Cat Tales Still waiting for weather in Portland

Laurie and I listened to the rain constantly overnight and woke up to a very damp boat. After a quick cup of coffee we headed out for showers and breakfast at a cute little granola type hole in the wall where they make their own bagels and sprouts and stuff. After that, we headed back out the road to the little strip mall to buy an electric heater (wish we hadn't returned Ken Ward's back at the RKYC!) and we purchased a trickle charger since we weren't keeping the batteries up on the boat because
of the lack of sun, and wind here at the dock. Most people are able to connect to shore power, however, since our boat was made in France, the connections are all wrong here on this continent. We also purchased another 6 pack of propane canisters for heating and drying out the boat while away from electricity.

We have another boat tied up beside us on the dock. They're a nice couple from northern Maine heading for Belize. They have a bit of work to do to the boat while underway, but then again who hasn't!

Ruth Giberson and her husband Ian, from home (owner of the Tannaghtyn B&B in Florenceville) are booked on a cruise on the Queen Mary 2 sometime early in October, so we feel that any day now, we will look out and see Ruth and Ian as little specks on the deck of that big ship. The last time we headed south on Cat Tales, we saw the Queen Mary 2 on three different occasions, one of them right here in Portland!

We talked to Herb Hilgenberg this afternoon and he told us to stay put for yet another day. He suggested that the winds will be favourable on Sat, Sun and even into Monday. So, I guess we're here, connected to electricity, and staying warm and cozy for another day or two!

Dawn