Plumber’s Crack




Tomorrow is D-DAY (Departure Day).  We tried to get out earlier, but it was not meant to be.  Plumbing leaks and last minute issues kept us in St Joseph, but tomorrow, we plan to be (and need to be) out of our slip at Island Pointe.  Our hosts here have been so generous and we’ve made what I believe will be lifelong friends, but it’s time for Twoflower to see the world- or at least the lower peninsula. 

Feather took an unexpected bath when she tried to get off the boat and missed the dock.  It got even more interesting when she slipped her harness.  She was able to swim to the neighbor’s little floating dock and Chuck fished her out.  She seemed pretty unaffected; Chuck and I, not so much. Chuck ran some more safety line around the deck today. No pictures because we were busy.

Dinner tonight, cooked in our new Magma cookware set, (thanks Lori for showing us these)was black bean burritos. I’m a little limited since the spice kit I painstakingly prepared at home is still there. Probably next to the hatch screens and some of the first aid supplies (replaced).  

Looking for the rainbow, the extra day has given me a little more time to sort and store things, and even to add some homier touches to the boat. While Chuck was doing very dirty work, I unpacked the last of the bags and boxes and even made a store run for some more storage containers and some string lights for the Bimini.  When I get it all settled, I’ll try to post some pictures of the way I’ve organized the galley. 

We’ll be out of here in the morning and hope to make it as far as Grand Haven.  

Oh, and we did find that rainbow:



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