Wed Aug. 19 2015.
We’ve
made it! The weather as forecasted has turned to crap again. We slept in and
then climbed up the ladder as the tide was out. (It’s 20 feet here). Stephen
and Mary were getting everything ready to go off to Spain for a month in their
camper. The yard was busy with two trawlers in the dry dock. We got invited for
dinner , roast lamb and cabbage and spuds and a little bit of wine and that’s
all she wrote.
Thurs. Aug 20 2015
Up early planned on pulling the mast. However
Blowing 20 Raining Cows and Horses had to wear a helmet!! So no demisting. Did other
jobs and then went to John and Carols for dinner and returned to the boat to
sleep.
Fri. Aug 20 2015.
Another dull rainy windy day. At
least we got the mast ready to pull but didn’t. Sally went off to Wexford town
for a face lift and stuff and when she returned I hardly new her! No hair, blue
eyelashes and a whole new her! Gorgeous I’m in love all over again! Spent the
night in the BIG House at Longraid as with the wind, waves and stuff floating
in the river it wouln’t have been a nice night.
Sat. Aug 21 2015
Up early and to the boat. Moved
kalinka1 into the travel lift slip The Cherry/mast picker trundled up the
diesel engine roared and the boat began to lift! “Hmm this isn’t quite right,
maybe I should stop the proceeding “ I thought to myself. Then before I could”
BANG it popped free of the step” say anything . We laid it down on a couple of
saw horses and then went off for a sail with John and carol on their boat. We
also did some fishing as not much wind but just right for mackerel! I caught 18
mackerel and one Pollock! I’ve still got the touch!!
Sun. Aug 22 2015
Sally
went off to church while I stayed behind and worked my fingers to the bone.
There is just no rest for the boat owner! Sally returned later in the afternoon
after visiting with her Mum and we had a nice drive out to Kilmore Quay for
what turned out not to be a nice dinner of fish and chips and TOO many
screaming misbehaved childrens! The rest of the night was much quieter.
Mon. Aug 23 to Sat Aug 29 2015
We just did boat cleanup and
visiting and not much as the wind was too much to put the Mast back in! Did
have a new mast step wedgie made out of Poly so shouldn’t have the problem of
swelling to contend with again. Was never a problem until we left the mast in
for 5 years! Anyhow we were finally able to get it stepped again on Sat. and hope
to get the boat lifted on Sunday. No luck to windy and yard too busy with two
new trawlers coming into the dry dock and two smaller ones lifted out on the
travel lift. A busy place this is!
Mon. Aug 25 2015
Boat out by 0900 I pressure washed
it while everyone else had coffee! Wait a minute I paid for them to do this!”
Hmm” maybe I’m going to get a job offer? Nope.
Placed the boat in the cradle got her ready for the tarp which we put up
on Tuesday cleared everything out by Wed and Thursday we had lunch with Aido
and Sandra and took the bus to the airport and shuttle to Hotel. OH it wasn’t
the space shuttle. That doesn’t run anymore. This was just a bus.
Fri. Sept 4 2015
0500 up showered first shuttle to
airport flight delayed oh well time for breakfast! Hear Sally’s name on PA.
What’s that all about? A problem with oxygen supply thingy! Get that sorted we
thought. Ha! Finally start to board at 1030ish get to counter. Oh we’re not
boarding you! “You don’t have the proper paper work!” “!@#$#@@@@#$%^&&&*&^((*&^%$#@##$%^^&&”
We have it! You have it!” luckily we found an email with the OK from Air Canada.
We were the last ones to board! Our carry on was spread all over the plane someone
was in our seats no one cared! We flew home!
End of the adventure for 2015.
I'm finally caught up time for a rum!
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