Rolling, rolling, rolling on the...

... um, ship channel.  It was a refreshingly cool morning: 66º, sunny, and a LOT of north wind.  There was supposed to be a kayak fishing tournament today, so we thought we'd go out in Wild Blue and take a look; small craft warnings due to the wind, so I had no intention of taking our kayaks out.

In the turning basin, not far from our canals, we saw "Men at Work"...

There are 7 barges that have been there since we put Wild Blue back in the water; this is the first activity we've seen around them.

As we made our way towards the ship channel, we had the north wind at our backs... it was real apparent that this was not going to be a good day to be out on anything that didn't have a cabin.  When we turned east, the north wind was blowing spray across the windshield; the wipers were getting a workout.  When we came out from behind our island, the long fetch from the north had the waves stacked up close and steep, on the beam.  Only about 2 feet, but relentless.

When you see it in a photo, it doesn't have the same impact...

Here's a video taken right after that photo...

Quite a difference in perspective when you ad the motion and sound.  And, the first video I've put on the blog.

We saw 3 or 4 kayaks out, and no one on them looked happy.  Only a couple other small boats, and they were getting wet.  A few fishing excursion boats, and they were all anchored in the same protected area.

Little Izzy went with us on the boat today, her first time since we've been back.  I'm thinking we could have picked a smoother day, but she was a little champ.

When we came back to our dock, Wild Blue was in need of a big ol' fresh water bath.  With it still being relatively cool, we took advantage of that to get some more done on the boat.  Joan did some sewing...

... made a fitted mattress cover and sheet after putting more memory foam in the v-berth.  And now starting to arrange stuff back in the boat.  I went after all the snaps on the exterior with Nevr-Dull, and treated the window tracks with Liquid Rollers, after they had a chance to dry from the fresh water bath.  Joan went to the local canvas shop to get some Sunbrella to make window covers for the inside of the windshield.  (We already have an exterior cover, but that's not always handy.)

The tasks keep coming.

I did take a break from boat chores to do some work on a guitar.  Taylor makes an aftermarket grounding kit for the GSmini - it quiets any buzz when the guitar is plugged in.  I had to drill a hole in my new guitar to install that... just as tough (psychologically) as drilling the first hole in the boat.  It went well and works just like it's supposed to.  The Taylor has rekindled my guitar playing enjoyment.