Galton Hollow

Happy for my Webasto diesel heater in my boat. I think it was down to 41 last night. And today the high was 53. It was sunny, so the boat’s cabin was around 60 by mid day. (I turn the heater off in the morning when I start cooking breakfast and open the windows to vent the condensation.) We weighed anchors at 8am, and dropped them again at 3:30p. We are in the north end of Galton Hollow tonight. No cell service, so I’ll upload this tomorrow. With Verizon, I’m in and out of service as we explore or overnight in these lake branches and coves. Bill, Mike and I cruise slow. Usually right around 5mph, and we enjoy going into every branch of the main lake channel, and then every larger cove. Part of the fun is looking for stuff on the shore. Today we managed to find me a boat fender and a 5 gallon gas jug. (I lost a fender last year, so was happy to get this one!) Also saw our first and only turtle so far. Earlier I beached C-Traveler to walk up the shore a short distance to figure out what we could see, but couldn’t make out what it was. Ended up being a dock float. Mike beached Little Joe to walk up the shore a short distance to see what was up there next to an outhouse. Also saw a couple of beached buoys. Both green “can” navigation buoys that had likely broken lose during a storm. And another no wake buoy that was ashore. Sort of like a scavenger hunt while we explore the shoreline. And sometimes more interesting at the lower winter pools as stuff tends to be above the water line. Don’t remember if I mentioned in yesterday’s blog, that switching the NMEA 123 wires around from the Yamaha digital gauges did the trick. So now I have my MPG and MPH readouts available. And I verified today that my solar panels were NOT damaged by yesterday’s hail storm. Fortunately, none of our boats, Kaboats, or kayaks, suffered any damage.
So what do I eat when I’m on the boat by myself without my pretty wife cooking? This morning I had Bacon, Pancakes with strawberries and blueberries, and a fried egg. Lunch was a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, some canned fruit, raw vegetables and a ranch dip I made before leaving home. Supper I grilled a pork filet migon, green beans and pasta. Also had a kale salad (one of those package deals you mix up), and for dessert a mug chocolate cake.  Supper isn’t usually that extravagant. The rest of the evenings I’ll have spam or hotdogs. Lol. I do have apples and other stuff to snack on. So no, I won’t starve. Lol. And this evening I even got a shower. (The solar bag felt a lot warmer than the water ended up being…) Just think of camping in a nice camper with all the necessary amenities! Read more