Aflight and Afloat

SeaShell is back in the water again, and comfortably docked at berth 25E at the Brooklyn Marina.  The launch went quickly and easily, thanks to several helpers, and to a 30 ton crane from Veinotte Enterprises.

Here are some photos of Seashell, with her newly painted bottom, aflight before becoming afloat.

Time flies

Time flies... and so do mosquitos... but not ticks.

My goodness, where has the time gone. My last post was two months ago. In the meantime, lots has happened, but none of it seems significant at this moment.

We have been busy tending to chores in preparation of the arrival of summer, at which time we want to simply sit back and relax. But in retrospect, all those time consuming tasks don’t seem like much now. Things like cleaning and tidying, painting the front door, spreading top soil and planting lawn seed, staining the picnic table, etc. I also had to prepare the boat (SeaShell) for launch, including sanding and bottom-coating the hull.

By June 21st, we should be set for some rest and relaxation, and take in the many and varied sights and activities of the South Shore, starting with Privateer days from June 28th to July 1st in Liverpool. See more at:  Privateer Days

Mosquitos and black flies are in full force, and we hope they subside with warm, pleasant weather. Worse though are ticks.... yuck. Both of us were “tick’d” off to one on each of us... yuck.

Learn more about ticks in “A Primer on Ticks in the Outdoors,” by Andrew Hebda, Curator of Zoology, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, at: "A Primer on Ticks in the Outdoors"