ah, deltaville!

time has been nonexistent in this sweet place! don’t get me wrong, there’s been a-plenty to do. working on cricket’s belly, her water system, working with the boatyard on all the electronics to be done, ordering this and that… all that stuff, but there is no defined deadline. we would like to be on the water in early to mid june, but hey! we’re sailing now, and you do what you can, you don’t stress, and go with what the “wind” gives you each day ; )

this morning after i woke up, and was just about to make my morning cup of coffee i excitedly remembered that the cute, little coffee shop in town was reopening today!

so i walked over to the bike racks, grabbed a deltaville bike and peddled there! t’was fun to get coffee in a coffee shop (they’re rare in these parts... i miss my dunn bros. coffee back in the ol’ hood!) and sit for a small spell sippin’ me brew and readin’ me book! it was also nice to meet the new owners of the place, and tell them i’ve been missing them, even before i even met them!

today the wind blew in some time to epoxy up a couple of little holes I opened up on crickets cute little hull to rid ourselves of a few small blisters (kind of like little fiberglass zits that need to be popped). I discovered the perfect epoxy mixing and spreading tool! a ice cream bar stick!

also I crawled on my belly on the gravel for a few hours to put some primer paint way down on the very bottom of the keel. there was only a few inches of space between the bottom of her bottom and the ground, so it was tight brush work. i also put another coat of varnish on a few wooden blocks (pulleys). also met with mike. he’s the guy who’s gonna help with all the electronics work to be done soon!

in the evening i offered my “on the hard” neighbor, curt to go kayaking with me on the bay, and he did! fun! it was his first time in a kayak, but he said he loved it, and was thinking about possibly getting a couple for his wife and himself. it’s nice to pass some of life’s joys off to the folks around you!