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Tue Mar 1
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, light breeze, clear, high 40s. Another beautiful day, 11,324. Hung bedding out to air. Got genset from hold, charged batteries, vacuumed boat and bilges. 5 gallons of diesel in port tank. Will fill tanks from jerry cans as I go back and forth to shore, five trips should do it. Found some rainwater rot at aft stbd ama hatch combing strip. Caulking leaked. Dug it out and let dry. Need to replace combing strip. Dinghyed to Spyder's after noon. Spent afternoon there with she and her mother Judy. Judy and I went to WallyWorld about 1700. Bought shoes and some few groceries.
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Wed Mar 2
| ICW
Anchored | 0645, breezy, clear, some high cirrus, low 40s, cold. Ashore at 0900, breakfast, bank, PO, noon meeting, Sailors Exchange for lost deckplate and 30 ft of bungee for the hatches, COA and email, and back to the boat for a late nap.
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Thur Mar 3
| ICW
Anchored | 0700, light breeze, high overcast, low 40s, cold. Spent morning taking off the broken trampoline rails and making new. Drizzle started about noon and stopped work on deck for the day. Went below, buttoned up, and started making a report on the damage and repair for the insurance. Read some in an archaeological book on probable antediluvian civilizations prior to Sumerian, 10000-17000 BCE. Polished some more sextant parts.
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Fri Mar 4
| ICW
Anchored | 0645, light breeze, clear, mid 40s, cold. Ashore at 0830, shower, breakfast, PO, COA, email, domain update, WalMart, bank, bought 2 movies, Capt and Commander, and Wayne's Alamo, 1730 meeting, back aboard and watched C and C..marvelous.
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Sat Mar 5
| ICW
Anchored | 0700, calm, mostly clear, some high cirrus, low 40s, cold. Town at 1030, breakfast, spent 'til 1400 with Spyder, calming her and getting her to accept the pain from the ovarian cancer instead of fighting it. Loafed around town all afternoon, went to 2000 speaker meeting and back to boat at 2130.
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Sun Mar 6
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, light breeze, clear, 50.
Installed new trampoline rails, and painted them and the hatch covers.
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Mon Mar 7
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, calm, part cloudy, mid 50s.
Town at 0800 for breakfast and to lawyer's office for conference on damage claim. COA for email, past Judy's to inquire about Spyder, PO, back to boat and painted trampoline rails 2nd coat.
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Tue Mar 8
| ICW
Anchored | 0545, windy, overcast, high 50s. Rained during night, drizzling now, SW wind 10kts. Weather cleared somewhat 0900, wind veering to NW and picking up to force 7-8 in the gusts, another front coming through and clearing. Re-laced bow trampolines. Made Damage Report to St. John's County, et al.
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Wed Mar 9
| ICW
Anchored | 0700, windy, high overcast, low 50s. Woke about 0400 for an hour then back to bed. Chilled. Wind N at 15kts. Finished damage report and CD and went to town. Had breakfast and pedaled from one end of town to the other. Went to COA and sent emails of the damage report to the various authorities. Then to Judy's to ask how Spyder is doing, much better, had severe pelvic infection. Judy took me to the county offices and I delivered the damage report package to the County Attorney about 1400. Returned to the boat at 1500. Too cold to consider staying ashore for a meeting and returning after sunset.
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Thur Mar 10
| ICW
Anchored | 0700, light breeze, mackerel sky and clearing, 40s. A slow start today, waiting for sun to warm up. Town at 1015, showered, refilled propane, COA, Net, ordered some DVDs, belts and blades for power planer. Sailor's exchange, found two plastic winches that I designed and molded in 1980, a real surprise. New flashlights and groceries. 1730 mtg and back to the boat. Nice all day after warmup. Watched a DVD tribute to Reagan, then read until 2300.
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Fri Mar 11
| ICW
Anchored | 0700, flat calm, clear, high 40s.
