In true August fashion, there was a decent bank of fog surrounding us this morning while we ate breakfast. Amy & I are hosting our friends Mike Dudley & Shannon Levesque for a few days, and after we ate Mike & I went down the hill for the morning check of the condition of The Cove. As is usual on foggy mornings, our moorings were almost completely full, with the skippers waiting out the fog in the comparative safety of our harbor. I was concerned by one gent who had anchored about forty feet off of the rocks on the NE side of the Cove, who also was clearly not securely anchored. As it was low tide I walked out to on the rocks until I could almost spit onto the deck of this sailboat, and offered a polite salutation to the owner, and pointed out we had moorings available still. He looked around, and replied “Nah, I think I’m fine”. I blinked, responded “roger that” and left. If someone wants to do something goofy after they’ve been warned, it is not my problem.
Visitors to the island get a good laugh when I command Darcy Dog to “stop being a nuisance”. He generally speaking is a well behaved pooch, he just rarely does anything useful other than provide cheap entertainment. Imagine my surprise this morning when he waltzed by me on the main trail, with a camera case dangling out of his mouth, looking rather smugly satisfied with himself. I have no idea where he found it, there had been no visitors to the island at that point, but find a very nice camera & case he did. He certainly got a Scooby Snack when we got to the top, and although he didn’t know why he got a treat, he was satisfied.
I was also satisfied this morning, as I made more huge strides working on Dory. Amy & I are hosting our friends Mike Dudley & Shannon Levesque for a few days, and I took advantage of another pair of capable hands to help me fit the port gunwale onto Dory. With Mike’s assistance, I managed to complete the work in a few short hours, making me think there is still hope to launch her once before the summer is over. My last task is to steam & fit some stiffeners in place; stay tuned for further developments.
Mike & I had just finished our chores with Dory when the Small Point Summer School assaulted us for the second time this summer, with their Army of Darkness. In all seriousness, they had called ahead so we were expecting them, and the kids are pleasant enough. They tried to provoke me into letting the throw things off the tower again. I out-smarted them this time round however. I had gotten rid of all the balsa wood planes & other toys prior to their arrival, and thoroughly confused the younger kids by denying that they had ever been there. They have their fun, and I have my fun.
Everything became reasonably peaceful when they departed. Amy & I mowed the lawns while Mike & Shannon wandered the island a bit, enjoying their explorations all the more for never having been here before. The fog had lifted around 0930, and stayed out, although visibility remained reduced throughout the day. It cooled down fast tonight, so we made dinner & retired to the living room to play hearts for the duration.
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