We had a fantastic New Hampshire vacation with Kevin and Karen (Dr. Karen, that is)! They drove down to Gloucester on Friday afternoon to pick us up. We took the scenic route though Massachusetts to far more scenic central New Hampshire, stopping at the famous Ipswich Clam Box on the way. The temperatures were dropping quickly with highs in the 60s and lows around 50, and we spent most of our weekend at Wandering Bear Estate joyfully in fleece.
Kevin and Karen both volunteer for the New England Handicapped Sports Association (http://www.nehsa.org) and we attended a fund raising cook-out on Saturday at Mount Sunapee. The rest of the weekend they stuffed our bellies with delicious food while we played Yahtzee into the wee hours of the night…okay, more like 11pm, but we were tired from all that clean cool NH air. We enjoyed sitting out on their deck watching the abundant wildlife, but there were no wandering bear sightings, so we’ll have to visit again. They brought us back to Gloucester on Monday and the sight of Maia up on stands made us want to hop right back in the car with them for a few more days of fun.
The next morning, Brown’s was ready to get us back in the water. They had a long list of activities for the day and ended up starting with us at 2pm. No water leaked through Reinhart’s new through-hulls and the bilge stayed as dry as ever. Tuesday evening I was thrilled to have a working refrigerator for the first time in over 3 weeks. The air conditioner was also working great, but with highs of 70 degrees we really don’t need it. Wednesday afternoon they stepped our mast and we were able to confirm the wiring and lights were installed properly.
Its Thursday morning here in Glosta and there is still wiring left to do; a boom, lines, and sails to be installed; a couple more electrical installations; and at least one sea-trial to check our rigging and instrument calibrations. I can’t imagine that we’ll make it out of here before Monday the 27th. So, it looks like it will be just over 4 weeks from lightning strike to sail away condition. Gloucester has been like home to us, and we couldn’t have picked a better time and place to undergo such extensive repairs, but we are really ready to move it north to Maine before winter sets in! The next time we post we’ll most likely be doing so from Maine.
We had a fantastic New Hampshire vacation with Kevin and Karen (Dr. Karen, that is)! They drove down to Gloucester on Friday afternoon to pick us up. We took the scenic route though Massachusetts to far more scenic central New Hampshire, stopping at the famous Ipswich Clam Box on the way. The temperatures were dropping quickly with highs in the 60s and lows around 50, and we spent most of our weekend at Wandering Bear Estate joyfully in fleece.
Kevin and Karen both volunteer for the New England Handicapped Sports Association (http://www.nehsa.org) and we attended a fund raising cook-out on Saturday at Mount Sunapee. The rest of the weekend they stuffed our bellies with delicious food while we played Yahtzee into the wee hours of the night…okay, more like 11pm, but we were tired from all that clean cool NH air. We enjoyed sitting out on their deck watching the abundant wildlife, but there were no wandering bear sightings, so we’ll have to visit again. They brought us back to Gloucester on Monday and the sight of Maia up on stands made us want to hop right back in the car with them for a few more days of fun.
The next morning, Brown’s was ready to get us back in the water. They had a long list of activities for the day and ended up starting with us at 2pm. No water leaked through Reinhart’s new through-hulls and the bilge stayed as dry as ever. Tuesday evening I was thrilled to have a working refrigerator for the first time in over 3 weeks. The air conditioner was also working great, but with highs of 70 degrees we really don’t need it. Wednesday afternoon they stepped our mast and we were able to confirm the wiring and lights were installed properly.
Its Thursday morning here in Glosta and there is still wiring left to do; a boom, lines, and sails to be installed; a couple more electrical installations; and at least one sea-trial to check our rigging and instrument calibrations. I can’t imagine that we’ll make it out of here before Monday the 27th. So, it looks like it will be just over 4 weeks from lightning strike to sail away condition. Gloucester has been like home to us, and we couldn’t have picked a better time and place to undergo such extensive repairs, but we are really ready to move it north to Maine before winter sets in! The next time we post we’ll most likely be doing so from Maine.
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