Day 16 - Under the Stars

Poseidon and I were curled up outside in the cockpit while Daddy and his brother worked on the engine. My sister-in-law and their daughter were sitting right next to us sharing a blanket. The sun was just setting, leaving a tinge of red sky behind. The moon was well past its zenith, but was slowly brightening as it dipped towards the horizon with a planet in tow. Pointing directly at the moon, Poseidon grinned like a madman. I said, "moon" and he giggled. We started singing The Lion Sleeps Tonight...then a number of country songs...like a camping trip.

It has been a little like a camping trip out here. While the dishes are clean, they are washed overboard in salt water, then rinsed in the kitchen with fresh. There is still a slight tang always to the glasses. I am stitching canvas by hand, even with a sewing machine on-board. It would be impossible to put the torn portion of the sail into anything short of a sail loft. We have our own towel assigned to us, and we have not yet washed them. They have only been used 3 times or so. We are on a 3 day shower rotation. That was due to some water pressure issues when the secondary water pump accidentally was left out of the system. It's corrected, but I think we are so used to routine by now, that no one has asked for an extra shower or ten. Laundry was done once in the laundry machine before we gave up on the generator for a while. Now, it is washed in a 5 gallon bucket of salt water and rinsed in 5 gallons of fresh. It is clothes pinned to the life lines to dry. So far, just kitchen towels and rags. Maybe laundry tomorrow.

Here's to seeing land in a few days. Where did all the time go?