We started reading to each other on the way down to Maryland on the 12 hour drive and the tradition has continued each evening after a long day of nurturing Windspell. The book is called Three Shades of Grey.
We are both running in the morning before "work". It is quite scenic with Ospreys scouting for fish, Vultures circling and roosting in a dead tree near by and the songs of many birds which would be a paradise for birders.There is a water tower overlooking our place in the boat yard where we are being watched by a nesting pair of Osprey that I'm sure have seen it all when it comes to sailors.getting ready to launch. They are likely concerned about our level of competency........
We have already met another couple with the same boat doing roughly what we are and I spend way too much time in the marina bath house in the morning after a run picking the brains of Randy who has lived aboard with his wife, Kathlene, for the past 7 years.(on their old boat) They now have a place in Florida where they just built a 100 foot dock to accommodate their recently purchased Island Packett 350, one we actually looked at last November but decided on Windspell instead. They are heading south to their home over the next month before hurricane season.
Here is a list of our boat accomplishments so far:
- Put the sails back on
- Flushed the water systems of antifreeze
- Started varnishing areas not accessible once in the water
- Acquired a second propane tank
- Moved our clothes, kitchen supplies and tools on board
- Cut some too long bolts on the anchor windlass with a grinder
- Started inventorying where things are located in various lockers on the laptop.
Tomorrow we will put all the canvass back and continue with the varnishing and top up the water tank.
There is an art show is Chestertown featuring local artists one of which we watched painting a local waterscape yesterday. If it's rainy we have the art show as a back up to"work".
Bye for now,
Donna and Walter
SV Windspell
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