June 2010

Time to go cruising??? Soon....soon....soon....
We were supposed to head off towards Vancouver Island, BC, sometime in June. However, Walt got into trouble with his table saw. Luckily the damage was superficial, however, a lesson to be learned: don't put an injured digit into your mouth! He developed an infection that required a couple of weeks of "iv" antibiotics as well as oral antibiotics. With daily trips to Salem for those iv infusions, almost all work stopped on the boat. Good news is that he has been cleared of the infection and now is waiting for general healing and filling in of the missing flesh on his thumb.

We had a dodger and bimini built by Hayden Island Canvass, Portland, Greg and his crew did an absolute stand out job! The mast is on the boat, however, Walt still has to finish the anchor platform, tune the rigging, install the radar and wind vane steering and mount the new sails. Then, since it has been almost five years since we have had the boat out sailing, we have to relearn to sail! Which should be fun! Can't wait! So, while we are biding our time healing, the Oregon weather has been very wet! We have had the third wettest May in recorded Oregon history. June is not shaping up much better either. This week a massive low pressure is coming in with a pineapple express, usual for November weather, but unusual for June. So maybe God has a reason for us not heading out offshore and up the coast right now.