Incidents that I have forgotten to talk about

January 14


Bilge Incident
The day after we had our engine incident, I stepped into a bilge...Bob had left the covers off 2 bilges as he was working on them. I had been sleeping, came out and walked right into a bilge. I still have the bruises more than a week later. I was so relieved that I had not broken a bone. When I stepped into the bilge I broke the waterlines to the galley (kitchen). When Bob tried to repair them, he found that it was easier to remove them and start from scratch. All of this work had been done in Canada...hm? After the fact Bob is happy that he replaced them because he found other problems and repaired them at the same time. In my opinion a sailboat is like a minefield. Step with care is all I can say.

Whale sightingsTwo days ago we saw whales all around the boat. One popped up right by the boat. We were in 100 ft of water, and suddenly the depth gauge read 75 ft and then 25 ft. At that point I yelled for Bob. By the time he got back to the wheel the depth gauge read 100 ft...and then it happened again. Our best guess is the whales were under our boat and the depth finder sounded on the whale...a big whale I think. How neat was that after I quit panicking.

Interviewing Bob
Right now we have been sitting on the boat enjoying a drink and discussing the past and future of our sailing trip. As Bob had commented on my negativity, I decided to interview my captain and see what he would want in a blog. Here is my short interview with my captain Bligh oh whoops...Captain Bob.
Q. How has the trip been for you so far?
A. Good so far. Uneventful other than Deanna and Patches having anxiety attacks.
I love being on the boat when we are at sea.
Q. What has been the most novel experience for you, Captain Bob?
A. Sailing all night in the pitch dark. I couldnt see a thing.
Q. What has been one of the best moments?
A. Getting Deanna into a marina. Just joking sort of. The best moment was seeing Isla Isabella at dawn after sailing all night. That was the confirmation that I was sailing my course.
Q. What do you dislike most about sailing?
A. Putting the motor on the dinghy when the seas are rolling.
Q. Worst moment?
For me it was just after we left Stone Is and I realized that Deannas fears were affecting what I was doing. I got over that and did what I should have been doing.

Thus spake Captain Bob.