Thursday 0110 – GMT that is.

I just got back from Barnes & Nobles where I was reading yet another sailing oriented book. This is about a vessel that survived a hurricane and one of the two on board made it (she was below). I quit reading on page 80 and will have to return again to finish it.

The yacht brokers have been bugging me for a decision on the Cape Dory 36 we have been looking at. Eric sent me a fax listing three surveyors he recommends to look at Aerobleu. I was impressed with her at first sight and , while not in love, I have to admit it is the best one we looked at thus far. Comfy and cozy is a good term for below decks and pretty is how she looks topside. What to do?

A great guy I have been talking with over the internet is a CD36 owner of about the same year as Aerobleu. Of course, he loves his Ariel. I have been to this site before and have to admit some of his videos and writeups are excellent. Thanks for the help David.

Now what to do?

Back in the groove?

Well, not quite back in the groove but trying. Last night a big storm hit the pad here in GR. It kept me awake but then lulled me into the cacoon of sleep. Nice but morning came quick.

The vava passed quickly with the trip down the Vermont coast and into the Lake George are of NY. We stayed all night at a “mom & pop” motel and it was not too bad except the free breakfast did not start until the owner woke up at 0730. Of course, this is when I wanted to leave!

We drove straight through back to Indiana and arrived in time to pick up the new computer and go to “Hamilton Fish & Game Club” for Wednesday night Mexican Fiesta feast. Wow. The food was good as usual and we went home sated and happy.

Two Long Days

We left Indiana at 0800 Sunday and drove straight through to Oswego, NY and stayed over night at Econo Lodge on the water. They had high speed internet so we could stay connected. Before dinner we did 3 caches and then ate at Captain Steak & Seafood which was across the street. Food was real good.

Monday AM we were on the road at 0700, grabbed a Egg McMuffin, filled the tank and were off on SR3 for Plattsburg, NY. The drive is through the Adirondack Park & I had a 1600 appointment with a yacht broker to see a seldom used Cape Dory 26′. The CD was indeed very well maintained but quite pricey. I did not like the confined interior and the lack of a fixed cooking facility. To somewhat offset this the boat is on a trailer and is trailable.

Tonight we are at Lum’s and it was sort of ho-hum but cost $20 for the two of us to eat saladbar and cup of soup. Never again I think. Time for some sack time as I am tired.

Vacation time

This summer we get a vacation. SAM has not been able to get time off at the same time as myself for at least 2 years. This year we learned to plan and we are off together. Tomorrow we were supposed to go to Sagugatuck, MI to look at a Cape Dory 36 sailboat but the “motivated” owner has decided to take his sister out on Lake Michigan for the weekend and canceled on us.

Sunday we plan a trip Eastward to Lake Champlain and possibly on further to Maine. Again to look at sailboats that we might be interested in owning. My dream is to live on one during the cold northern days and when I retire in a few years I hope to have it ensconced in a nice slip somewhere in the Gulf Coast states. We shall see.

We will try to write along the way.

Dennis is coming our way!

The hurricane Dennis has brought humidity to the upper midwest. I would not say that it is so thick that you can cut it with a knife but it is much more humid that the beautiful weather of the past couple of weeks. In particular, this weekend past was just perfect. Now the high cloudy sky and humidity are a reminder of the ferecious storm that hit near Panama City.

This is the area I was doing coverage testing in the late summer of 2003. From Panama City eastward to the coast. What I remember most was the Apalachicola area. I liked it as it is sort of a rural, coastal under-developed area in which the Apalachicola Forest resides – and it is lower ground that the surge from a hurricane could penetrate pretty far inland. I enjoyed my stint in Tallahassee with Williams Communications and will remember it with fondness.

We need rain badly so Dennis do your stuff for the Indiana corn.

Lost the GX110

Did I really expect to win? I guess not!

eBay bid

I am waiting for 3 minutes to do a final bid on another computer from eBay. A Dell Optiplex GX110 733MHx w 256M ram. The price is $42.01 but the shipping is $35. I guess the machine is worth about $85 if I really wanted it that bad. Naw!

TGIF – No not really

Today was spent at the Indiana office and what a full day it was. I started at 0600 Indiana time and am still going at it at this posting time.

I have been getting on my son in Texas to keep his blog updated and here am I not doing the same thing. It takes disipline and time to do the writing that in even semi-interesting. Anyway, the Grandchildren are doing a prety good job writing too and so I congratulate them.

This is the 4th weekend and the whole Moore clan will be arriving starting tonight and continuing tomorrow night. Beth says she is coming tomorrow with retinue of 6 people and Jess should arrive pretty soon along with Kristen from OH. A & V said they were arriving Sunday AM.

We are ready for them as the Lake James boat is ready to ski and the PL pontoon is ready for the troops too. The Nautique is in fine form this year and we have used it more than in the past two years combined. Yea!