Day 14, Sunday, September 25
0645-56F in/50F out. Solar 81%.
0800-Bible study in Proverbs and 2 Chronicles. Verse for the day is Proverbs 24:10: "If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!"
0900-68F/52F. Solar 78% with 34W of input; it is holding its own. Finished reading and prayer time. Now I'm making breakfast.
Strangest rain. Just a slow light sprinkle all morning yet sunlight breaks through occasionally.
0920-Finished breakfast. Will take down the panels and get ready to move out. 68F/53F.
0945-Departed the boat site.
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| Boat Site - Baie Jeanne |
1130-Arrived at the new site traveling 7.3 miles on Leg 8. 63F/58F. Solar 77%.
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| Leg 8, Day 12, 7.3 Miles - Did Some Exploring |
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| Jeff's Map Of Area |
1300-Finished dishes. Stowed empty wine boxes, water bottles, and other empty containers under the aft deck. Fished out my 4th water container of the trip.
I will do some reading and have a glass of wine. Cloud cover is heavier. I had hoped it would stay thin so my solar could come back up to 100%, but now that is not likely! Nevertheless, the solar is still 77%.
1450-I made a cup of hot chocolate and added some Baileys and read more out of Grey Owl. I then dug out the second box of cabernet since I'm drinking up the last of the first box.
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| Site Is In Channel Exposed To NE/SW Wind & Waves |
Fired up the heater since it is 64F in the cabin. Would prefer about 68F to 70F for sitting around reading.
Aggravated my hip hiking yesterday and had to take several Ibuprofen last night to get to sleep, even after reading a while, which usually puts me right to sleep. Very uncomfortable sleeping on either side if the left hip gets sore.
Dinner will be up soon, but first I will take a look at the charts to determine tomorrow's destination.
Experimented with my backup solar generator battery to see if it will charge the primary. It will, but for some reason the engine won't, not sure why? I need to research that. I suspect the engine generator is not putting out sufficient power. It shows a charge briefly then stops. Perhaps it is right on the edge of the output needed.
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| Looking SW - Panels Hunting For Rays! |
1545-Grill is heating. Dinner will be grilled chicken, potatoes, salad, roll, and wine.
1630-Dinner is finished. Great as usual. Very cloudy, but not currently raining. Not a good night to have a fire since there is a light breeze and it is only 56F. I will go up and walk around the site and consider if a fire is feasible, but I'm not very hopeful since all the wood is wet.
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1800-I set up the fire ring, then went up to sit and listen to music while enjoying the view. As usual the rain drove me back to the boat...very disappointing! 63F/55F. Solar 74%. At least I got almost an hour by the fire ring.
1830-I sent some satellite messages while listening to music. I may switch to my audio book and eventually hit the sack. 66F/54F. Had the heat on for a while to make it more comfortable while sitting around. Solar 73%. Will go to bed early tonight.
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