Returning the rental car. “The total is $46 then,” he tells me matter of factly. “Wait, how much? It’s only supposed to be $36.” “Yes, but you reserved a full-size car.” “I know, but you only gave me a compact. You can’t charge me for a full-size and give me … Read More
Sigh-u-lee-ta
First thing in the morning I took the compressor in for service. The guys dropped what they were doing and went right to work on it. A couple hours later I swung back through and they showed me the piece they had replaced. It looked like some sort of bearing … Read More
Paying For It
With this boat and these two kids I’m coming to the realization that sometimes it is just easier to pay somebody to show up, perform their specialty, and leave. As opposed to me diving into the project without a clue, taking the bus to the store, coming back, realizing I … Read More
Once In A While
This morning some Bum friends came out to visit us while on vacation. With them was a disk I ordered a few days ago to fix my computer’s hard drive. We originally met this couple through the website and when they were down here on holiday a couple years back … Read More
Chalking Up Paradise
Today we were at the resort here with Ouest and a friend of hers. The two of them had a bucket of sidewalk chalk and proceeded to draw little faces, flowers, and hearts on the sidewalk. Soon after, I saw a security guard eyeballing us with his walkie-talkie out. And … Read More
What Boat Work
Ouest has changed so much in just the past week or two that Ali and I can hardly believe it. Ali looked at her tonight and said, “It’s sad.” What’s sad? “She’s growing up.” First off there is the little girl underwear. Underwear! We went all day long today without … Read More
Quick One
Took off the davits and the lifeline pulpit at the back of the cockpit today. The boat looks so nice and tidy like that. Too bad we can’t leave it alone. Also went to the pool and went for an evening walk. That’s our entire day.