2009 Cruising
Now located at 2009 Log.htm
This is our log for 2008; our other voyages are in Prior Voyages.
We plan to post and update at least weekly. We move the older portions of the log to history; pages accessible at the bottom of the page. Join our voyage!
Updated on 04/03/2009
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1/01/09 - Happy New Year! Wow, a brand new one... let's do better than we did last year. First time I've seen the new year arrive in years. We popped a bottle of champagne on Our Way as fireworks banged and horns blared. John's stories had kept us up past the witching hour. Ruth called from the highway, enroute to Milwaukee... sure glad she's there and not me. She's in blowing snow and Buddy and I are enjoying sunshine and a balmy breeze - nasty, but someone has to watch the boat. After we returned from Lake Boca I worked on the aluminum mounting pieces for the new solar installation on AA. Lots of cutting and hole drilling. I'm trying to have all the parts ready for when Ruth returns so we can get the system mounted. 1/02/09 - Another beautiful morning. I slept in trying to shake this cold I picked up on the flight to WI. A number of folks were hacking away so I think the flight was pretty well infected. Talked to Ruth last night and she's picked up a cold too... mine? Living aboard the only time we catch colds is when one of us or a guest has been flying. Its fun to watch Buddy when Ruth calls. The bird recognizes that its Ruth's voice but is afraid of the cell phone (probably read all the articles about electromagnetic hazards). Busy day today, finished 90% of the first solar curtain and got a second half done. These beasts are 10' by 18' high. By tomorrow evening the first pair should be completed. New type of project for me... interesting. John and Nell celebrated by taking me to Red Lobster for dinner. 1/03/09 - A sunny Saturday morning. It's curtains for me. By 2pm we'd finished the second curtain of the first pair. Monday we'll order material for 4 more pair. I'm anxious to see the first pair hung... the blocks John ordered didn't come when promised so we're on hold waiting to hang the curtain rods. Finished out the day working on the mount for our 4 solar panels. It is now assemble and on the dock - next step is to remove two panels from the boat and combine them with the two panels in John's garage, then mount the assembly on AA's arch. That's a project for when Ruth is here. 1/04/09 - Still not use to adding the 09 to the date. Balmy but overcast this morning.
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