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lighter:
We're leaving in the morning, heading into 22mh winds in a little seaplane. Hmmm.
The internet service is out. No one knows why at the phone company. The crews don't work on rainy days... it's raining today. It was raining on Friday. They don't work on weekends. They don't work on holidays. Hmmm.
My "renter" knew the internet was out for weeks... but didn't report it. To me or the phone company. He waited until my brother was there. He waited till my brother asked about it. Renter uses the cottage internet so he knew when it went out. Hmmm.
I might not check in much over the next week.
I hope everyone has a nice holiday: )
Lighter
Twoapenny:
Oh Lighter, it's frustrating when people don't do simple things like just let someone know something isn't working. I hope someone gets something fixed at some point and that the first guests enjoy themselves :) You've done well to get all of that done. Hope you have a great holiday :) xx
lighter:
Water went out just after fish dinner clean up. Still no water this morning. Turned out someone dropped a big rock on our side of the government connection. We had everything but the glue, but resolved within the hour.
Everyone went out on boat yesterday afternoon....it was a chilly ride on way to resort then oddly warm on return. I was dreading that return ride.
Brother asked man to snap our family photo and we struck up conversation. He'd come in the night before on 10 foot seas and was still in shock, bc it beat the he'll out of him, his galley table ripped out, everything on the boat was thrown around and everyone but him puked.
He and brother compared crossing notes.... Brother was in open boat with 5 people and tiny dog....no one there up, or went over.
The man pointed to his yacht and said he had one gal puking over the rail he sent downstairs bc he didn't want her going overboard and dying....she just vomited on the cabin floor. The guy was really angry at his captain and had good comedic timing. Sounds lie he's going to need it, and maybe a new captain. Maybe the waves were closer together or something.
Lighter
Twoapenny:
Wow Lighter those sound like scary seas! I'm not good on water, I'd be refusing to go in a boat ever again after that! Not least because I find the sea so unpredictable and it can change so fast. I hope everyone's alright today and the sea is a bit calmer when they all go out again. Hope you get the water back on fairly quickly. Did you sleep in the hammocks in the outside building or is that bit not finished yet? xx
lighter:
No, Tupp. I didn't sleep in the shed, but a Frenchman is staying in the cottage down the beach without power. He has a hammock with a bug net, which is what I would of had. My brother checked into a condo where he's keeping his boat just down the beach. There's room to breath.
I've enjoyed fishing a mile or less offshore. I always lean toward land no matter what water I'm on. Fishing is great, but I have lots to do.
Brother brought 4 bikes, and I got a lesson in aging today when my thighs decided they were done after a ride into town. I was so happy to reach the phone company I got off the bike.....tried to run with it and park....the left leg just crumpled. I rolled, landing flat on my back. I could see people shuffling to help and had to decide how to handle it. I was completely unharmed so I popped up and, raised my arms and celebrated as intended with a happy "I did it!" Meaning biked to the phone and bread companies. It does suck to get old, we all agreed.
Martial Arts teaches you to roll and displace energy when falling. I'm better at that than riding a darned bike.
I have so much to do, and a whirlwind day of activity, meeting with people, finishing projects, catching the 2 hour fast ferry, a 9 hour stay at hotel before flight, then home again where house looks like a whirlwind hit it.
Packing for the island is always difficult. You pack. Repack then seriously edit a few hours before the flight. I was still 66 pounds over for the second flight, but was ok, bc almost empty. Only allowed 30 lbs each on a full flight. Looking forward to zero baggage going home, but not looking forward to the ferry ride. People get seasick. Boarding sucks. Getting off sucks.
I really should have brought more of those do not eat packets to keep drawers dry.
Very tired now. I hope you're doing ok.
Lighter
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