“ …from Tedium to Apathy and back; about five days each way. It makes an occasional trip to Monotony, and once it made a run all the way to Ennui…”
Mr. Roberts”

― Thomas Heggen

Its been over two weeks since our last post. Now we are 34 days into the cruise. We started with the excitement and adventure of a new phase of our life. It was great for about ten days.

The stress of six to eight hour days following the waterway, listening to the drumming hum of the diesel engine, the biting flies, and the movement of the boat began to leave us extra tired at the end of the day.

And now, something wonderful is happening. Our muscles are accommodating. They aren’t sore anymore. When one of us asks “Are we having fun yet?” the answer is likely to be yes.

The second boat in the photo is the Solitude. We met the owners, Mark and Teresa Carpenter last evening. Then last night our air conditioner threw an error code and shut down. Today, Mark gave a master class in marine air conditioner maintenance and we are cool again. He cleaned the raw water strainer and found an air pocket in the line that kept the A/C unit from receiving cooling water.

The Belhaven Grand Manor Marina is the best we have encountered. Reasonable dockage ($2.00 per foot per night) is offset by free golf carts. The carts are allowed on the streets throughout Bellhaven. We have gone to Ace Hardware and to a grocery store a mile and a half away on the cart. Today we used one to have lunch in town. No Uber fees!