Up Ship Creek

July and not a paddle in sight!

Doesn't everyone do dishes in their best hat and gloves?

Well, so far this season, we’ve moved, oh I don’t know, let’s say 500 metres.  Most of that was by travel lift so it barely counts in the great scheme of things.  We are, and remain, anchored in Jackson Creek.  Aside from the anchor dragging occasionally through gelatinous mud (locals call this plowin' and much excitement thus caused), we are sitting on the boat waiting for things to break.  And break they do. 

The Cap’n has his H460 blog which will (in time) explain what he has been working on.  Most recently he has lavished attention on the sea-going toilet (we now have a new one) and all its miles of pipes that thread through the boat; we had some fun with that!  Now it’s electrics!  GS has been unable to use her computer on board and has, in a cranky state, been “shipped” off daily to the marina lounge for Day Care.  This will continue we presume, until the situation is remedied.   

Spaghetti of a different kind

Meanwhile, WestMarine and Hurd’s Hardware staff know him personally; the lady at Nauti Nells (not what you think - a repository of second hand boat bits and other such treasures) holds all the good stuff for him and local seafood suppliers are thinking of naming a seafood dish after him.  (Well, perhaps that’s all a slight exaggeration.) 

Either way, we are having fun staying put in our little community of boaters.  Ever the planner, GS has come up with vague imaginings for a trip up the Potomac to Washington.  But it’s nearly August, holiday month, and the weather is already oh, so hot and sticky.  When we do move on, you’ll be the first to know. 

Photos?  Oh, those things.  Nope, nothing in that department either.  Camera batteries are dead flat.

(As an aside, our Map & Tracker will not be functional for a while until we decide how best to remedy the current situation, which at the moment is leading us to another provider.  Still, I doubt we'll be going anywhere for some weeks so what's the rush?)