Concrete people are mixed up and set in their ways

Kerm here,

After doing this stuff for almost 3 years we have a pretty much a set way of doing things and deviating from our norms creates some discomfort for both us and in the case yesterday and today we pissed off a group we were cruising with.  Perhaps we are so set in our ways that we have become blind to others.  Anyway, we became the main anchor for 5 boats with only one other anchor set from another boat that had less chain than you would hold a garbage can cover on and then when asked about scope, well, o' dear.  If the wind would have changed we would have had a mess but everything worked out. And, and then they slept in.  We broke up the group with starting our engine at 8:30 and really pissed them off because it was too early.  Cripes, we generally are gone 2 hours earlier.  I don't blame them.  We are just different types of boaters.  Their chatter on their fleet channel about us was not kind and perhaps a bit of a low blow but what the hell everybody that knows me knows that I want people to like me but don't give a rats a** if they don't.  Enough of this crap let's move on.

Even with our late start we had a great day.  Beautiful scenery, no locks, no wind to speak of and easy navigation.  What a gift the Land Between the Lakes is for our country.  And, so close to the mid-west,  I wish I would have known about this earlier in life as this is where I would have taken many vacations.

All engine room checks were right on the money this morning.  No oil to add for the second day,  the packing for the shaft is finally dripping the correct amount and zero algae in the fuel filters.  All the work might just be paying off.


Chris here,

What Kerm said above is right on.  The folks we met were very nice people we just have a different style of cruising. 

It was a wonderful day on Kentucky Lake.  The scenery is great and the water is easy to navigate.  Here are some pictures I took today...

pretty shoreline

 

 

Nice calm water

My Captain

 
I bought a new camera in a Walmart in Benton...don't know what state that is but we were in a rush because you only get 2 hours for the courtesy car.  I do know they popped the bad news that it was a dry county...and I need a new bottle of Jamison.  We did slam down a All American breakfast at the Waffle House across the street.  Important things must be attended to!    I think the camera is okay.

Another item...

You folks on land don't realize what a mess a screwed up prescription can be...

I thought I had our pills all figured out but when I sat down the other day to fill all the pill containers, lo and behold, I realized I had not picked up Kerm's bottle before we left.  Huge failure on my part.  To rectify it required numerous phone calls...figuring out where said pills should be sent to and alerting the marina up ahead to be aware we were coming along to pick up the medication.  Holy cow... what a production.

On a lighter note here is a new addition to our crew...

This little machine does not have a name yet but it is a wonderful addition to our equipment. Put water in, turn on the button and...



Another thing that land based organisms take for granted...frozen water. 
Names for our little ice maker can be submitted to this blog and we will adopt the one we like best...no prizes, no rules, just your opportunity to be praised routinely, in absentia, as we thank the machine for splitting out cubes.

ICE !!

Tonight we are in Cuba Landing,  a nice little local marina that also accommodates Loopers. We traveled 52.1 miles today and plan to have pork loin, mashed spuds and fresh green beans for dinner.




 Now that I have a camera I will be blogging more regularly. 

Take care all

Christie