I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving : To reach the port of heaven , we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it... but we must sail, and not drift , nor lie at anchor.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Getting ready !!!!
What you mean getting ready , I AM ready !!!!
Another super - exiting year has passed and it's time to head out to sea again and let the wind blow all our landlocked worries away .
To me getting ready is definitely part of the trip. Going over the boat and making sure that the ship's tight is certainly a worthy challenge and in the face of survival everything else in life falls back into it's proper place . Ah, the simple life...
Some things may never change , so we're still waiting for the bilgepump to start running so we know our watertank is full - Welcome aboard Quixotic!?! The bilepump is running and nothing is coming out - oh crap , we have a problem...But not to worry , we have three of them puppies lined up for duty and the 5-gallon bucket is still on the list .
On the bright side, the engine jumps to life on the first crank and he's humming smooth as ....well let's not go there , but I'm sure every sailor has a little bit of a love affair going on with their motor , especially in times of desperation.
Not to mention crawling through the engine room is almost like a homecoming -oh the fun we had last year digging around with the fuelinjectorpump . I was almost a bit disappointed not to see that bar installed down there , but hey , I guess this trip we're not planning to spent our time in the hole .Hmm ,I like it !!! The deck is shining with a new white coat of paint , so no more burned feet to save the day - yeah !!! The new Bimini and crystalclear isinglass dresses the boat up perfectly , not to mention the bold pink doormat , we're stylin' baby ! So there is still a number of odds and ends to take care off , but the day will come we'll call it quits , then on with the fresh food , the dinghy and outboard and off we 'll sail before we forget why moved into this walk-in closet:)
Another super - exiting year has passed and it's time to head out to sea again and let the wind blow all our landlocked worries away .
To me getting ready is definitely part of the trip. Going over the boat and making sure that the ship's tight is certainly a worthy challenge and in the face of survival everything else in life falls back into it's proper place . Ah, the simple life...
Some things may never change , so we're still waiting for the bilgepump to start running so we know our watertank is full - Welcome aboard Quixotic!?! The bilepump is running and nothing is coming out - oh crap , we have a problem...But not to worry , we have three of them puppies lined up for duty and the 5-gallon bucket is still on the list .
On the bright side, the engine jumps to life on the first crank and he's humming smooth as ....well let's not go there , but I'm sure every sailor has a little bit of a love affair going on with their motor , especially in times of desperation.
Not to mention crawling through the engine room is almost like a homecoming -oh the fun we had last year digging around with the fuelinjectorpump . I was almost a bit disappointed not to see that bar installed down there , but hey , I guess this trip we're not planning to spent our time in the hole .Hmm ,I like it !!! The deck is shining with a new white coat of paint , so no more burned feet to save the day - yeah !!! The new Bimini and crystalclear isinglass dresses the boat up perfectly , not to mention the bold pink doormat , we're stylin' baby ! So there is still a number of odds and ends to take care off , but the day will come we'll call it quits , then on with the fresh food , the dinghy and outboard and off we 'll sail before we forget why moved into this walk-in closet:)
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