I have been pretty busy at the lake house since I got home…. The condenser fan on the outside AC unit was getting hot and eventually quit. I replaced it this week. We have a large dehumidifier in the storage building that has been running full time for two years. I put a timer on it so it would run 4 hours then turn off for 4 hours…. both those fixes will reduce our energy bills here at the lake. When Erin bought a new house they moved stuff out of a storage room, some of it was ours and came here, it was deposited in the most convenient locations available because they were setting up or moving 2 other houses at the time. I organized things that came here opening up several of the spaces inside the garage……. it made them easier to walk in and work out of. We have 3 storage areas under the roof here at the lake house, now it’s possible use them again. Tomorrow I’m going to put carpet in the bedroom, yesterday I drilled thru the countertop and into the cabinets below to hide a bunch of wires that Linda has been fighting in the kitchen… so that’s not an issue any more. The projects haven’t been huge, but there are bigger ones on the horizon that need to be accomplished soon. When your away for months it builds up.
Before we left for the Bahamas I was working away from home so there were projects I needed to do already…. my time at home these days is being used wisely.
Its hot and humid in Texas….. lately its been bumping 100 degrees outside, nothing like the high 80’s we had in the Bahamas. I hear 2014 has been one of the least active hurricane seasons in recent history…. I’m glad how that worked out. I lingered in the Bahamas longer this year than I ever have in the past. The calm summer weather allowed me to discover some new territory. The East side of all the Exuma islands are normally not accessible due to Atlantic swells against the rocky shores of the uncountable islands. As remote as the Exumas are initially due to their location, this year I was able to go where few people ever go and found some historic and highly sought after beach finds. It may be several years before SYL goes back to the Bahamas, I’m very glad I had the extra time in the islands this year.
New things are happening with me at work… I’m not sure how it will all play out, but there is almost certain to be a big change for me. The good thing is they are my options, rather than something happening to me so that’s always good.
Almost time for bed…. I’ve been back to the boat once and loaded the station wagon with items that need to come to the lake. I suspect I’ll do that a couple more times soon….. make the boat a weekender rather than a long distance sailor. I’ll remove lots of spares and tools I won’t need for local sailing… she came home without needing much repair but there are some things I want to freshen up like the batteries…. and I’ll send the broken generator for repair.
Lots of changes being contemplated so it’s exciting and unsettling all at the same time.
Sea Yawl Later !! Rusty