Another slow start, read until warmup. Drilled the necessary holes and finished bunghying the hatch covers. Read much of the day. Wind picked up to 20 kts about 1500. Went to town, COA, ran into Megan there who invited me to the "grand opening" of her new law offices. Good food, good people, good time and I made friends with a lawyer who thinks "Constitutionally" as I do. Onboard at 2000.
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Sat Mar 12
| ICW
Anchored | 0645, flat calm, clear, high 40s. Checked the fireboat bilges and got a small piece of wood. To Town at 1130, lunch burger, last of noon meeting, and crossed the bridge to check on Spyder. She had an appointment with doctor, but was doing much better this past week. Internet and emailed Thanksgiving Dave to see if he is still onboard to do the crossing in May. Ordered two new leather kepis. Got 4 gallons of dinghy and genset gasoline, stopped for a butter-pecan malt and back to the boat by 1530. Fixed supper and read.
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Sun Mar 13
| ICW
Anchored | 0615, light breeze, clear, low 50s.
Town at 1000, laundry, breakfast, internet, and to Spyder's about 1330. She is doing much better, but not yet ready for step work. Sat and talked until 1530, then returned to boat.
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Mon Mar 14
| ICW
Anchored | 0645, light breeze, high overcast, mid 60s. Warmed up, getting close to spring. A boat tied up to a mooring behind me yesterday, and we are a bit close. I took in about 20 ft of rode and I am thinking about weighing anchor and moving a hundred feet or so. Removed rotted stbd ama hatch combing strip, sanded deck area and prepped it. Made new combing strip. Went to town at 1530 to check Internet at COA, computers not available, tomorrow, and on to meeting at club. Back by 1930. Soup for dinner, and read. NE lightning and cloud bank, weather coming.
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Tue Mar 15
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, windy 15kts, low overcast, low 60s. Nasty on deck, occasional drizzle. Put off finishing hatch combing. Went to town, COA, email, past Judy's, not home, Post Office, no mail, and back to the boat. Anchorage is getting choppy. Weather report warns of gusts to 50 and 3 inches of rain in the next 24 hours. I should have reset the anchor.
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Wed Mar 16
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, light breeze, low overcast, low 60s, drizzled during the night. Did not sleep well, up for a couple of hours, then back to bed to just lay quiet. Bedded, installed and painted the combing strip. Screwed down the hatch cover hinges. To town at 1030, same as yesterday except noon meeting. Back at 1330 for a nap.
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Thur Mar 17
| ICW
Anchored | 0730, breeze\y, low overcast, mid 50s.
Woke early, but lay in bed and read. Tex's DOS, St. Paddy's Day 1948. I still miss him. Still cold at 1000. To town for a shower and the usual. Sent email of damage report to Jay Shroll, investigator for St. Johns County. Stopped by Judy's and talked for an hour, and returned to the boat soaked about 1330. Changed clothes and napped until dark. Charged batteries and watched DVDs.
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Fri Mar 18
| ICW
Anchored | 0500, Windy, NNE 10 kts, overcast, occasional drizzle, mid 50s. Woke early. Coffee, smoke, entered log, and back to bed to read until 0700. Another drear day. Town and COA at noon, PO and back to Jesterville Grill for lunch, back to COA looking for a book, Judy's, back to boat at 1700 with 2 books to read. Cold this evening.
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Sat Mar 19
| ICW
Anchored | 0500, calm, clearing, mid 40s, cold.
Day warmed up. Walked across Bridge of Lions to Spyder's at 1530, and went with her to her healer's. After we shopped at WalMart. About 1830 on way to waterfront we were rear-ended in traffic. Her emotions ran away. Judy came to the scene and I drove car back to the condo. It took 2 hours to settle Spyder down. Judy drove me and groceries back to marina. Onboard at 2015.
