I SUPPOSE IT COULD BE WORSE! ! ! ! ! !

SHIP'S LOG:

Hanna came and went and delivered a lot of rain but not much in the way of wind . . . so I am told. I haven't had the chance to get down to ABISHAG before today as I decided to come down with a Summer(?) cold. Saturday, Sunday and Monday were spent in healing. For me that means curled up in a lump in bed, sweating it out. No fun and no chance to get down to the boat and restore it to ready condition. That will be done this afternoon and I am not looking forward to it to any great extent. Of course, if I had not done all deconstruction, Hanna would have been terrible. As it was, Hanna was merely nasty and I do not expect to find any damage or anything to cause concern. Thank God for that! I suppose it is my terminal laziness to wish that I had, been like so many, and had not gone through all of the effort storm-proofing ABISHAG. Had that been the case, I could go sailing today. As it is, I will spend this beautiful day bending on sails, resetting cushions, unwrapping lines, pumping up the dinghy and re-setting the dinghy retrieval system at the dock. Ah, the fun part of boating!

The financial situation has gotten clear and the answer is "NO!" I keep getting turned down for refinancing + cash out for one of three(3) reasons: 1.) my condo is an investment property, not a primary residence; 2.) one entity( the Spa at Norwich Inn) owns more that 10% of the condo units; 3.) my condo hasn't been off of the market long enough. That is 6 possible combination of reasons why the loan is not approved. The talkers, the individuals who take the initial info and begin the process for you, are all hyped and positive, and they tend to get you to believe that you'll get the loan no problem. Even when I don't believe them, I sort of believe them. I just wait for the other shoe to drop and, so far, it always has. Thud!!!! It is just really weird! that I can't get this to work. I'll just have to keep trying. Who knows, maybe I'll win Powerball or something!

MASTER'S PERSONAL LOG:

There is an old sailing proverb that goes something like " Good Harbors rot ships and men!" It suggests that it is too easy to rest comfortably in a good place to the point there is always something that needs fixing, or purchasing, or is not quite right such that you never move. That is kind of what I am feeling like right now. I want to go but something always springs up to keep me in port. It's all legitimate. The Mainsail repair, the engine oil question, the holding tank, finance and several other things and they all seem intertwined, each depending on one or more to be "solved" before departure. And now, creeping into the picture the prospect of unstable fall weather. I trust that it will all work out but I am not sure what to do to cooperate with the process in a helpful rather than hindering way.