There is a God in Heaven

Doug fixed the refrigerator in the nick of time before the beginning of the biggest heat wave Seattle has had in many years, if not ever. The temperature has been running in the high 90's F. The prediction tomorrow is 97 F. That's pretty hot for a city at latitude 48 N. I've been surviving with a fridge full of ice cold Heineken beer. Hallelujah!

Today I rearranged the boat and cleaned it up in anticipation of the arrival of Brenda who will land at Sea-Tac airport tomorrow (29 July) at 10 PM. I will leave tomorrow morning to make the bus-ferry-bus trip to the airport. We will return the following day by the same route. Shannon at Port Townsend Rigging did a great job of finding the bus schedules for me.

This morning BUMS put that extra coat of antifouling that I requested.

Arnold dropped by to pick up his motorcycle seat that had been upholstered by Sea Bear Canvas above the rigger's premises. They did a brilliant job and Arnold was very pleased.

I am on standby for having Pachuca returned to the water from Friday onwards. Joe from BUMS says that it will probably be on Friday. There is a good chance that the lower extrusion will arrive and Dan will be able to put together the forestay before the lift. Otherwise the boat will go into the water with two halyards holding up the mast in place of the forestay.

With luck the diesel maintenance will be done on Monday or Tuesday of next week and Pachuca will be cleared for sailing at midweek.