August 8, 2021 - August 15, 2021
Some photos I wasn’t able to include in my last blog:
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| Bob and Juan in the cockpit of the boat when they visited on their way home from the beach. |
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| Lili Claire and I are in the main salon of the boat. |
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| A selfie of Rachel with me in the background |
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| Jessica holding Claire and me at the beach |
My next exciting trip was supposed to be to Ireland with my daughter Jessica. Unfortunately, the CDC has designated Ireland as a high risk country to travel to and we opted to postpone our trip until the spring or fall of 2022. I am very disappointed since this was supposed to be a celebration of my 70th birthday and Jessica’s 40th birthday (we both have September birthdays). I’m sure I can find some other way to celebrate my 70th. We celebrated my husband’s 70th in Green Turtle Cay in the Abacos Islands in the Bahamas.
On Monday August 9th Bob and I drove to Kunkletown, PA to pick up our 13 week old kitten, Kali. We were nervous about how she would react to us and the long drive back to the boat. She was a real trooper even standing on her hind legs occasionally to look around the car. The first few days were a bit tense between Lola and Kali with Lola staying in the back of the boat and Kali staying in the front. We even put their separate food dishes near their chosen areas. Kali is a very active and playful kitten who likes to explore. She has found some interesting toys around the boat which Lola has no interest in anymore. By the end of the week the cats were playing together running up and down the boat and tumbling and swatting at each other playfully. All the activity is wearing them both out by the afternoon when they spend most of their time napping.
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| Kali is playing with a fuzzy ball attached to a support bar with elastic. |
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| Kali watching Lola staring at her. |
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| Lola is watching Kali intently. |
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| Lola wondering, "What is that kitten doing now." |
We also, made a big change in the interior of the boat by taking out the original boat table and replacing it with a round teak table we had in storage. I was skeptical at first, but it does make the area in the main salon more open. I was even able to sew on the round table by placing a cardboard cutting board on top of the table which gave me enough space for sewing and pressing. I think the round table is a keeper.
Some other boat projects took up the rest of our time. We added piling guards to one of the pilings on our dock to improve the barrier between the boat and the dock. Usually fenders are the only barrier between the boat and the dock, but they shift around a little and with the permanent guards attached to the piling the boat is less likely to ever scrape against the piling. We also replaced the circuit board and the data cable for the refrigerator and it has been working fine ever since!
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