week review

Things are starting to settle down a bit. The list of boat projects, both short and long term, is becoming clearer and longer!! We will have new canvas for the flybridge and sun deck installed over the summer while we are gone. This will provide great protection for the boat, and us, from the weather and sun. She also needs to have her bottom cleaned and some mechanical work done over the summer. There is PLENTY left for us to do - as I said before, there is ALWAYS something that needs attention on a boat. We do, however, make plenty of time for relaxation and fun. Meeting very nice people on the dock and a new couple arrived last evening. They brought their boat across the Gulf from Texas, thru Lake Okachobee (sp?)in Fl and the same route up the coast as us. They will be here a couple of months getting work done on the boat and plan on doing what we plan on doing i.e. the Great Loop. Quite a "club" out there either doing the Loop or planning on doing it. Great camaraderie!! Teddy got a haircut this week - ouch - sticker shock!! In Mexico it would cost $12 - here it was $51!!!! He is awfully handsome, tho. He has taking quite well to using the carpet pad at the front of the boat to do his business (most of the time). They both will have to learn this trick once we are away from the dock for several days at a time. Sam isn't buying it. We had great fun one evening visiting friends who have set up a still in their home. Yup!! He is brewing cognac at this time and we did some "taste testing". It was pretty darn good!! The still is amazing - very small and compact. No, we are not getting one. Being close to the boat ramp we see some pretty interesting things. One day a young man was test driving a boat he had just bought. It was a strange little thing with some odd controls and he just couldn't get the hang of it. Kept going around in circles and we were keeping an eye on our boat!! They finally had to go out and rescue him. - he did not buy the boat. I think I mentioned that we use a fiberglass ramp for Sam to get on/off the boat as the tide can be 7 ft. Well, the winds were from a different direction last week (pushing the boat away from the dock) and when we came back after a dog walk we saw the ramp floating down the creek! Alan hopped from boat to boat trying anything he could to grab it, but it was on it's way! Our dock is very long - about 75 yds or so - Alan ran down and got Charlie who has a small fishing boat and they went out to retrieve it. Until then - Sam was boatless!! Another adventure - another lesson learned!! Needless to say, the ramp is on the dock whenever we leave! Alan has been busy installing new fire extinguishers and carbon dioxide sensors per the insurance requirements as well as tracking down a water leak. Tomorrow we are heading to the Jekyll Island area in souther GA where we will probably dock the boat in Sept Need to check out marinas - should be interesting!!

 

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