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No camera. This sucks so badly. Packed, snarled at everyone, took a shower, took them for a last Nutty Banana ice cream, took pictures with Vic (with the kids' disposables) and the general anxiety continues. At least until US customs. We won't be home at the very least until well past midnight ( Read more... )

A long day with a lot of things again. The guys had their written exam in the morning with all the associated nail-biting, while Vic regaled us with more stories. New term - "Deck Fluff" - the girls in bikinis lounging on the deck ( Read more... )

And then some days are busier than others. Vic has indulged the tourists today. The Baths with the those big beautiful rocks were supposed to be touristy. Only he let us off the dinghy in rather heavy surf a few dozen feet from the shore. Should have been easy swim - but wasn't. Good thing I didn't bring the camera - it would have been dead. So ( Read more... )

And finally - a vacation day. A day back at the marina, kids soaking in the pool, men practicing on the big boat. Leisurely chit-chat, showers on land, mango ice cream ( Read more... )

The time has fallen into the bits of the indolent, punctuated by food. Before breakfast, until lunch, after lunch, dinner time, evening. It's probably logical, but it annoys me, I want long term deadlines that are not dependent on my lunch, where lunch is a side thought, not the main event. Adventures are all well and good, but this one has too ( Read more... )

8/19. Night. Vic W. Hartlen ( Read more... )

Well, sleep is a fabulous thing. Life is downright bearable. Another short stop at the marina ("Beware the cat!") and we're off to practice more sailing. I don't think I'll ever again look at those glamorous white boats without thinking of the drudgery, the garbage bags and all those wet towels ( Read more... )

The nights are definitely competing with days for excitement. The starry sky is magnificent, meteor shower (Perseids?) going on now, Milky Way resplendent... since I'm not sleeping anyway, might as well enjoy it ( Read more... )

"And how was your miserable night?" I was greeted in the morning. It wasn't as miserable as the first one, but not the kind of night I want on vacation ( Read more... )