August 2, 2020 - August 9, 2020
It was a quiet week on s/v Rainy days.
On Monday we took a trip to Annapolis, mostly for Bob’s doctor appointment in the afternoon. We also had pizza lunch at Italian Market which as always was delicious. We stopped at a farm market for our weeks worth of fruits and vegetables and at Giant for the rest of our grocery needs. It turned out to be a very long day and the rain started before we got back to Baltimore. After stowing all of the groceries we started happy hour and finished up the left over pizza (yum).
Hurricane Isaias was in full swing when we woke up on Tuesday. Thankfully the rain and high winds was short-lived and by 2:00 pm the skies were clear. Taking advantage of the break in the weather we finished the job of replacing the stanchion on the starboard side of the boat and restrung the life lines. It’s always nice to have the boat back together after a project like this. Bob had started some crock pot lasagna in the morning and we ate the delicious meal in the early afternoon.
The WiFi here at Anchorage is sadly unreliable causing lots of frustration. So on Wednesday we had a Gig-Stream antennae and modem installed. We are very pleased with the service so far.
Thursday started with another trip to Annapolis to do some errands, have lunch at Lemon Grass Too (which was delicious), and have my cracked wisdom tooth pulled by an oral surgeon (fun times). I opted for novocaine instead of anesthesia. After the area was completely numb it took the surgeon about five minutes to extract the tooth. Needless to say removing a wisdom tooth is still a stressful experience and even though the pain was well controlled with Ibuprofen I was wiped out for the rest of the day.
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| One afternoon I captured this photo walking up to the lounge after a short rain fall. Rainbows always seem to give me hope. |
The big event of Friday was having lunch with the group of lady live aboard cruisers. We always make sure we can eat outside at the restaurant we choose and this time we had lunch outside by the pool of the Perdy Hotel in Fell’s Point. It is an elegant and expensive hotel with beautiful courtyards and gathering spaces. Since I was still eating only soft foods I had an order of fries (not very nutritious,, but delicious).
Saturday morning started with a CATastrophe. I was in the cabin fixing breakfast and Bob was in the cockpit watching Lola. When I brought the breakfast out to the cockpit I noticed that Lola was not within eyesight so I walked around the boat and the dock to see if I could find her. We started clapping and calling her and every once in awhile we would hear her little cry. We couldn’t figure out where it was coming from until Lola’s voice got stronger. We finally located her laying on top of one of the floats under the dock. Nothing we did for the next hour helped to coax her off the float. Finally, we called the dock master to remove one of the planks in the dock and Lola scampered out. She ran int to cabin where she got a bath under protest. We were all exhausted after that experience.
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