Well, this was an unusual, but comfortable
Thanksgiving. First, we have two air
conditioner/heater units on our boat.
The forward one (where we sleep) decided to quit this week. We had screens added to the through hulls
where water is brought into the boat to cool the ac/heater and one for the
engine. With 5 rivers flowing into this
bay, there is a lot of debris in the water.
Before placing the screens, Dave was having to clean the filter about
once a week. But everything had been fine
since the screen was added. Last night
it was down to 27 degrees. It was fine
in bed, but hard to get out of bed this morning. It was 42 degrees inside the boat this
morning. Still not as bad as our winter
camping days.
Thanksgiving is all about the food. Dave has never been a fan of turkey. And we don't have a very big oven. So we ordered a barbecued pork Boston butt
from the Knights of Columbus at my church.
We had to pick it up on Wednesday, so we decided to have our first feast
on Wednesday night. We don't have a lot
of refrigerator space either, so we brought a cooler from out storage unit for the Butt and beer. I had
lined up fixings for some of our favorite traditional side dishes. Again, because of the small space to work in
and limited amount of pots and pans, I cheated on a few things. Since there were only the two of us, I made
two sides and buns Wed night.
We had caramel rolls Thursday morning in memory
of my mom. But mine were from the
bakery. I'm sure she was laughing at her
spoiled daughter this morning. Then late
morning I tried a new dish: scrambled eggs with leftover stovetop dressing
along with more pork. Loved it!
Mid afternoon we had our dessert: a pumpkin bar on a
gingerbread crust. I think of dad with
the gingerbread. Then for dinner/supper
we had our pork again with different sides.
We spent the morning making a schedule of things we need to
finish before we can leave here. Then we
busied ourselves with little projects and listened to football games on the
internet (no TV).
Late this afternoon, Dave fixed our wifi booster, so I was
up and running again on my computer. Dave's
Mac would connect, but my PC wouldn't.
So I was keeping connected with the world through our mini ipad or my
phone. It's nice to have a real keyboard
again.
We had a nice chat with our son, Pete, today. Sounds like he had lots of invites to spend
the day with friends. He ended up at a
large family gathering, which I'm sure he could appreciate after all the Zeller
family gatherings.
Dave promised me a game of cards tonight. But I have been happily updating my blog, so
I think he is going to get out of it. I
know the cards are flying at my brother's in Minneapolis. They posted a dinner table picture on face
book, and one of the cleanup crew. So I
had to take a couple, too.
We are so thankful that we have the same interest in sailing
and still enjoy each others company after 36 years. We are also thankful for the wonderful family
and friends that have supported us in this adventure. Happy Thanksgiving to y'all. And Happy Birthday Katie!
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