Chores

Weather: The temp range was 60 to 70 degrees; winds were NE @ 20 – 25 knots with gusts to 30+.

Comment: We were up early (0700) to pick up the groceries and supplies we left in the car last night, fill our water jugs, and return the car to the airport, Anna Marie and Ed handled the groceries/suplies/water and took the Smorgasboat back to “SUNSHINE,” while I returned the car, got a ride back to the marina from the Enterprise guy and rode the dinghy back to the boat.

It was very breezy and, with three people in the dinghy plowing into the waves, it was a wet ride to the marina. Ed and Anna Marie took care of their chores and boarded “SUNSHINE” (from the Smorgasboat) moments before I arrived in the dinghy. We had breakfast on board and settled in for some “chill time.”

Following lunch aboard, Anna Marie and I took the dinghy to shore, visited West Marine for today’s purchase (line to re-rig the davits). Anna Marie went to Home Depot to get a water pump that would allow up to pump the water from the six gallon jugs to our on-board tank. It’s very hard to get the nozzle into the orifice without a lot of spillage.

We returned to the boat and proceeded to re-rig the davit lines by replacing the existing 3/8th inch with 5/16th inch line. The job was judged a complete success. We didn’t have to struggle to hoist the dinghy clear of the water.

Following that chore, we used the new pump to transfer the water from the jugs to the tank. Although slow, the process worked and we transferred 18 gallons of water with very little spilling.

By now it was snack time so we enjoyed some pleasant conversation and down time.

We fired up the generator for some computer time which was followed by a dinner of pork chops, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes.