One of our Bum friends grew tired of hearing about me doing all my engine maintenance with a flashlight in my mouth, and so took it upon himself to correct the situation. Ouest and I played explorer for at least an hour today, going into her darkened room to “discover” ancient books. Now, as I type this Ouest is sleeping with the headlight by her side. Where’s my flashlight, I’ve got a water pump to replace?

Milestone reached. Lowe is more or less sleeping through the night. Finally. Seven o’clock to six-fifteen with maybe one quick wake-up where he can’t find his water bottle. This has been a few weeks in the making (thanks in part to a crapload of teeth), but the boat seems to have done the trick. Yea sleep!

Ouest’s swimming is taking off. Now when we come shooting out of the crocodile slide’s mouth like a torpedo she surfaces and takes off swimming the twenty feet or so to the ladder all by herself. Smiling ear to ear the whole way. She is also very proud of herself for trying to swim underwater. She dives down and kicks about four times before coming up out of breath.