Day 191, Year 7: One More Day
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Weather: Overcast Early, Then Sunny Day
Location: Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina, N Falmouth, MA
We got the sunny day we needed, but it was a little slow getting started.
Part of the deck was still too wet to work on this morning, but by 2 pm,
everything was dry. I worked until almost 8 pm and got the remainder of the
deck cleaned. I got most of it taped but will need to continue that job in
the am before doing the final caulking. But unless something unforeseen
comes up, I should be done tomorrow. There is still the forepeak and
hatches on the back deck to do sometime during the summer, but those parts
don’t impact the integrity of the deck. The parts that count will be DONE
and I will be so glad to report a job completed tomorrow night.
Mark had his low day today, but he still had enough energy to get the dodger
taken down. Somewhere in the Indian Ocean, the starboard ‘windshield’ was
shattered when a line snapped-not once but twice. We taped the plastic
together with clear packing tape and have been using it that way since. It
has been functional, just not pretty to look at. But Mark works with a guy
named Ed who does canvas work and we are finally getting the dodger to him
to replace the plastic. Sometime this weekend, I will take down the
remaining canvas surrounding the cockpit to clean. Since the boat is being
hauled on Monday, it is a good time to do this.
After removing the canvas, we both went to Heather’s to babysit Oliver while
Heather went to a working lunch. Her once a week call-in program begins the
middle of June and she is working to line up her guests. Once she returned,
I came back to the boat to work. Mark stayed at Heather’s so he could hold
Oliver while Heather went out to check on the beehive. She did this right
after naps, and Sam really wanted to help her. We got her a new hat and
veil for Mother’s Day, so she put that on Sam and she wore the old hat.
Even when a bee got inside his ‘bonnet’, Sam remained totally calm. He has
been fascinated with the bees since they arrived and today he felt so proud
that he could truly assist Heather. They sell bee gear for little guys, so
maybe we are going to have to invest in an outfit for Sam. Jonah hasn’t
shown an interest yet, but maybe he will in time.
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