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Sun Mar 20
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, calm, clear, mid 50s. Made my way to Judy's about 1100, had lunch with her, then on to PO, watched the Palm Sunday Blessing of the Fleet as I crossed the bridge to Spyder's. 2 hours there after 1330, then back to boat at 1700. Read until bedtime.
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Mon Mar 21
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, calm, cloudy, low 60s. Finished the book about Arthurian times in England about 0930, changed clothes, and went to town. Usual and back by 1330 with new DVDs. Watched them for the rest of the day. Casey lost his case, so much for the dream of exploring together. It is what it is.
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Tue Mar 22
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, calm, dense low fog, cloudy, mid 60s. Watched Swiss Family Robinson in the morning and charged batteries. To town and talked with Judy, then PO, gas station and back to boat. Quiet evening except for wind, lightning, thunder and raining buckets.
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Wed Mar 23
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, Wind SW 25 kts gusting to 40, overcast and squall coming, low 60s. Anchor started dragging about 0700 when the squall hit at high tide, so set another anchor, then bailed the dinghy to keep it from swamping. Lots of excitement for a few minutes. Moved to a better location and re-anchored in 10 ft water by 1030 with a lot more scope. Devised a better way to attach the bridle. Tinkered with adjusting rigging turnbuckles. Made a good dinner. Bed and read.
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Thur Mar 24
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, calm and quiet, clear, high 50s. Spent most of morning diagnosing, drying, and re-assembling dinghy engine that was running real poorly. Town at 1130, usual route, lunch and back at 1400. Tinkered the rest of the beautiful day.
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Fri Mar 25
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, light breeze, overcast, mid 60s. Woke to the sound of light drizzle. About 0830 a SW squall moved through with wind to 40 kts and raining buckets. Rode it out with anchor holding well. Quieted about 0930 but leaden to the horizon. Rain and thunder from 1030 on. Welcome bit of sun broke through at 1430, lasted 10 minutes, now leaden again but flat calm at 1500. At 1600 a SW breeze bringing another ominous looking front line. Anchor checked, started engine and charged batteries for an hour. Part clearing at 1815, going to be a nice night. Up at 2300 to reset anchor, too close to another boat when we swung in opposite directions with the tide in flat calm water.
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Sat Mar 26
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, Flat calm, fogged in, mid 60s. Coffee and to shore for shower, breakfast and usual route. Made it back to the boat at 1145 just as it started pelting rain, and I got soaked. Rain and drizzle mostly stopped by sunset and I caulked the leak at the cabin hatch that put water in the bilge again. I could sure use a couple of dry calm days to get the rigging adjusted, the main bilge dried out, and some painting done. Watched movies and charged batteries the rest of the evening.
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Sun Mar 27
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, light breeze, clear, mid 60s. 0830 SW wind 25-35kts squall coming up, no work modifying and adjusting rig until it is over. Quieted some about noon. Peanut grinder blew a bearing while modifying the main furler. Must get a new one. Tightened rig for a much better adjustment of forestays. Afternoon thunderstorm passed right over the top, 2 inches of rain in 30 minutes, bailed 20 gallons out of the dinghy.
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Mon Mar 28
| ICW
Anchored | 0400, WSW wind to 25 kts, overcast, mid 60s. Wind noise and chop woke me. Quieted about 0530, back to bed until 0730. Still W windy, gusty and threatening. Town for laundry, shower, etc. Bought new grinder and sander. Got dental appointment for 1515 tomorrow. to club and 1730 mtg, PO and marina to do laundry. Home at 2200.
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Tue Mar 29
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, light breeze, clear, high 50s. COA, Judy's for half hour, coffee and talk, paid for PO box, club, dental appointment, , more damage than I thought, $1600 to do it all, will only do the necessary. Club for 1730 meeting. Met Spyder on way to boat, she is better and in good spirits.
