Guidance From Dory

Beaufort  

We could only laugh. There wasn't another choice. We woke once again to the loud groaning of the dock lines stretching tight against the strong wind. My first comment was, "I speak whale," referencing a classic line from Finding Nemo. We both chimed in with "whale speak" to echo the sound of the lines passing through the hawseholes above our head. After layering up we went outside to inspect all the dock lines. The wind was on our nose and the bow lines were tight, but in good shape. Faced with another windy day in Beaufort, I then quoted another line from Dory: "Just keep swimming." Bless her optimism. We received a call from the canvas contractor telling us the obvious. -- it was too windy to measure and mark. We shifted gears and began working on a few more boat projects. Barry replaced the faucet in his head (bathroom) to match the one recently replaced in my head. I started polishing other stainless steel fixtures and moved on to the ports. The view out of the port in my shower was of the starboard piling. The visible wetness and growth (either barnacles or oysters) indicated we were very close to low tide. The nice reflections in the frame was evidence of a job well done. As is usually the case, one project leads to another, and then to a trip to the hardware store. The wind was still whipping the flag stiff as we drove into Morehead City for a few additional parts from Lowe's.    

This evening we enjoyed a great sunset and planned the road trip for tomorrow. We are looking forward to a new adventure. On Thursday, we'll try again with the canvas. We'll continue to be like the little blue tang, Dory, and just keep swimming. In a nutshell that statement "gives us the hope we need to reach our goal -- to finish strong, and to persevere through hard times. Essentially, to never give up."