Yogurt

It amuses me to observe where my mind goes when I write. I usually sit down without a clue of what I'm going to write about. I suppose it's like conversation in that regard. Sometimes we have something we want to talk about and sometimes we're content to let the conversation take us where it will. Face to face conversation between two or more people adds more opportunity for conversation creativity. My output tends to diminish with more people because it feels like having to force my way into the conversation. Not so here though. The cursor just waits patiently for me to say something.

It is looking like our departure will be tomorrow morning. It should be perfect sailing to the next anchorage. Had we left today, as I might have done, it would probably have been a rougher ride.

Kay and I just cleaned the bilge. It seems to need it once every few days; that's more than Quijote does, but this boat has a couple of sources of ingress that Quijote does not. The chain locker on this boat drains into the bilge. Every time we pull anchor on Rover a little drainage from the wet chain goes into the bilge. And at the other end of the boat the prop shaft penetrates the hull through a seal that's designed to leak a little to lubricate the shaft. That leakage goes into the bilge too. Quijote has a chain locker that drains overboard and uses a saildrive, a design that obviates the shaft penetration of the hull, so we have no leakage there either. No leakage, dry bilge.

Kay and Linda did some baking at this anchorage. Kay made yummy cookie bars and a spice cake yesterday morning. Linda bakes bread and rolls once or twice a week and she makes yogurt in a jar every couple days. The home-made yogurt is quite good. It's a little less creamy, and more tart than the commercial products, but it's definitely nice to have and easy to get used to. I really like the tartness. I might try making some when I get home.

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