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SHIP'S LOG:

Yesterday was a day of little projects that needed to be done simply because they haven't been done in a while. Things as simple as uncoiling and inspecting and re-coiling all the lines on the boat. Halyards and sheets can get chaffed even in they are not used simply by blowing and rattling against stuff and it is a good thing to periodically check'em. Nothing worse than hauling on a line in a moment of need and ending up with a piece in your hand. It was also pump up the dinghy day which is an every other day affair these days, that is if I want to use it. I still haven't quite gotten around to finding that "goop" that you squirt into the valves that seals the little leaks from the inside. And there were various other items that need lubing and resetting and stuff like that. General ship maintenance.

Jerry called and and I went out to diner with him and Lucille, his son, Scot, Scot's wife , Wendy and their son, Greg. It was great to meet Lucille at last and it was wonderful to see her and Jerry together. We went to a place called, "COWBOYS" as Lucille and Jerry are into country music and line dancing. I can't recall if there was actually any country music or not (there was no band) and I cam glad to report that there was no lone dancing. My dancing days, if I ever had any, are long gone, the new hip not withstanding. All of the waitresses in the place sported tee-shirts with "nifty cowboy sayings" on the back. Our waitress, who evidently bore a striking resemblance to Lucille's daughter Jen, wore a Tee shirt which advise, "Don't squat on your spurs." I think everyone should ponder that and follow this sage advice.

After dinner and the imbibing that was a part of it, it seemed a rather longer than usual row back to the boat. I am not sure that it was or that it just seemed like it was, but in any event, by the time I got there I was in no real shape to blog and went to bed.

Today, the weather was to be a little nasty. And indeed, after a rather calm morning, things got a little exciting around noon. We had a couple of storms blow through with some significant rain and wind, all of which - surprise, surprise - NOAA accurately forecast. They blew that afternoon forecast and it became sunny and bright and warm and calm and that they didn't get quite right. Unfortunately, I think that they will be wrong again this evening as the wind is picking up and howling a bit in the rigging and the sky is significantly overcast. The calm and warm and clear night predicted might just be another W.A.G. ( Wild Ass Guess) by NOAA gone astray.

Yesterday, the Harbor Dolphin Project was in Faber cove doing a little research. Evidently, "Flipper" and his buddies are quite smart. They herd the local fish population into the cove, it is sort of like a cul-du-sac, and then enjoy lunch. After which the pelicans and terns come in for their turn and I suppose that some other life form also has a go at the herd fishies. The seem to do it twice a day and the Harbor Dolphin Project came by to check it out I suppose.

I young couple with a sailboat anchored nearby last night. They must have listened to and trusted the weather report for they didn't move. Late this afternoon he, after some on deck projects, burned off excess energy by doing push-ups on the deck. She decided to go swiming and jumped over the side. True the water temp was 69 degrees today, but I do not believe she realized that is still pretty chilly, though the scream she let out made it very clear that she had discovered that fact!