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Wed Mar 30
| ICW
Anchored | 0615, light breeze, clear, high 50s. Mounted coat hooks on book shelves. Went to Spyder's, taking a couple of CD movies for her to watch. She was too sick to do anything, so came back to boat to dry and vacuum the tank bilges. Removed the two empty bladders to repaint the bilges with epoxy tar.
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Thur Mar 31
| ICW
Anchored | 0635, flat calm, clear, low 50s. Woke at 0400 with strange noise like something snoring, from one of the other boats??, then back to bed.
Slow start. Pumped remaining bladder and removed it to dry. Went to town to get some plastic grating to place under the bladders to make it easier to dry out if water again gets in bilge. Judy bought me a gallon of epoxy tar to recoat the bilges. Rain squall with winds to 35 kts just after dark.
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Fri Apr 1
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, light breeze, clear, low 60s.Town at0830, email, gave Judy the globe lantern for her lantern collection, got mixing cups and brushes, PO and back to the boat. Domain is down. Napped after lunch for an hour. Coated bilges with epoxy tar and assembled the grate mats for under the bladder tanks. Rained hard from about 1630 with wind gusts through the night.
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Sat Apr 2
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, wind NW 15-25 kts, rain, low 60s. Woke to thunder crack and pelting rain. Rain, wind and waves swamped the dinghy during the night. I had a bitch of a time getting it empty and floating dry again. Engine started on first pull and I warmed it up to dry it. Installed grate mats in bilges and re-installed bladder water tanks. Filled water tanks from jerry cans. Sky cleared about 1000 but NW wind has continued all day gusting to 35 kts.
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Sun Apr 3
| ICW
Anchored | Daylight saving time, 0730, quiet, clear, low 50s. Cold this morning. Shuttled water cans three trips to finish filling water tanks. Spent all afternoon taking the outboard apart again to eliminate contamination in fuel. Finally got it running again about 1800. Quiet night.
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Mon Apr 4
| ICW
Anchored | 0700, quiet, clear, mid 50s. To the dock for water run and a shower at 0730. On to Judy's for coffee and talk for an hour, then to COA for net. Chatted for a minute with Sara on the net at FiR. Checked Email, T-Dave can't make the voyage, his life has taken another fork in the road. Bought a fuel filter for the outboard and caught the noon meeting. Installed the filter when I got back to the dock, took the water out and finished filling the tanks. Back ashore to go to Spyder's and fill the water cans for the last time as reserve. Spyder is better, the lomatium has stopped the fever cycling. She can take it easy and regular now that I had Judy put it in gel-caps for her and we should see a marked change for the better in a week to 10 days. Onboard at 1730.
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Tue Apr 5
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, quiet, part cloudy, mid 50s. Strange sound like something snorting under the hulls, irregular but about every 2-3, sometimes 5 seconds??? Slow start this morning. Stayed aboard all day. Stowed tools I had strewn around. Epoxy tarred 3 more sections of bilge and put down cabin sole.
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Wed Apr 6
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, quiet, mostly clear, high 50s. Vacuumed, scrubbed and painted the cabin sole. Went to dental appointment at 1115, tooth pulled by 1145, and then made noon meeting by 1215. Cold chocolate malt for lunch then back onboard by 1400. Wind has picked up pit pf SE 15-20 kts. Napped for an hour. When I woke three boats were trying to anchor within my rode swing. I warned them off, but one didn't listen and bumped into me. That finally convinced him that he would have to anchor elsewhere, a lubber with a boat... As a safety precaution, and with all the boats coming in for the boat show the next 4 days I set a second anchor to check and limit my swing. Good thing, setting quieter and keeping me farther from the sloop Poppie. Just about dusk two boats down tide and wind from me collided, not taking both tide and wind into consideration before dropping their hooks.
