"Life of Leisure": Day Two

I won't bore you all with the long litany of tasks we had set for ourselves this morning. Instead let me summarize: if it moves and it's not supposed to, use duct tape; if it doesn't move and it should, break out the WD-40. That last part came in very handy today. Seized bolts were the theme of the day: three bolts on the starboard engine, every bolt on the "Beast" (our dinghy outboard), the zippers on the dodger were stuck, the windlass would not budge an inch, and even the lock to the front door needed a jolt of dubya-dee.

Did I mention that it was 91 degrees (a record) with 69 percent humidity? Recently living through two dry Arizona summers did not prepare us for the amount of perspiration a single person can generate in those conditions. Kevin was soaked through by 9:30 am. He valiantly replaced the starboard exhaust elbow while standing in an ever-expanding puddle of his own sweat (the ambient temp inside the boat was considerably hotter and more humid than the daily forecast). I was ankle-deep in squishy mud while cleaning the waterline and I kept smelling this awful smell...by midday I realized with horror that it was me -- not the mud -- that reeked. Ah, this glamorous life!