Mother Nature's Last Laugh

Oh, the Weather Service got it wrong today! A twenty-percent chance of rain? Not! More like eighty-percent chance of rain with a twenty-percent chance of dry. And, this is the day that SO wanted to wash the aqua RV.

But, wait! Rain notwithstanding, we have been washing the aqua RV and she is a mess. After three weeks of unchecked Mayflies attaching themselves to every square inch - and beyond, plus spiders, flies and birds leaving their calling cards minute-by-minute, she is suffering from the uglies, which Capt. SO cannot fathom. (Appropriate marine pun!) So, we have been washing her together, since it is our anniversary and that is what all good married couples do for togetherness on their anniversaries. We did go out for breakfast, to celebrate, before we began washing the boat in the rain.

The task would have been routine except for the bow holds where the anchor rode is stored. Of course, Capt. SO had to open the hatch, in order to clean the hundreds of dead Mayflies off the trough and lid edges. Then, he decided to examine the rode and anchor chain. Big mistake. After hauling out two to three hundred feet of rode and chain, he discovered that water was standing in the hold area that the rode is stored in. This meant that a drain was clogged somewhere. This tiny hold area is accessible only if you are about three inches wide and twelve inches tall, but Capt. SO was not to be deterred. A small space fit for a two-year old contortionist could not stop him from going in head first, allowing about eighteen inches of leg to be sticking out of the hold. I, of course, remained cool, calm, and collected while reminding him that I had no intention of becoming a widow at such an early age. He replied, in a muffled voice, since his head was so far into the hold, that if he got stuck, I should just call 9-1-1.

I'm just glad that Mother Nature's last laugh was meteorological and did not require the Jaws of Life.

The downpour is over and we are going back out. I love being wet.


Ancora imparo