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Thur Apr 7
| ICW
Anchored | 0645, breeze SSW 5kts gusting to 15, clear, low 60s. Jaw hurts a little this morning. Woke me twice during the night. Ashore at 0930, COA, Judy's, Spyder not good, cervical pain building, PO, Jesterville for Bigburger lunch, Library. Domain is back alive. Wind up to 23 kts and sky leaden, storm brewing. Back onboard at 1500 and all buttoned up. Hell of a pelting rainstorm started at 1615 and lasted for an hour, putting 4 inches of water in the dinghy. I bailed it about 1800. The wind and rain slacked, but continued a heavy drizzle through the evening. I ran the engine and charged the batteries for 2 hours while I watched a movie and had dinner.
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Fri Apr 8
| ICW
Anchored | 0715, breeze SW, clear with low front line passing S 3 mile, low 60s. Barbershop at 0930, then Judy's to check on Spyder's condition. Yesterday they found that her pain is from an unusual condition of the breakdown of the bladder walls. On to Council On Aging senior center computer lab and internet, had roast beef lunch there for free, went online and set up automatic pay of the domain, printed some common Gaelic phrases, back to the boat at 1300. Napped for an hour, then a 15 minute squall came thru. Read the rest of the afternoon. Bailed the dinghy at 1800.
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Sat Apr 9
| ICW
Anchored | 0545, light NW breeze, clear, low 60s. Quiet slow day, repaired some minor fiberglass damage, watched movie, cleaned the galley, rolled $5 pennies, read. Pleasant day.
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Sun Apr 10
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, light NNW breeze, cloudy, low 60s. Went ashore to do laundry and shower. Returned to boat with laundry and for lunch at 1200. Rest if day spent watching a boat straining at anchor due to large bimini sailing in strong wind against the tide and approaching within 8 ft of my stern.
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Mon Apr 11
| ICW
Anchored | 0730, flat calm, cloudy, low 60s. Read until 0900, then went ashore, usual route. WinnDixie for essential groceries, forgot the bread. Back past Judy's, Spyder showed some minor improvement over the weekend. Onboard at 1445. Boat that was so close to me yesterday is gone. Lots of room now that the boat show is over. Email from Phyllis.
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Tue Apr 12
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, flat calm, high overcast, low 60s. Ashore at 0830, same route, COA, Judy's, PO, Walmart, back to boat with about 40 lbs of groceries, Spyder's later in afternoon. CD drive having fits, tried to clean it. It is working fine now this evening after the alcohol dried out.
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Wed Apr 13
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, flat, light NW breeze, sky threatening, high 60s. Ashore 0930, same route. Wish I could find a crewmate and I would leave out next week for Bermuda. But have to wait until I hear from the insurance and Casey. Oh, Well. I made up an inventory list, and still needed stores, supplies and equipment for the crossing. Spent the afternoon on the internet locating and saving about $500 on a 17 foot parachute seaanchor and HF SSB receiver to get weather reports at sea. Waited at the club, reading E=MC² until the 2000 meeting. Aboard at2130.
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Thur Apr 14
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, flat, light NW breeze, High clouds, high 50s. Woke early about 0530, coffeed and went back to bed until 0700. Started genset to run electric heater and charge batteries for an hour. Boat that anchored yesterday near me, the "Evergreen", is from New Zealand. Stopped and had coffee and chat with them. Ashore at 1000. Showered, then usual route, Judy not home. Got gas for genset. Weather threatening and wind rising up to 20 kts, so back onboard by 1345.
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Fri Apr 15
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, quiet, light NE breeze, mostly clear, high 50s. Wind and light chop all night. Wind and chop building again to 15 kts at 0730. Ashore at 0830 for dental appointment at 0945, tooth came out easy. To COA, email from insurer, needed a couple of more pieces of paper. I gave them and CDs of damaqes and repairs to Megan and she sent them, retaining one set in her files. Maybe they will settle the claim and I will have some money before setting sail. Talked with Judy, Spyder's new medications have nearly eliminated pain, good news. Wind picked up to 35 kts, back to boat in 1 1/2 foot chop at 1630. Jaw pinging me, aspirin and napped until 1900, then soup and back to bed.
