I can’t remember a day in the recent past where I have done so little. It felt glorious in the moment, but pathetic upon reflection. I read my book for the majority of it, cooked meals for part of it, started phase one of my ukulele self-instruction (yeah, ‘you’re welcome, world’, for that boat purchase) for an hour interlude, swept the water off of the sun porch a number of times (it was found to be the low point of the property, and unfortunately the landing spot for our giant bags), and then wandered outside as soon as the skies parted to meander down the beach in my sweatpants to find a few pieces of seaglass.
I did a bit of work when the WiFi permitted, but really, my main goal was to stay awake, for whatever reason. (A nap would have made perfect sense, if I hadn’t been so well-rested from my night of blissful rainy sleep!) The girls were equally as lounge-y with movies and games while Andy braved his way to the boatyard, complete with a cottage poncho and trash bags of parts. His day was shorter than usual but still productive (he rewired some faulty fitxures in the salon), and we all reunited to watch the kids plaster themselves in sand on the beach before washing up and playing our new favorite/least favorite game, Ubongo! It’s a throwback to the days of Tetris for those of us of a certain age, but some of those of us of a certain age dislike any game that is timed/a race, so… a hit for half, but not for all. Regardless, Lily and I have played a LOT of rounds, and occasionally we pressure th’others into a few as well, ‘charming’ as we are.
My feet are finally drying out after a full day of being damp from sopping up porch water, walking on floors that have been slopped by feet walking through porch water, or the foolish act of simply going outside in the sand, end-capped by the foot bath on re-entry. So tending to the levels of foot moisture was clearly another big activity. Phew, it’s amazing I was able to get it all in.
Today is for work. All of the kinds of it. The girls will do laundry at the yard in between some schoolwork (their school is off today, but we need to make hay while the WiFi shines), Andy will finish his project list, and I’ll start bringing the bulk of what’s left aboard. We’ll get the dinghy pumped up, shined up and the davits rigged, we’ll test the engine and I’ll start loading some of our groceries. Somewhere in there I’m sure we’ll steal a trip to town for errands (but really just ice cream), and back to the house in time to enjoy it for our last night. (We extended our stay at the house by a day, since our washout day threw us for the loop that we lazily cocooned ourselves into instead of properly marching on with our plans.)
And we’re off!