Sorry 'Bout The Rain

SHIP'S LOG:

I think that I have seen more rain since the 3rd of June when I got back than in the entire 8 months st that I was away. The interesting thing is the reactions of the "locals" to it all. They are shocked at the intensity, the wind and that rain, and the falling trees and power lines they take out. But none of the storms lasted much more than 20-25 minutes and I doubt if the winds gusted above 40mph. Compared to the storms that I had to deal with on the trip, these have been summer breezes with a few sprinkles tossed in. The lightning and the thunder have been right up there with Florida, but again, the duration was no where near as bad. Not that I am looking for any more, mind you, and I would like a week or so of hot and humid and sultry weather, with a nice 12 knot breeze out of the Southwest!

Not much was accomplished boat-wise yesterday as it was a crappy day. Besides, I am still in the process of trying to restore my computer. Everything is re-loaded but it all has to be put back in some sort of recognizable and usable order. It is surprising how time consuming that can be. In addition, my computer was attacked and hijacked yesterday and it took "Gunga Din" at IYOGI almost an hour to reestablish control and clean out the viruses and malware that did the attacking and hijacking. He said such things can be a real pain in the neck. I have a lower opinion of them!

Right now I am fogged-in in the club house at TYC which will give me some time to do more computer work. I am still going through the 8 months of mail, trying to get some control over my bills, dealing with phone calls from those "service suppliers" for whom I am "late" this month and trying to come up with some cash. (Pay no notice to the upcoming string of convenience store robberies about to occur. I'm Kidding!)

Even though it is past the middle of June, it seems more like ear;y spring here than a few days before official "Summer." Ia m sure that all this will change.

I have to admit that I have really not tackled getting ABISHAG back into fighting trim. Getting here really took all the sense of urgency out of me for the most part. I have a lot of ties ashore that I really didn't have before that are demanding on my time and I am getting suckered into that. I have dentist appointment again next week, along with an appointment to get some blood work done for the annual physical I have in two weeks. I am hoping that by the time June is passed, all those sort of things will be passed.

Russ is interested in take a trip for a few days and it would be fun to do so. We haven't done something like that in a number of years. Maybe head up to the Cape or to Boston. We'll just have to see what time and tide bring forth.