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Sat Apr 16
| ICW
Anchored | 0615, choppy, NE wind howling in rigging, clear, low 50s. Slept 10 hours. Beat way ashore in 35 kt head wnd. Had breakfast then went to pharmacy to fill prescriptions for anti-biotic and painkiller, $25, for emergency medicine chest. An ARC flotilla will be leaving for Bermuda, the Azores, and Portugal May 4-5. I plan on leaving in company with them. At 1800 I went ashore and walked across the bridge to Spyder's, could not raise her, asleep??? Back to boat by 1915.
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Sun Apr 17
| ICW
Anchored | 0545, quiet, light NE breeze, clear, mud 50s.Usual route, talked with Judy over coffee for an hour, Spyder had a bad day. Searched web for courtesy flags. Back to boat for a quiet afternoon and evening.
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Mon Apr 18
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, quiet, light NE breeze, clear, mud 50s. Shower and dental appointment at 0900, filling, $92. P.O., Judy's for coffee, Spyder gad a better day yesterda, COA, net, ordered courtesy flags for trip, Bermuda, Portugal, Ireland, Scotland, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, $108, and bought new sewn US Flag, $29, and Q flag, $12. Aboard at 1245. Painted belaying pins. Ashore at 1530, to Spyder's for her BB birthday. Aboard at dusk, charged the batteries and did some programming for the net.
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Tue Apr 19
| ICW
Anchored | 0630, flat calm, very light NE breeze, high scattered cirrus, mud 50s. Ashore at 0830, usual route, Printed out a bunch of pages from my domain for Judy and Spyder, past Judy's and nice chat, SSB receiver arrived, back to boat at noon to read manual and learn to operate it. To Spyder's at 1600, then copied weather frequencies around the Atlantic from the web. Stopped by the Evergreen for coffee and to let Phillip copy the frequencies he heeded. Onboard at 2000.
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Wed Apr 20
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, flat calm, high scattered nimbus, low 60s. Coffee and a pipe, then back to bed until 0630. Ashore at 0900, usual route, noon meeting, Sailor's Exvchange for anchor swivel, loafed around the waterfront, back to boat about 1600.
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Thur Apr 21
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, flat calm, clear, low 60s. Another beautiful morning. Fiddled with SSB receiver storiing weather and news station frequencies until 0830, then went ashore. Made the circle, bought potatoes, back to boat at1330.
Continuing to make preparations for departure bound for Bermuda, the Azores and Ireland on May 4th or 5th.
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Fri Apr 22
| ICW
Anchored | 0615, flat calm, clear, low 60s. COA and net, Judy's, courtesy flags arrived, beautiful and very well made. PO and back to the boat. Ashore aagain at 1330 to see Megan at COA if she had heard from the insurer, nada. Email from Anne, Casey 20. Spent time on the web waiting for Megan, searching for a concertina to entertain myself on the voyage and maybe even learn to play it. Hohner C40, $149 + S/H. Wind is up, 20 kts and harbor choppy onboard at 1700.
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Sat Apr 23
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, quiet, light SW breeze, high overcast, mid 60s. Drizzled a bit at 0615. Ashore at 0630, laundry, shower, back by 0915. Ashore again at 0930 and breakfast and to Judy's for coffee and talk. Parachute arrived. To club for noon meeting and talk. Back to boat in 25 kt WSW wind. Rigged, packed and stowed parachute sea anchor. Ashore and across bridge at 1645 to visit Spyder, not home. Back to boat.
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Sun Apr 24
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, flat, very light NW breeze, clear, mid 50s. Brrr.
Town at 0930, net, sent letter to Casey via Jeff Shone and Anne. Went to 1000 meeting. Met Booker T. at club, may go with me, took him out to boat at noon.
