There is quite literally nothing going on. It’s now been two months since we arrived at the marina in Salinas, and there is really no end in sight. The waterways remain closed. Without a car there is nowhere at all to go, and even if we had a car there wouldn’t be much to do beyond going to pick up food. There are hints that there might be some sort of easing on the 25th, but we’re doubtful that will include any sort of pleasure boating. Hurricane season is right around the corner now, so that adds another layer of uncertainty. Ali and I sit outside each morning with our coffee and mull over plans for the coming months, but with no idea what plans might even be feasible.
I continue to find things to tinker on down in the engine room. It has been nice to be in a place where we can at least receive mail. Ordering the little parts necessary for one project or another makes things so much easier than normal.
I’ll call this my lockdown look.
They seem to get bigger every day.
Ticket to Ride is a current favorite game. We’ve got the board game, which takes a while to play, but we also downloaded it to play against each other when we’re out of other things to do and dinner is almost ready.
Lowe has been looking for ways to earn a buck lately.
27 Comments on “Twiddling Our Thumbs”
I like your “lockdown look”.
It has now changed again…
Im friends with Stella and Al… I have enjoyed reading your journey!!! the photos are priceless (Im from Minn my husband is a JFD member… he passed away 6 months ago…
Hi Donna, I’m sorry to hear about your husband. I hope he lived a good life (he must have if he was a JFD!) and that you are coping well during this huge change in life yourself. Day by day, which is what we have been saying to ourselves lately. Hang in there.
I mean journal excuse my error..
Just make sure your plans don’t include a chance of coming back to mainland U.S..
Nope not in the plans. But it is something to think about when we will be able to see our families again. If they come to us, 14 days quarantine – and with my sisters that won’t work, they have jobs. With my parents, what would they do in a hotel room for 14 days? I guess we could quarantine them with us (if that is allowed) but would we survive….
Oh man I’m sorry. When we get stuck somewhere on the boat for 3 days we feel cooped up. Can’t imagine how difficult managing the “captivity” and uncertainty must be
We are actually doing quite good despite being boat-bound for 2 months. The kids are happy, Pat and I are busy getting stuff done that has been on our list for awhile (side hustles), and business is booming. Plus the fact that we have no set “off-time” like many cruisers that are out for 1-2 years and need to get back. Or who planned and planned for years, to not be able to do their dream trip. Crazy times. Stay healthy, Mike A!
We too mull over plans each day with no idea of what will be possible or impossible. I think the not knowing is even harder than the being locked down with nothing to do.
Wow! Checked out your blog, are you stuck in the Galapagos? And they are letting you stay? Not a bad place, but yes the uncertainty is what gets us. We know hurricane season is coming – so that will ultimately decide where we go. Or stay. Good luck, and we are all waiting to see what shakes out.
No, it was a mad scramble, but we made it out of the Galapagos. We are in Minneapolis for the time being.
Stop feeding them! Stunts the growth, ha!go get’m tiger (s)!
You still here? I just read an article about the water shortage and the dredging that was going on. And yes, rations have started. 🙂
https://www.elnuevodia.com/english/english/nota/waterisacrucialshieldagainstthepandemic-2568005/
That is quite the beard you’ve got going there Pat. It is boring here in Germany too. I feel sorry for my Son, who has lost all contact to other children. You are lucky to have two. But, he seems to like it! And we are homeschooling, which is actually illegal in Germany. If we tried to do it outside of Corona they would take our child away. It is a lot of fun. I am really enjoying it. Even though we are using the totally outdated German system and schoolbooks. And David (my son) says I am his absolutely favourite teacher.
I remember you telling us that about Germany and homeschooling. So amazing with all the choices in the U.S. “Unschooling” is even a choice in some U.S. states. And that is the best thing to hear from your son. Keep at it and soak it in.
Is that 57 inches? Quest is just about the same size as my son. Maybe an inch taller.
Yes, 57″ at 10.5 years, 75th percent tile for height. But you should see her feet. Yikes. 🙂
It is funny I did see them and thought see has big toes like me.
It is such a strange time to be a nomad… I never realized how much easier it was to live day to day when I could still dream about plans daily… Now, I literally got the wind knocked off my sail… or well, the gas sucked off my bus… See, I can’t even write anymore 😉
I don’t think anyone was thinking about borders closing and being locked out at sea. Wild times. What a year 2020 is having. Stay sane and healthy.
As retired cruisers and pleasure RV’ers, this quarantine lockdown hasn’t been as hard on us as it has on some of our friends, especially those alone. This was the lifestyle we sought. Anchoring in remote areas away from everyone….coming into a marina as seldom as possible …. dinghying to shore for essentials or to a deserted island. Not really interacting with people except for an occasional conversation on the beach at happy hour. Sometimes it’s OK to be antisocial. LOL! Stay safe – be well. Been following you since you began in the catamaran.
Yes, us too. We never post on time for reasons like this. Not that we don’t like people, we just want to do our thing most times. We got lucky in Puerto Rico being where we got “stuck” – good people, quiet marina, and got a lot done ourselves. We weren’t complaining – well a bit about all the cooking. 🙂
Great to see you are still coping with all the restrictions. Continuing to love your blogs more than 15 years after I first found them
Yikes – it has been a ride! We were just talking about “what’s next” – there is still a million things we want to do. Crazy how our mind is always thinking about more. Thanks for hanging with us so long.
Love following you guys. You are great with your kids.
Thanks, Tom.