Friday, May 29, 2015

Fresh paint...


No, not the motorhome or the scooters.  The boat I was scheduled to drive today was out of service for some fresh paint.  That means I got to be "out of service," too.

This morning was clear and reasonably dry compared to yesterday...



Joan headed off to work in the sunshine.

There were some househusband tasks, but that didn't take up much of my morning.  Besides the usual cat-walking, there was some cat grooming...


The, waxing the Tailgater Qube...


No, we weren't concerned with how shiny the Qube is... there has been a lot of dew the last few mornings, and we have had to reprogram the signal.  The thought process is: the wax may let the dew run off.  We'll see.  Izzy seemed to have an opinion on this process...


 When I called our Roche desk to check in, a familiar voice answered...

"Chris!  What are you doing there?"  It was the young captain who drove the Roche Harbor boat most of the time the last two years.  He has moved on to a year 'round job (desk job), but will be spending time at his cabin here.  He just happened to be at the desk, visiting, when I called on the back line... and he answered.  We made plans to get together this afternoon, there at Roche.

I walked Izzy one more time, then got on the scooter for the ride out to Roche.





Chris and I sat down at the cafe and visited, got caught up on what each of us has been doing.  He is a good guy - we looked out for each other on the boats the last couple years.

Nicest day (weatherwise) since we arrived.


2 comments:

Hudson River Boater said...

I think you need another Cat-- Keep Izzie company while you are gone for the day..
There must be plenty of strays were you are..

Maybe even a Yerkie..

Captain Jim and the Blonde said...

Izzy had a Yorkie friend when we were cruising on the Erie Canal. She saw another Yorkie last year in Arizona... ran towards it, thinking it was her friend. When she got close and realized it wasn't, she hissed at it. The poor Yorkie froze and fell over backwards. I had to apologize to the lady walking the Yorkie.

We have tried getting Izzy together with our daughter's cats. More hissing and growling. Our daughter is an only child. Izzy is very content being an only furry kid. She doesn't get into mischief or make any messes when she is by herself.

Sweet girl. She doesn't want to share her space or her people, though, with another animal.