Booker ashore about 1400, tried to raise Spyder on phone, no answer. Lunch at Jesterville. Lent another boater $4 worth of gas, re-filled the gas cans and back to the boat at 1530. Stopped on the way to chat with Phil and Lorna on the Evergreen. Charged batteries, watched a movie and sacked out at 2100.
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Mon Apr 25
| ICW
Anchored | 0430, flat, very light NE breeze, clear, high 50s. Too early, woke thinking of the weeks ahead, coffee and smoke and back to bed. Woke again at 0700. Now low 50s and cold. Trouble copying log to CD drive, cleaned laser. Ashore at 0900. No new email. Went to Judy's and we talked. I came away with my mind eased. She, too, had lost a child to booze and drugs. Noon meeting and talked about it. Cleared it with my local sponsor. Found a almost new clean pair of jeans at the club, my size. Back to boat at 1400. Replace the under sink cabinet latch. Rigged a better tripline float on the parachute sea-anchor, easier to see and pick up with a boat hook. Read until 1745 then went ashore to attend a going away "bash" and a free dinner with Megan and the Legal aid bunch, Megan and Brian, Ruth and Nate, Dennis. and Michael who celebralted his 66th B'day. I faded at 2200 and was aboard by 2215.
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Tue Apr 26
| ICW
Anchored | 0730, flat, light S breeze, overcast, low 60s. Rained about 0430. Charged batteries for an hour. Ashore at 0830. Usual, Walmart for new shirt and jeans, bannanas and sausage, club and back to boat by 1230. Inventoried food stores. Started raining at dusk and by 2000 westerly wind was 30 kts gusting to 40, anchorage 1 1/2 foot chop 90 to lay of boat in the tide, rough ride. In the bunk at 2130.
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Wed Apr 27
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, flat, light N breeze, part cloudy, mid 60s. Ashore at 0900, COA, back to town for breakfast about 1100, then COA again and Judy's. She took me out to Walmart to purhase the bulk of supplies for 60 days, $163 groceries. Back to the dock at 1530 and loaded on the boat by 1600, stowed by 1799. Quiet evening.
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Thur Apr 28
| ICW
Anchored | 0600, flat, light NNW breeze, clear low 60s. COA, back to marina, club, Judy's, COA, Spyder's for a couple of hours sponsor-sponsee chit-chat. Judy was there and I found she had gone out and purchased a good set of light weight foul weather gear for me as a gift, which I accepted gratefully. Across the bridge and back onboard at 1830. Beautiful day, quiet evening.
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Fri Apr 29
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, flat calm, clear low 50s. Ashore at 0800 and to COA to meet with Megan, not there, nothing in the email. Judy's, walked a round the lake with her, had coffee and chat, and on to club. Back to boat as SE wind is picking up, 15-20 kts, anchorage foot and a half of chop. Read and tinkered the day away.
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Sat Apr 30
| ICW
Anchored | 0730, light S breeze, clear, mid 60s. Was up for an hour in middle of night. Neatened cabin and stowed loose gear until 0930 then ashore with jerry cans for fuel and water. Internet, pharmacy, club, Judy[s for an hour, back to boat with 4 jerry cans. At 1600 wind begam gistiing to 40 kts, white caps in anchorage. 45 ft cabin cruiser dragged anchor drifting through the boats, tripped one of my anchors but it reset. I called SeaTow and then got aboard it while SeaTow held it from drifting. I rigged another anchor I found in a locker and we set it, a 45# CQR. It held until the owner returned, moved and re-ancored. I went to Spyder's for an hour and returned to boat at 1915 in 2 foot chop and 40 kt gusts, rough ride. Wind backed from SW to N in 10 minutes and then an absolute downpour at 2000 with hail and 45 kt gusts for an hour. Bailed 20 gallons from the dinghy. At 2130 wind still over 20 kts.
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Sun May 1
| ICW
Anchored | 0530, flat calm, clear, mid 60s. Quite a change from last night. Continued next page --
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