We woke up to a cloudy day so Norm got on-line (lucky for us we DO have WIFI on the boat and even though it's slower than molasses, it's better than not at all) and checked the weather report. Sure enough: It's going to rain off and on all day. So, we decided today would be a good day to drive over to Sandpoint and look around. For those not familiar with Sandpoint, it's a small town know for it's crafts & arts located on the opposite side of Lake Pend Oreille from us.
Just before we were ready to take off we checked our email and there it was on Facebook , of all places, "Jenny's water broke. Here we go !" I guess Rick had tried to call us, but our cell phones don't work on the boat, so we didn't get his messages. Of course this meant a change in our plans for the day, so we're in Spokane waiting for the little girl to arrive. Dads and step-mothers aren't invited to the actual birth (not a problem; we get it) so we're hanging at Barnes & Noble, enjoying their much more efficient WIFI as well as great coffee and we'll go up to the hospital once she's arrived.
Loving the lake more and more each day. I can't believe how the days fly by! We've been here one week tomorrow. The only sad part of that is that it means we've only got five more! My geese come around daily for the cracker snacks. I start, and end, my days with a paddle around the marina in my new kayak, "Little Turtle" ( I want to name it that in the Lakota language once I find out what the words are) and we've taken taken Proud Mary out to sail twice. She's getting easier and easier to sail and to tack already. By the end of summer we'll be "real" sailors!
We went with our marina neighbor, Marti, over across the lake to a different marina yesterday to help her get her waste tank pumped out. She has 27 foot cabin cruiser - very nice and roomy! It was nice to see how it handled and also to realize how much room it has down below for the living quarters. Hmmmm....maybe our NEXT boat will be a cruiser? LOL
When we were out sailing, I was "wom"- manning the sail while Norm fished . I brought Proud Mary around too quickly and we had a few moments of excitement as the boat keeled over at least 20 degrees - which may not sound like much for for us beginners it was scarey. (And just for the record, it's Norm who says it was 20 degrees.....I think it was more like 45 !) But have no worries ! Every time we take her out we learn something new and we'll be extra careful when we have guests on-board. Come see us !
Waiting for the baby and drinking great coffee....and the beat goes on.
Norm & Nancy
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