They leap in front of the boat and dive under the bow as you move along.
Queen Charlotte Sound. Very rough. I get seasick one day. The only time of the trip. Loyal said soda crackers and peanut butter were good for seasickness. So I did.
Every time anything goes wrong or breaks Loyal always asks Doyal what he should do. Or what suggestions he has on how to fix it. Same way with reading charts and following the compass. Loyal did not have the boat finished at all when we left. He thought he and Grandpa could work on it at Ketchikan. or after fishing or something. Loyal also did not know much about navigation or following the compass. He took a course in navigation once at the YMCA and reads yachting magazines about nice places to go sailing. This round bottom boat is a motor sailor not a fish boat, not an ocean going vessel. It doesn't have nearly enough ballast to keep it from acting like a cork. One boat builder who has seen it said it would capsize easily and we came close to it. Now to go on.
We cook boiled new potatoes and carrots in sea water as it is just salty enough. Very good. Very good meals. When the oven heated up enough we had cornbread or Bisquick.
During this day, Friday, the boat had troubles twice. The steering mechanism came apart and this meant stops in rough water to fix it. By now the main toilet seat is broken off and they store it in a cupboard below. Nuts!
Note 5. A real teddy bear
Next May 9
Finlayson Channel, Cold, Tolmie Channel. Mothers day. Coffee makes in 1 hour.
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