and quiet of nature. Oh well, we expect to be moving on March first. We’ll keep you posted.
We’ve been working with Captain Marty for 4 days now. Today we have a day off. It feels like we keep taking stuff out of the boat and putting it back again, over and over. And Marty says we’ll do it a few more times before he’s done with us. Oh, the toil of it all! We’ve been through the captain’s quarters, the V-berth and both heads. We started on the Galley yesterday, but didn’t finish it. We uncovered the bilge and pumped it out, and discovered more storage down there. We want to get it bone dry and then continue following pipes and wires as we learn what this boat is all about.
Today, we’re hoping to work on the dinghy and get it started so that we can have a little mini-cruise of the harbour.
Archie continues to love it here. Trouble is, he keeps wanting to go out, then come back in, and go out again, etc., etc. We have to keep an eye on him cause we have to tether him to make sure he doesn’t jump or fall off. At the captain’s suggestion, we’re going to get a bell for him so we always know when he is moving. Same goes for Piggy, but he still hides all day, so there is no rush for him.
The other way, we observed a bird fishing. Too bad we didn’t have the video camera with us, cause it was really neat. There was a school of really small fish, and he’d start by going beside one of the boats where the fish couldn’t see him. Then he’d dive down, swim under the boat, keeping in the shade all the time. Then suddenly, he’s emerge from underneath them, catching them by surprise. We saw him do this over and over again. Cool.
So, we haven’t been sailing yet. After we finish the galley, we’ll be emptying out the salon (the main living area) under which the motor resides. Once we’ve covered the motor, we’ll start it up, back up and back into the slip again. We’ll be doing that until we’re comfortable bringing her in and out.
That’s all for this post. However, we were able to load a couple of video’s onto youtube. We put the links in our last blog post, but here they are again. Sorry to all our friends at RBC who won’t be able to watch from work. Maybe you’ll try from home.
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Miss you all.
It's been 10 days Sharon - eagerly waiting for your next blog.
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