Well here we are again. Started the engine, changed the alt belt - no overheat. Re-tensioned the belt; Changed the transmission oil; put up the flags and radar reflector. SSB (single side band radio) is not working. Get diesel fuel (spare jerry cans), gas for outboard, and propane for cooking. Find the plug for the dinghy, start the motor, change the gas, clean the dinghy. Change the raw water impellor. Where the hell is the dodger, was to be here by Wednesday - showed up on Friday , but it's 25, no clouds and 7 knots of wind. Went out Thursday night for Bud and pizza with a Canadian couple and an Australian couple. Friday night we went to First Night Friday's with about 16 people. First night Friday is put on by the downtown merchants - they keep their stores open, serve wine and appetizers and have music playing in the park. You can walk up and down the street with drink in hand. Just like Canada eh!

And don't forget to change the drinking water filter before I scrub out the scum in the heads, check the thro hull seacocks for leaks and make sure the filters are clear of debris. Better change the light in the engine compartment as it shorted out and make sure the water level is up on the batteries - change the bulb in the aft cabin and glue the slider down in the companion way (entrance). It must be Bud time!!

It's already election day and the generator won't start. Two people have looked at the SSB and it still doesn't work. All sails on and the 15 hp runs like a charm. Cindy's water is drinkable - the weather is great - has been 23 - 28 degrees but cooler today. Don't know when we are leaving, but the price is right.

Today is just like a page out of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds". Hundreds of large, black crows are sitting in the trees lining the sidewalks to the office in one direction and the Lounge/Shower rooms in the other. I have been walking and cowering in the middle of the street. LOL