Planned to return to my home as the forecast was for West winds at 17 and 2 foot seas? OK, Bill got off early, and took his boat home as the planned guests cancelled due to the poor fishing forecast. My search for lost items took me several hours to find things I should have packed/inventoried before Dec 1. Found things I looked for weeks! By the time I got on the CBBT, I looked down and the sea was almost glass like. What happened to the forecast and why was I on the road and not drifting? Well, truth is that Raymond was coming in to the Norfolk International airport at 5 PM, not! Maybe 6, maybe later. I didn't want to drive city roads at night, so I was on my way to the pick up at 3 PM. Had to spend some time at WaWa. Finally got Raymond and back to WaWa for a snack. The drive to Bumpass was uneventful and arrived about 9 PM.
At Bumpass, Raymond settled into his engineering mode and installed shelving in what used to be a guest coat closet. Now, sort of a pantry. Had to drive to Fredericksburg to Lowe's and found a Chinese Buffet that Raymond liked. So much, that the next day we opted to return for another lunch.
Then, the cats! Mel wanted a kitty door so the cats can get to the litter boxes. Raymond applied his skills again and got the contraption installed. But, the cats have never used this type of door. Now Mel has to figure out how to train the cats. Oh, one doesn't train cats? So, the door is still open, the new kitty door remains unused, and boxes block the dogs from visiting the shit box for a treat . . .
Then, a trip to the dumpster to get rid of some boxes cluttering the house. Unfortunately, Raymond stuck my knife in a box for safety and, and, it went into the dumpster. When we went back, the refuse had been removed, lost knife.
Return to Kiptopeke will be Wed sometime, as we may be able to get on the water late and resume fruitless drifts? Sure hope the larger boats come in with some catches to show that there are still COWs roaming the sea. A stop at Bass Pro caused me to purchase a Coast Guard inflatible vest and a 4 pack of PFDs for the boat. . My boat will serve our needs if the bite doesn't improve, it's likely that we will call it quits on the 22 or 23 and stay home for the holidays. The Mrs. will love that! :)
Eels are still chilled in the 3 bucket system I used for transport to Bumpass. Gotta keep them critters alive and ready to swim as best as they can. But, many didn't make it as I erred and didn't flush the slime off them and remove the dead eels. Will do better next time.
Having a very nice visit with my brother Raymond. But he's very preoccupied with coordinating a family gathering at the ranch is Colorado. His father in law broke his femur and can't get around well. So, the family is coming to him.
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