Adjustments

Today was a workday.  Not a polishing-stainless-and-varnishing-teak workday, but a sit-at-the-computer-and-answer-emails kind of day.  At least for the first six hours.  I only mention this so you don't think I've become a total slacker.  And in truth at least an hour and a half of that time could be attributed to slogging through sluggish internet reception.  Here at the casino park we're not getting stellar cellular signal, which is what we use for secure stuff.  However the marina gets great reception.  So why didn't I just go to the boat to work?  Well for starters - it stinks.  Yep, we gotta get that potty project done.  And because of that the boat it torn up to expose it's innards.  So there is no place to really sit and work.  Yeah, cry me a river, right?

So the Canadians continue to fill up the casino rv park.  I've noticed a couple of interesting things about this park.  Here's one

Yes, that is a stop sign on the railroad tracks.

And every so often, maybe three times a day, a train actually comes to a stop here. While a guy walks across the bridge and throws some kind of switch on the tracks and then sits in a lawn chair while the train goes by.

That's him to the left of the picture.  

See this bridge swivels on a big pivot gear so it crosses the channel when a train needs to cross and then turns to allow boats to go through the channel.

Train at the stop sign.

So although that sight made me go "huh?" at first, it makes all the sense in the world now.

But then there was this sight - 

Huh?

For those who don't speak RVese, water comes in three types - fresh, grey and black.  Fresh is obviously, well - FRESH.  Unused.  Clean.  Grey water has been used to wash dishes, brush teeth, shower - in other words it's gone down the sink drain.  Black water has also been used and gone down a drain - which only leaves the toilet drain.  So to see a dump station which will take your least desirable by-product, but not your used shampoo water is a little mind boggling.  This is what makes leaving home so interesting.  I guess.

As to boat projects - today Dave worked on the problem winch on the mast.  For the sailors out there, it's the main halyard winch.  We use it to raise our mainsail, but also to lift the dinghy on and off the deck.  Presently we need to lift the dinghy off the deck so we get daylight(and fresh air!) in through the forward hatch.  This will be very helpful for changing out the potty hoses which largely reside under the V-berth (aka our bed).  Let's just say the winch is better than it was before he started.  Yeah, let's just say that.

Meanwhile I took measurements of the hose we need to buy to replace the hideous sea monster that is our current plumbing. Seriously, I've named it The Kracken.  It's nasty.  But when I get done, it will be a work of vinyl hose art.  And it will no longer be "permeated" - my new least favorite word.  When entering the cabin of our boat you'll think you've just walked into a field of daisies.  Well, maybe not.  But it will be much nicer.

So tomorrow we will tackle the beast.  Tonight we're going to watch Pirates of the Caribbean - you know the one where they slay the Kracken.  Wish us luck...

Meanwhile, this is why we're here.

Love to you all!