Aug. 6,2011 - Which way do we go Doc!

6:15 AM - up and getting boat ready to step mast
8:30 AM - waiting for crane operator
9:30 AM - Jack here to run the crane- Jason,Frank young dockhands to help also...
cute college guys working for the summer....
11:00AM - Mast stepped -moved us over to a slip- oops, what's that you say...the
engine is hard to start again....don't like the sound of that...finally
got it started...moved to the slip- more work to do.
Asked for a mechanic to stop over when he could to help us with the starting of the Gypsy Wind.....didn't happen...may have to wait until Monday....rats!
2:00 PM - Ken and I showering -to get ready to walk 1 mi (up hill) to St. Patricks
Catholic...I tried to ck on computer what time Mass was...kept kicking me
off...did get a phone #..so I called...Mass at 4:30 on Sat. and 8:45 on Sun
so we get the garmin out to get the location -how to get there...ok good to
go..
3:30 PM - Headed to St. Patrick's....got part of the way and not sure we were headed
in the right direction...raining of course.....stopped and ask a guy on the
porch where St. Patrick's was...he said to the end of the street, make a
right and go to the top of that hill....had to stop and rest a few times
stretch our backs out...too old for climbing hills. Got to St. Patrick's-
The doors were locked...notice on the door said "Sat. 4:30 - Sun.8:45 am
Masses at St. Patrick's 2nd & 4th weekend of the month...in Athens,NY on
1st & 3rd weekends...you have to be kidding me...well, at least it was down
hill going back....we walked a ways down and figured, we are in town, might
as well eat...so we stop at this Thai Rest...I have never had Thai food
before...decided, it was air-conditioned and we needed the cool air...so in
we go.
4:15 PM We ordered with help of the waitress...Ken got a coke and I got Sweetened Thai ice tea....then Ken ordered appetizer "Pla doog foo" interesting...it was crunchy catfish tossed with shallot,cilantro,scallion and crushed peanuts...and was
actually very tasty...I had a tossed salad with homemade peanut dressing....very good. Then for our meal, Ken got "Pla Lad pring" Fried fillet of catfish topped with
ground pork,onion,scallion and bell pepper w/jasmine rice..I ordered "Pad Thai" stir fried rice noodles w/egg,peanut,bean sprout and scallions with chicken... all was good. my tea tasted almost like a coke float or tea float, frothy and creamy...

5:45 PM at the boat-Ken laid down to rest his back for a little while

Bill Hill, a friend of ours from Rochester called to check on us and catch up on things...It rained most of the evening....we kicked back put a movie on and ate popcorn..then to bed...dog tired!