An Intersting Day

SHIP'S LOG:

     It was an interesting day! It certainly was beautiful, not a cloud in the sky and most spring-like. Driving up to see ABISHAG about 11am, I was joined on the various roads by everyone who owned an antique car. I don't think there was a meet or anything like that as they were going in all directions. It seemed that people we just out, driving around, showing off their cars. Some were very impressive.

     When I got to the boatyard, there as almost no place to park. Large parts of the roadways between the boats were filled with floating docks that have yet to be put into the water, as well as by the cars of those who had come to work on their boats and that appeared to be almost everyone!

     I finally found a place to park and went to my boat. I had just unchained the ladder and had set it up when a woman walked up and asked it it was my boat. When I said that it was she said that she had something to show me. She took out her I-Phone and showed me a picture of a Morning Dove sitting on its nest. She point up at the anchor roller and said that the Dove had built the nest where my two anchors were resting. Great! I can't move the nest as it is obvious she is sitting on eggs. I will have to check with the ASPCA to see if they will move it or if can be moved, once the eggs hatch.

     The major reason I was going up the boatyard was to do measurements on the squashed bow pulpit as well as the bow where it previously rested. That is, almost where the nest now rests! Doing the measurements was an exercise in being careful not to disturb Dove or the nest and still get the measurements right. I was able to do it though it took a lot of time trying to be careful as well as accurate.

      Once that was done, I did a little maintenance work on the grating in the cockpit. It needs to be fixed, sanded and varnished. It hasn't been a big priority on the "To-Do" list, but I will have the time this spring as most of the other maintenance issues were done last spring and don't need to be re-done. This means that there will be time to do some of the projects that I have never really had the time to get to before. But no matter, I will never get them all done, but it will be nice to make a dent in the list.

     I drove the 42 miles home to the Hermitage only to discover that my wallet didn't make the trip and was still aboard ABISHAG.  O well, at least it was a nice day for a drive!