SHIP'S LOG:

      Circumstances have conspired together to prevent me from getting up to ABISHAG for the last few days and so I have not had the chance to see if the hatches have leaked. Then again, it hasn't rained so that did not afford me the wetness to check it out. All things seem working for the good.

      The house upon which I am sitting and on which I have been working is actually be cared for now by a pro.  All of the effort to remove the kitchen floor  proved only marginally helpful to the overall work. The care that was exercised in getting the linoleum and the mastic off without damaging the underfloor proved a lot of wasted effort in that the underfloor, unbeknownst to us had to be removed as well. It wasn't suitable for the cement that will be used for the tiles. The pro came in and stated that he would have just ripped it all up in one shot - linoleum, mastic & underfloor. Well, in any event it is all gone and he is currently laying in the cement board, actually screwing it in. Once it is in, he can begin to lay the tile and tomorrow, or after it is sufficiently dry, grout it. It should all be done by Thursday, indeed it has to be as he has another commitment beginning on Friday!

     The rains have just started, though at this time it is really more spitting and sprinkles. By later in the day, it will be severe with a serious chance of flooding "in low lying areas - NOAA." Of course, most of the low-lying areas are already flooded and those that aren't are so wet, they can't take any more water. It should be over by Friday, so it will be back to the boat and the work then.