Saturday, March 3, 2012

Blog Topics

This blog is intended to be about what it's like to live aboard and cruise on a project boat.  When there are projects or when we're cruising, the blog is easy.  I just write about what we did.  When we stay in one place for a bit, it becomes more challenging.  Such is the case today.

Yesterday, a few of us on Isle of Hope's C Dock signed out the loaner car and went to the boat show in Savannah.  I could write about that, and although it's a very nice boat show, it's small and mainly about small fishing boats, not pertinent to this blog.  It was very cool that three HUGE container ships passed by Savannah's convention center, which is right on the Savannah River, blotting out the sun, it seemed, but when I turned on the point and shoot camera to photograph it, the batteries were exhausted and the camera died.  No material there without the pics to illustrate it.

Bill and Patti, Gene, and Pam and I took a cool little ferry across the river from the convention center to River Street, Savannah's quaint tourist area, but I've already written about that, and without new pics of interesting things, not much to write about.

I will mention two things today, though.  First, back at the boat, I again entertained the fish by trolling silly looking lures past them for a half an hour, with no success at all.  It cracks them up, though, and so I don't mind doing it.

Second, in Dog News, we went to the vet and Chevy is doing OK.  His paw is healing and it is only a matter of time before he'll be romping around like he usually does.  Ruby is another matter.  She had her right knee operated on to fix a torn ACL last Thanksgiving, and so we thought that since we're "stuck" in Isle of Hope for a bit, it would be an opportune time to have her left knee done.  The vet checked it and thought that the right knee had too much movement in it and if we had the left done, the right wouldn't be up to the task of holding up a three legged dog.  Dr. Gall referred us to an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in three legged dogs.  We made an appointment to see him on March 13th to have Ruby analyzed.

The more astute of you have quickly done the math in your heads and are thinking "Gee Dave, that's another week.  What in the world will you write about?" 

Exactly.  While I make every effort to write about what life aboard Drift Away is really like, sometimes it's as dull as what I wrote above.  If anyone has any suggestions, I have another week to kill and so I'll entertain them.  Just comment below.

Today, I'll be looking into buying health insurance, and you all certainly don't want me rambling on and on about that.  Especially at lunch time.  The sound of all your heads hitting your keyboards as you doze off would be deafening, and would look like this.   gaeophj&*^^%$%5789689rapoihej.

10 comments:

  1. The boat stuff is great but I like seeing what you see where you are. Take your camera deep into Savannah and sit in the parks(again).

    Grab a beer or glass of wine from a local bistro table, and take one away with you to a park bench. That's legal in Savannah so see how it feels.

    Shoot what you see, or just sit and write what that's like(it's raining on fresh snow out my window right now).

    It's a cliche' but watch the video of the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil(or read the book if you want). Even if you've seen it, it's a portal of Savannah and it's people through another writers eyes.

    Shoot some of those parks as the afternoon light bleeds through the moss overhead.

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    1. Good idea, Tom. Pam and I want to go back to Savannah to walk the historic district. I'll bring the good camera.

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  2. Dave, Borrow the loaner car, with another couple and visit Tybee Island. I say with another couple because I know there is a limit on the time and you can then count their time if they sign up too. If you can't then wait for an enterprise $19.99 weekend (there usually is one all the time). It's an interesting place.
    Hope Ruby and Chevy do well.

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    1. Great idea. Tybee Island looks nice, and Pam needs a beach fix. She also needs to find more sea glas for her jewelry making.

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  3. What was your ultimate solution about having snail mail catch up to you, or is it not a problem?

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    1. We use St. Brendan's Isle mail forwarding service. That could be a good blog topic too, Doug.

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  4. Is the windlass back up and running yet? How about moving the boat a little bit and getting the whaler down? Can't WAIT for that story!!! (make sure you get it on video!) How about another youtube video, like a day in the life of Dave and Pam? Might sound boring to you but to us land lubbers that sit in enclosed offices all day it's something totally new.

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    1. The windlass isn't working yet. The electrician hasn't come back yet. But we intend to move the boat around so we can launch the Whaler, maybe next week. I can't wait to see if it runs either.

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  5. Sorry we missed you at the boat show. It was not very good this year anyway. You might enjoy a walk though Bonaventure Cemetery, overlooking the Wilmington River. Also, there is a Bass Pro Shop way on the other side of town that may have some stuff you need to improve the fishery.

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    1. Hey John, it would have been good to meet you. I should have posted something in the blog about the show beforehand.

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