Entry # 96: N46.01.496, W83.44.906
Monday, August 5th (Days 91) – I was awakened early in the morning by my bilge pump running non-stop! Two hours later I had drained over a gallon of water, dried and cleaned out my bilge area. During my journey I had observed that whenever in following seas with winds above 15 knots as I had experienced yesterday, my bilge area takes in water. I’ve determined that its causation is twofold. Poor design of my bilge tube routing and inconsistent operation of my bilge pump. More an annoyance than anything else. But so much for R&R.
Now fully awake, I decided to take a walk and stretch my back and leg muscles. I walked a few miles and had a cup of coffee and a chocolate custard while getting an update on the Trans-Superior race. Dam I should be there. Oh well. On my way back to NTL I saw a Dad with a Michigan t-shirt playing with his son on a swing set. He reciprocated to my ‘Go Blue’ hail and I continued my gingerly walk. I took in the beautiful and relaxed environment and watched a couple of butterflies dancing around. I finally reached NTL and spent the day reading and napping. With little motivation to move on, I paid for another night in my slip.
That evening I opened a can of what I thought was chili only to find it to be sauce only! Hot barbecue sauce in fact ! Uche. I decided to open a can of chicken, mixed the sauce with the chicken and ate my dinner. After washing dishes, I determined tomorrows destination and with little sense of urgency or stress, plotted my course. I took some Aleve for my back and then laid down to begin reading before falling asleep.
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