coming up for air

At long last, a break. If you can call it that. I just discovered my endless to-do list - the last couple of days have been spent nibbling away at it.

Yesterday was glorious - spent drilling (new magnetic hold-back for head door), gluing (fixed trim piece, then discovered it's too long to turn around inside the boat), siliconing (chain locker floor to prevent flooding in forward bilge) and varnishing (chain locker hatch). Also insulating - must now put 1st year physics in action to explain difference between aluminized insulation (for radiation) and batting (for convection) to Boatlord.

I spent the evening with some of my classmates decorating a real tree and watching a marathon session of X-Men. Cultural exchange at its best - learned (again) how to fold a crane and a jumping frog and showed someone how to tie a Christmas wreath in small stuff (cord).

This morning, the bike ride into school today was a frosty delight - crisp smell of leaves that crunch under my tires, white-dusted leaves tucked among still-green grass, wisps of steam rising off a log as the sun hits it.

It looks like the seasons don't change much as Isabelle rolls on by...

The roses are still in bloom by ISU, but it's beginning to feel like winter. I may need to buy a coat.



Finally had time to upload pics from second expedition on Sam Suffi - enjoy!

I'm off to London for Christmas with friends - Merry Christmas and wishing you fair winds and following seas in the New Year! Now I'm on to "update resume" - last checkmark before heading home.