Cold & Colds

SHIP'S LOG:

The "cold" has hung on now for at least a week. It seems to go during the day but at night the sniffing and coughing comes back. I hate colds almost as much as I hate the cold. Monday or Tuesday I will complete the emptying of ABISHAG. I have no idea now if they have hauled her or not. I was supposed to be called when they did so that I could check out her bottom when she was in the slings but I have heard no word. It is possible that they "forgot" but it real makes no difference with the emptying process. If ABISHAG is still in the watter, it simply means a long walk from the boat to the car.

With that done, it is simply a chance to enjoy Thanksgiving and they head up to Vermont on Saturday morning. Then the hibernation beginngs. Hopefully, it will be of short duration and I'll soon be back to the shore, or at least closer than Vermont.

Yesterday, was TYC "DECOMMISSIONING DAY." Snow fences (used to keep the sand from blowing all over) were put in place. Bathrooms were cleaned, closets emptied, floats brought ashore and secured, and a myriad of other projects accomplished. The place looks lonesome and alone. It is the really depressing part of the "sailing season" when it is finally, officially and totally over. One of the owners of the last boats in, took off for an overnight to Greenport. The weather is actually nice for such a trip but it would only make the hauling a little more painful when at last it comes. Still, it would have been nice to go but I had other things to do and for which to get ready. I hate winter, even when it isn't here yet.

Today marks a significant moment in last year's trip. On this date last year I was in Charleston, SC, preparing for my run through "ELLIOTS CUT," the most dangerous piece of water on the entire ICW. I gather from the blog and the Log that I got myself a bit worked up in anticipation of the moment but all went well. Looking back on it now, it probably was a good thing to be so cautious. But it was a more relaxed scene when I came back through in the Spring. Must have been a little bit of growth in self-confidence in the intervening months. And it was in the mid 70's!