February 16, 2007

Not much going on here just waiting. The weather finally cleared off today from the gloomy grey stuff and the high winds kind of died off for a while but they are now coming back again tonight with a vengeance. I had to remove the flags from the front of the bow today as the wind was starting to fray them a little and I wanted to save them for the trip.

We had a little mix up on my medicine which was coming here and now will have to wait until possibly Wednesday of next week. Richard said that was okay, just give us more time to tell lies to each other. Kevin on the trawler behind me, brought me some wonderful pea soup and a hunk of french bread which was really a nice meal for the cold night to come. As I write this I have my heater fired up because when the sun went down it was just like minutes before it became cold in here. I can tell there is not much insulation. The only difference is the floor of the boat is actually warmer than the walls because the water controls that temperature and the hull below the water is warmer than the outside air. The few boats that went by today were cold also and you could hardly find the people they were hiding to get out of the cold northwest wind. This must be summer for the Canadians as they were all out walking in there shorts and windbreakers and we were huddled up. I even had my funny suit on today which is what I call my sweatpants and hooded sweatshirt. If I didn't have my sleeping bag it would be tough living. So today was not a day to do any prep outside on the boat but it is now pretty much ready just waiting to go.