Landlubbing Duties
July 5, 2011
What a day yesterday because it was about the most unusual 4th of July in our history. We hope you had a great day. We remember those grand past holidays such as a winter like 4th on the beach in Cannon Beach, Oregon or the grandest 4th on the Parade Deck at Camp Lejeune. Yesterday was as quiet for us as the back room at a funeral home. This marina, as it seems, is a parking place for boats whose owners are ducking the hurricane season or the heat. With less than about 75 slips, it is very nice but very quiet. There are few humanoids around the docks. Yesterday, we saw two, countem two other folks. That did not stop us from decorating Why Knot and playing patriotic music all day. There are high berms around the marina which blocks the surface winds but flew our flags at the hoist quite properly. Bear and I enjoyed the day as we recalled those other 4th celebrations with folks such as the crews of Safari, Querencia, Rima, Concerto, Liberty Call and many others. There were several fireworks shows last evening but we did not see any of them as the sandman came aboard early.
For the unforeseeable future we will be tending to land duties associated with the transom kicking we took to our car. Said car is both a good idea and something less. We use it as a mobile storage unit and a way to visit inland attractions. To that end, we have enjoyed it. However; the equation changes when one has to deal with land duties such as insurance claims. The delay does allow us to perfect our fly murder techniques and clean the boat to a much deeper level. I am on laundry duty and we are long overdue to do it. I may well be spending most of the morning in the "wash house". Whoopie duck!!!

The pic is of one of the yard dawgs at this marina.