Kaimusailing
s/v Kaimu Wharram Catamaran
| Vessel Name: | Kaimu |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Wharram Custom |
| Hailing Port: | Norwalk, CT |
| Crew: | Andy and the Kaimu Crew |
| About: | Sailors in the Baltimore, Annapolis, DC area. |
10 October 2024 | Somers Cove, Crisfield, MD
Head Chef
I dawdled as usual in the morning on another overcast day, made a BLbfhT sandwich, it is a BLT with crispy black forest ham instead of bacon. Phone calls kept coming in, mainly due to the effects of Hurricane Helene. People called me to find out what the local conditions were in St Marys, GA, but I [...]
03 October 2024 | Somers Cove, Crisfield, MD
Pork Chop Hull
The Nao Trinidad was back in town and I discretely went about the marina looking for any of the crew, wondering if I would find any I remembered or conversely, if I would find anyone recognize me. We cooked a huge roast for them when they were in St. Marys, GA, last fall.
24 September 2024 | Somers Cove, Crisfield, MD
Nao Trinidad Redux
Another cheap Chinese car adapter came in, TPMS, Tire Pressure Monitoring System. Atoto has an adapter and 4 tire sensors for about $75. Others are available down to the 40 dollar range. The one I purchased does not pair with the Atoto radio, it has its own solar powered monitor that mounts with double [...]
13 September 2024 | Somers Cove, Crisfield, MD
Atoto ODB2
I was excited about the new car stereo coming in and also the NY Jets first game of the season. The Jets fizzled. The radio is installed in Cornelia Marie's old Honda CRV. It isn't as impressive as it was in the Shanty connected to the internet, but it does what I want, and the stereo is quite good. . An [...]
09 September 2024 | Somers Cove, Crisfield, MD
Atoto Success
After selling my Miata about 5 years ago I have not owned a car up till now. I would rent a vehicle whenever I needed one. My Miata had a simple car radio, but it was an oldie. The rentals had increasingly sophisticated radios, or more correctly communication devices. Cornelia Maries's old Honda [...]
04 September 2024 | Somers Cove, Crisfield, MD
Birthday Stew
The 700C inner tube from Walmart was holding its air well and no blowouts yet. The day after Pizza Night had most of us not venturing out. Weather was still hot. The next day I was asked if I was going to the Legion. I took the bike to the Legion and while still in the marina had my Honda car key [...]
Pilot Gas Rip Off
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I spent all the next day packing the car and the next morning left at 9:15. The car, which was charged to me as a full gas tank needed 3.4 gallons to top it off after just a 30 mile drive from the airport.
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The trip according to Google maps should take about 11 hours to cover 700 miles. I had my galaxy S20+ paired with the car and received a couple of calls as well as had the phones Google maps displayed on the car’s touchscreen display. The type C USB cable wouldn’t charge the phone, but it normally lasts all day on a charge.
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When I got to Florence, SC, it was time to get more fuel, not because I was empty, but because fuel prices in North Carolina were reported to be high. I stopped at Pilot store #337, pump #4, and put in 10.935 gallons of 87 octane, at a price of 3.359/gal. The bill was $42.20, hey, wait a minute, 10 gallons would be $33.59 and my purchase should have been around $37. I went inside and complained and they said they couldn’t do anything about it. After quite a bit of cajoling they gave me a customer service number which put me on hold for quite a while. The 5 dollar rip off wasn’t worth what I was going through, but how could I let them perpetuate this scam. Everyone who comes through that pump and buys 87 octane will be charged 50 cents more a gallon. If it wasn’t such an egregious error I wouldn’t have noticed it. I finally got someone to put in a credit for me and maybe I’ll receive it in a few days. The personnel at the gas station did nothing, not even a sign on the pump. Evil.
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The was about a half hour delay. I had also endured a 40 minute delay from construction South of Emporia and a 20 minute delay after that one. At Emporia I took Rte. 58 to Virginia Beach. My phone ran out of juice and died. Well, I figured, I know the way, it shouldn’t be too hard to get to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel at Virginia Beach. I followed the signs to Virginia Beach.
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At Virginia Beach I found myself driving North along the beachfront and then West on Rte. 60, where is the Bridge Tunnel? I stopped at a Food Lion, got breakfast fixings and asked how to get to the bridge. I was about 5 minutes away but I have wasted a lot of time driving around that town.
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Over the bridge and on my way to Pocomoke where I hoped I could get a charger for my phone at Walmart. By the time I got there I had been on the road over 13 hours. I got my charger and then drove to Crisfield, about 20 miles, on local roads. By the time I checked into the marina and got aboard it was past midnight.
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The image is of the car’s display screen showing the route from St. Marys to Crisfield.
