Busy day. I got up early and walked about three miles to the Post Office. Got the weatherfax software I'd sent for, but nothing from Kathy. On the way back, I stopped at a drugstore and found generic Dramamine for $5.25 a hundred. I'd hunted all over Norfolk and been unable to find it. They only had one bottle left, so I bought it. They said they'd have more tomorrow.
Roy wants to go to Linda's graduation, too, so we're going to rent a car and drive up there. I phoned around and found a place that rents cars for $134 a week. Unfortunately, they were all out. I'll phone them again in the morning.
At slack water, we pulled the boat into the adjacent slip. It was still blowing about 20 knots, so the stern almost got away from us, but Roy and Butch finally got it cleated. Now we're facing out, all set to go, and are right next to the fuel dock, so we can easily fuel up without leaving our slip.
The guys continued working on trying to mount the wind generator. That's a major project.
The weatherfax software looks terrific. In addition to weatherfaxes, it gets satellite images, Navtex reports, and even Morse code, which it translates into English! I can hardly wait to install it. Unfortunately, the tuner for the shortwave radio isn't functioning, so I can't use it until that's fixed.
In the evening, I made several unsuccessful attempts to phone Linda. Reached Kathy on the first try for once. She mailed my mail Thursday, so maybe it will be here tomorrow. Brian has chicken pox from the top of his head to the tips of his toes. Kathy's planning on taking a vacation this summer and going to Mexico. She's not sure yet if she's going to Mazatlan or Cabo San Lucas. She also has a new boyfriend. His name is John, he's 29, and is a carpenter.
The wind died completely, and it was a lovely, balmy evening, so Roy and I went for a little stroll along the waterfront.
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