Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Sandy exits the stage

Sandy made her presence felt all night, but left us and surrounding area without causing any problems. The power stayed on, which was great as we currently rely on electric heaters for warmth. This needs to be remedied next season, but for now we are glad for the heat, as the temps are dipping.

Today was a grey, cold, day, with needle sharp drizzle falling steadily. Me Voy has her share of leaks which seem to be mostly situated wherever I sit.  The condensation inside is also crazy adding to the amphibious atmosphere. I remember someone complaining how their shoes mold in the winter because of the dampness, and now I understand. Still, we are warm, well fed, and have nothing to complain about. Nothing except not playing enough ball the last couple of days that is.


Seeing the mess to the North of us we send positive vibrations to all those who did not escape Sandy's fury. Nature is impersonal, making her awesome, and I feel a deep respect for her power. I hope, as a species, we make harmony with Nature a priority, or the future, for us little dots, looks bleak indeed.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Colin said...

On the subject of 'other peoples blogs' I was tipped of to a really good one (like yours). ADVENTURESOFSARABANDE.COM They put a sailboat in working order while living aboard in Manhattan.It is a great/funny read with a sudden ending. They stopped blogging back in the spring.I swear, I learn more from blogs than any book. Editors tend to leave the bad stuff out.Off to winterize my O'day , BOO HOO.

Becka and Justin said...

We loved running a dehumidifier in the wintertime- helped so much with condensation. If you have the available juice, that is. They sell tiny ones too, made for one room- saved our shoes from mildew. That, and, believe it or not- bubble wrap. Anything that rested against the hull- clothing or shoe-wise- was cushioned with wide-wale bubble wrap doubled up. Kept things from mildewing the majority of the time.

Travis and Maggie said...

Thanks Colin I'll check them out. Kindof need new boat inspiration...

Hey Becka, we got a few more weeks to go, so hopefully our clothes etc, will stay good until then. I think we're going to space bag everything when we leave the boat, and put some of those damp out things everywhere. Anyone tried them? Condensation shouldn't be an issue once we're gone, but man... mama never told me there'll be days like this.... we never had this problem on Tara