A DAY OR TWO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER
June 8, 2012
Funny how little Fridays mean now that we are both in retirement and living our dream other than the fact that they seem to come every third day now. It is not that we nap the days away since I usually arise around 0530. Bear of course chooses a somewhat later hour. Sometimes the disparity makes for some discussion as to when the best time to hoist the anchor may be. Sometimes, I get that done while she is still hovering in la la land. So, we have noticed that we are now seeing boats with hailing ports south of the Bay whereas before Memorial day we saw only boats from north of here. That meant that they were heading home and the tourists such as we have not yet made it this far north. What difference does that make? For one thing, the traffic is increasing as well as the demand for transient slips, moorings and anchorages. It all started to be apparent after Memorial Day. Could that be when families start the vacation season?
Now that the swim deck wood replacement is done, I am embarked on waxing the boat. Might I mention that I hate that part of boat ownership? Oh yeah! I attempted to do it by hand but decided that the appearance was substandard with spots and inconsistent compounding. So, I decided to use an electric, as in 110 volt kill ya if you drop it, kind of buffer. Ok, if I tie it so if dropped, it will not make the water, perhaps I can get it done without spiking the local grid and getting my name in the local obits. At any rate, the hull is very oxidized and this will not be a quick job. So, if I can motive myself and if Scurv will cut me some slack on the supervision, perhaps in a few days, Why Knot will look spiffy.