Splendid is really becoming a home. If you look in the background you can see that picture frames are going up. The one on the right is an old picture of the whaling ship “Splendid”, Splendid’s name sake. The other is a small painting of a Pegasus.
Our friends Craig, Lisa, and baby Christian came over for dinner last night. We had a really good time. It’s nice to entertain on Splendid and have it feel so “homey”. We spent most of the time in the cockpit. Craig and Lisa will be sailing to the
I’ve always hated the table on Splendid and finally pulled it out yesterday. The table was too big and the pedestals constricted our legs under the table. I’m going to re-design the table with one pedestal that can easily go down as a coffee table or come up and leaf-out for dining. Once we have the side curtains for the cockpit I’m sure we will be eating outside most of the time.
Come Monday I’ll be starting work. I’ll be getting up early and working on Splendid in the morning and working at the marina in the afternoons. I hope I can actually save the money and not buy boat stuff. There are a few things I know I need, foremost is a drifter. I need a light-air sail! We also need to buy enough sunbrella for sail covers and some other materials for future projects. I’d also like to either get our refrigerator fixed or buy an Engle. There are also still some tools I’m hunting around for.
Peace everyone.
Sail far and live slowly!
– Alex