41.95N 124.1W. Azalea Avenue, McKinleyville, California, USA.
It is cold and raining here...predicted to last most of the week. Beautiful.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Back On Land.
41.95N 124.1W. Azalea Avenue, McKinleyville, California, USA.
We arrived in Humboldt County to several days of beautiful “warm” sunny weather. A great welcome back! Now the weather has returned to the cold and rain. This Sunday morning we woke to frozen hail on the ground making the dash to the hot tub a bit risky…but we endured!
We are adjusting to being off the boat. Believe it or not, I still find myself feeling the motion of the boat underfoot at the oddest of times. We still awake at night, confused as to where we are…missing the motion of the boat in our unconscious.
Steve has already mowed the lawn four times. We are busy getting the garden and pasture ready. A fire has been going in the fireplace since we arrived. There have been endless hours in the hot tub.
We arrived in Humboldt County to several days of beautiful “warm” sunny weather. A great welcome back! Now the weather has returned to the cold and rain. This Sunday morning we woke to frozen hail on the ground making the dash to the hot tub a bit risky…but we endured!
We are adjusting to being off the boat. Believe it or not, I still find myself feeling the motion of the boat underfoot at the oddest of times. We still awake at night, confused as to where we are…missing the motion of the boat in our unconscious.
Steve has already mowed the lawn four times. We are busy getting the garden and pasture ready. A fire has been going in the fireplace since we arrived. There have been endless hours in the hot tub.
It is nice to be here…
Monday, April 07, 2008
End Of Season.
24.1N 110.1W. La Paz, BCS, Mexico.
We are tied up in Marina Palmira in La Paz, BCS....washing the boat down, doing (lots of) laundry, changing the oil, hauling down the sails, packing up the dinghy, etc., etc., etc...
We are tied up in Marina Palmira in La Paz, BCS....washing the boat down, doing (lots of) laundry, changing the oil, hauling down the sails, packing up the dinghy, etc., etc., etc...
Just another season "shot to hell"...
In spite of the fact that we are looking are forward to meeting up with family and friends, there is a sense of loss that comes with all of this...
We will haul out to the dry yard tomorrow morning...and then fly out the next day.
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Marina Life.
24.1N 110.1W. La Paz, BCS, Mexico.
Our season is coming to a close and we find ourselves once again tied up in a marina. The endless source of fresh water and electricity is addictive...but we both find ourselves deeply disdisoriented late in the nights wondering where we are...it is way too still.
Our season is coming to a close and we find ourselves once again tied up in a marina. The endless source of fresh water and electricity is addictive...but we both find ourselves deeply disdisoriented late in the nights wondering where we are...it is way too still.
We find ourselves in an interesting location here. One wouldn't normally think of a marina as a "hunter and gatherer" type environment but...Lucy the Goose has set up a nest on the boat next to ours...and from what we hear, she is laying eggs on a relatively regular basis. The dock workers and a few others on the dock, routinely check the nest to see if there is an egg. Alerted to this potential bounty...the race is on....and Steve keeps watch...and finally after a couple of days, Lucy leaves her nest and....Steve scores the egg! OK?... I was not really sure about the goose egg...but I am always open to new foods....and so the next morning, we had one goose egg between the two of us with our beans and tortillas. Excellent!
p.s. The Perkins Blue highlight on Lucy's wing feathers...is thanks to Steve...of course!
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