Friday, October 31, 2025 continued… We dropped off Fynn at his boat and headed back to Kosmos to get ready to go trick-or-treating. Here was the twilight at the marina, which looked surprisingly similar to today’s dawn.
Friday, October 31 — This morning it felt like 38 degrees with wind chill factor. Christi had a hard time dragging herself outside to watch the sunrise. Because of the cold, she didn’t stay outside long, but she was glad she at least got to enjoy a few minutes of the lovely dawn, Here were a couple shots:
We were pleased to report that this morning, the flooding was gone and all was back to normal in the marina. While Christi and Keith did school, Eric cleaned the sea strainers. There was lots of mud in them and two live fish! One fish was long and skinny. He thought it looked like a snake and wondered if it was an eel.
Continue readingThis week has been fun. On Saturday, Sauvage came over in the afternoon. It was very rocky and uncomfortable. On Sunday, we went out to breakfast and then went to a grocery store. After that we went to a corn maze with some old friends of Mom’s. It was super duper b o r i n g .
Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi, Sauvage est venu sur le bateau pendant l’après-midi. Il y avait beaucoup de roulis et c’était très inconfortable. Dimanche, nous sommes allés manger dehors pour le petit dejeuner puis nous avons fait les courses. Après ça nous sommes allés a un labyrinthe de plans de maïs avec un ami de maman. C’était extrêmement ennuyant.
Continue readingSunday, October 19 — Yesterday’s sunrise was colorful.
Yesterday morning, Eric changed the oil and O ring on the main engine. While he was doing that task, It was slightly rolly. As the day went on, it got rollier and rollier. Sauvage came over in the late afternoon. By the time they arrived, the rolling was so bad that it was somewhat uncomfortable to be onboard. We had a nice visit with them none-the-less.
One of the concerns was that we were on fixed docks, and it was a king tide right now. Adjusting the lines properly was tricky, as the lines tended to be too tight at high tide and too slack at low tide. Eric was concerned about crashing into the pylons and/or dock. He spent a lot of time readjusting the lines and fenders, and eventually came up with a fender set up that he was happy with.
The motion continued to worsen throughout the night. By morning, it was so rolly that we felt like we were at sea. None of us slept well. In addition to the motion being uncomfortable, the lines were creaking like crazy from all the motion — and the noise wasn’t only from Kosmos’s lines; the lines on the nearby boats were making a lot of noise, too.
The security guard said the last tour of the day was just beginning, so we rushed into the visitor’s center to get tickets. We passed a group that was standing near the entrance; an older gentleman was introducing himself, so we figured that was our group and they’d already started.
It looked like there was a film that showed every few minutes and a small museum in the visitor’s center, but we obviously didn’t have time watch the film or to look around. Tickets were $18 for adults and $16 for ages 5 – 17. The man at the register tried to charge Keith for an adult ticket. When we said he was a student he said “Oh, here for a college tour?” When we said he was only 13, he looked disbelieving.
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