It was an angel.

A Bright Angel!

Ann and I were sitting in the cockpit after dinner, marveling at the spooky weather tonight-the solstice driven full moon weaving in and out of the clouds in between the rain squalls driving down though the anchorage-when we heard an engine and saw a bright light slashing through the darkness. Both were growing closer and Ann exclaimed: “Is that light coming towards us”? “Nah” being my usual grumpy response (I take after my Dad). But just a moment later it became obvious we were about to be visited by someone-or something-out on this wild, blustery night.

Just then we heard the cry of an angel: “Ahoy Charisma”! It was Linda and Bob, and they were bearing gifts. ICE CREAM! Homemade ice cream from our favorite local spot. In fact a Coffee ice cream for Ann and a Ginger for me. Our favorites, that only our angels could know!

Wow! Just wow.

This is what we like about cruising.

(Thanks Guys)

P.S. Ann broke out the sewing machine today and did a proper repair on the staysail. The easiest part of this project was the sewing. However to do that meant emptying the locker where the sewing machine resides so we could get it out and hauled on deck. Hauling a hundred pounds or so of gear out of the vee-berth to get to the fabric, dig out the extension cord, thread…you get the idea. Everything is stored so carefully, it takes an hour to set up a ten minute project and another hour to put it all away. But the sail now has a proper repair with tanbark fabric, so it doesn’t look like Frankensail anymore.