the world from my point of view
Garbage Missed garbage day last Thursday and this would mean waiting for two more weeks for a pickup. I took care of that by making a run to the dump. However; this did not take care of the compost waste. I do not use the compost waste pickup because I think it is stupid (at…
Valerie Valerie was in San Francisco and Sacramento for the last week. I tripped into Vancouver to pick her up from the airport. Jag Valerie dropped the Jag off at the dealership on her way to California. The Jag got a trailer hitch installed, a new battery, fixed rim (again), two new tires, and an…
Queens There has been some discussion about next summer – whether or not there will be an alternate plan for part or all of the time when it will be empty. Deerhorn Some progress on the fence project. The neigbour (on the other side of the house) and I have agreed on a plan to…
Awoke at 8:30 in Smuggler Cove and was on my way about 20 minutes later. When I arrived at Smuggler Cove last night I poked into the wrong nook at first. This can be seen on the chart plotter. Oops. Here is a picture (from inside) of the entrance to Smuggler Cove. It is not…
Left Westport Marina early afternoon and dropped anchor in Smuggler Cove around 20:00. This transit (across the Straight) was drama free. I had to cut to the ‘outside’ sooner than planned (due to the late departure) so I opted to do it via Active Pass – and 30 minutes late. It was still slack. I…
Girls I was hoping that Maggie would be able to come to the marina and stay for the night. I could treat for dinner at the local pub. The trip is 1.5 hrs each way so we both agreed that it is too far. Molly has her transcript (for applying to university). She has an…
Arrived at exactly 9:30 and was met by Rob from AG Boats – nice! The boat was hauled out soon after. Work progressing and going according to plan. I now know that I am likely to be here until Friday. I guess the keel cooler thru hulls (the most complicated ones) are going to take…
I left Silva Bay at 9:00 to catch a slack at 10:40 (to get on the inside of the islands). The ocean was flat like glass with a heavy haze (forest fires somewhere). Pretty much nobody on the water. I thought I saw a couple of boats approaching but it turned out to be whales….
Left the boat house around 10:00. I was hoping to leave early but had to problem solve an engine over heating alarm. The alarm appears to be from bad sensor data – so I left anyway. About an hour later I got a message from Valerie saying she was boarding her flight home. The weather…
Girls Maggie should be done with her mid-terms and seems to be doing ok. Molly had her grad photos done today and is working on some grad volunteering along with working to ‘make bank’ so she can ‘go to Bali’. Valerie returns tomorrow (from San Diego). I will be gone in the morning and she…