[Rhodes22-list] Re: [rhodes-list] New list

[Rik Sandberg]

Alex,

Hey, cheap vacations, it don't get any better than that.

Hot weather, guess that's one of the drawbacks of having a (almost) year
round sailing season. Hey, there ain't no free lunch, right????

Hope y'all (notice the southern talk, I'm practicing) have a great time.

Rik

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Bell" <alexbell@coastalnet.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: [rhodes-list] New list


> Rik,
>
> Kizmet stays home. We got invited by new friends down here to join them
> for a week in their timeshare (at no charge)  in the Bahamas. Gotta love
> friends like that. We could go on Kizmet, but we needed to leave about 3
> weeks ago to make sure we were there by the time our week rolls around.
>
> Spent a couple of days aboard last week and anchored out overnight.
> Hottest night I think I ever spent aboard a boat. Muggy. Went swimming
> and it was like bathwater. No cool down. Sprayed off with cockpit shower
> and it was hot. Took a cold shower and it was hot. Turned on fans and
> prayed the battery bank would not be too drained (it should outlast the
> fan use unless something else has gone wrong)
>
> Looking forward to Sept/Oct fall sailing season here. It's great up
> through November, then a bit iffy thru December and January. Get some
> cooler days but it pops up into 70[s and 80's in January. Just have to
> get lucky with plans and weather meshing.
>
> Alex
>
> Rik Sandberg wrote:
> >
> > Alex,
> >
> > Under those conditions and for those reasons, I could deal with a few
days
> > of missed email. But, when all you have to look forward to is zen
sailing
> > in your computer room, it really sucks when it gets screwed up :-)
> >
> > How can you be "going" on vacation. I thought you were on vacation all
the
> > time. Or is there a difference between going on vacation and staying on
> > vacation :-)
> >
> > Sounds like (south and east) it has to be a trip aboard the S/V Kismet.
> > Hope you guys have a great time.
> >
> >
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