July 8 -- Chore Day at Falmouth-Foreside

We didn't really have a plan and so the day got planned for us. We started thinking about the fact that our propane must be running low (there is no gauge -- the stove just shuts down when you run out) and that it may be more difficult to find places that will fill our bottle as we get further down east. So a cab ride to Portland and back, which cost five times the cost of the two gallons of propane. When I shut the valve, detached the tank from the hose that feeds it to the galley stove, there was nothing left. So then it was a mater of cleaning our gunk and rust from the propane locker as well.

Once in town we also visited both Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, (see I told you Lene has a supermarket obsession) plus an auto parts store to get five quarts of engine oil to be ready for next time and a drug store for a gallon of distilled water for the batteries. Back at the boat after lunch at Whole Foods, I checked out the batteries and brought up some cat food which are stowed down there with the batteries and again sanded down the edge of the door between the pullman berth and the salon. It fit in the winter when the boat was on land but when its hull is cradled with water the shape changes. Reinstallation and testing by pulling a dollar bill between door and jamb (thanks for that trick, KC) I have very little left to sand down before we will be able to close the door -- good idea with company coming in two days. Lene whipped up a very excellent and eclectic diner. Did I mention that it rained off and on several times today with differing intensities?