By S/V Lealea | November 26, 2017 at 09:43 PM EST |
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By the First Mate
Where have we been and what have we been up to? Well, to be honest, some pretty exciting stuff.
Chuck started practicing Christmas carols on his cornet this afternoon. Well, it's pretty exciting for me....
We are house sitting again which provides us with a garage and work space we may use over the winter to finish more interior pieces. A ton more sanding, painting and varnishing in our future. I can't wait until this project is finished but it sure is looking pretty so far.
After a brief and very cool summer enough of the interior was finished and we were able to re step the mast just in time for the first snow. We had hopped to raise it the day before but the day turned bitterly cold and just as we deciding; Go or no go, the wind picked up and quickly made the decision for us. We were bummed because it was highly possible that may have been our last opportunity but the next morning turned out bright, clear and reasonably warm. Thankfully we had a few extra hands and the job was complete in under three hours.
The next day Chuck put the dodger back on and tarped off the cockpit. It snowed the next morning.
Picking up new computers on Monday. For the last month or so we've been sharing a power cord slowing us down quite a lot. Both our units will now have the same operating system and video editing programs and we should be able to get quite a lot done.
Summer is gone and Winter is here. Our friends who've been with us the longest know this is the time we are able to sit down and write, produce video and catch up with friends.
Speaking of catching up, we are now 57 videos in our Refit.
For our Patrons we will be introducing a once a month Dinner Series where we hope our Patrons feel as if they are breaking bread and sharing the dinner table with us. Similar to our Q&A series we hope to answer questions, share sea stories and some favorite recipes along the way.
Drop us a line and let us know how your Summer went. Once we get our new computers operational you will be hearing more from us.
Chuck and Laura.
Hope you guys have a wonderful and blessed Christmas season. All the best in 2018 and we look forward to an update of all the progress being made on LeaLea. You two rock!!