Passes with Flying Colors

The Admiral had her medical check up this past week - the first follow up since her surgery - and passed with her colors flying (or was that her underdrawers flying?).  She is recovering nicely, becoming strong and fiesty, and getting antsy to do something besides sit around.  If she's not careful, I'll give her a mop & a bucket to start swabbing the decks!

While we're in New Orleans for another month, we're getting some additional work done at Seabrook boatyard.  Having the engine raw water/jacket water heat exchangers removed for cleaning & pressure testing.  Having the anchor windlass repainted.  We're making slow progress in fixing the water leaks into the bow chain lockers.  When the windlass is painted, we'll re-bed the thing on the pulpit & hopefully stop the rest of the leaks.


After the medical check up, it was time to drive back to Cleveland TN to care for Sue's mom.  I guess we also needed to feel the freezing weather & possible snow later this week.  Winter is still hanging around up here.  Speaking of lousy weather, the AGLCA website has been reporting on the offshore weather for crossing the Florida Panhandle, and for the last 4 weeks, there has been only 2-3 weather windows for crossing (most boats need 12-20 hours to cross).  So, if we hadn't returned to New Orleans last month, we would have been stuck in Carrabelle FL for weeks, waiting for a weather window to cross.