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It’s been a little while since I’ve updated. There’s been plenty going on, both with the boat and in life in general and some of it was getting in the way of little things like updating the blog.
One thing we’ve been battling this winter/fall is humidity. We run a dehumidifier that does a great job of sucking water out of the air and clearing the windows.
Windows usually look like this in the morning in our stateroom.
Water still gets into out of the way places, like the storage space under our bed or under the spaces where we keep our clothes. So far nothing has molded too bad, except the straps on our travel bags.
To battle this, we use a mold and mildew cleaner that’s fairly safe and have added those annoying buckets of pellets that trap water. To keep our mattresses safe, Chris got us some Hypervent to go under the mattresses (prickly side up) and that has the added benefit of holding our sheets in place.
Non-sliding sheets make me happier than you can ever know. I also got us a mattress cover that zips around the mattress and holds the memory foam topper we have in place. We are sooo snug now.
It’s April, time for #30daysofbiking, which some people like and others don’t, both for good reasons. I signed up because I like giving kids free bikes for something I’d be doing anyway. I’ve biked each day so far (3 whole days!), but days off from work are really the test. Here’s a pic from yesterday when I rode through Maple Leaf Park on my way to work.
No water in that picture! Yet…
Chris and I are running away from this wet weather for a weekend getaway. When I went to get our bags out from under our bed this morning, I found this:
Mildew!!! I’ve hated mildew since I went camping as a kid and our tents often smelled terrible. Luckily these don’t smell yet and I think I was able to clean it all off–we’ll find out for sure when they dry. Chris’ bag didn’t get any mildew and my travel bag only got a little, thank goodness. These are just a backpack I used in college and an Arkel Bug that I don’t use very often any more. It’s time I put them in storage.
Raven was previously moored in California and isn’t adapting well to our damp climate. I’m not sure that’s something we can fix, but we are certainly going to try. If you have any advice, please do comment.
On the commuting front, I’ve been riding Lucille to work exclusively, since I don’t have an easy storage solution for the Surly. That’s been working out fine, except that one of my tires is getting really worn. It was on the back, but I rotated it to the front the last time I had to change a flat. I also added a patch over a small crack that seemed to be picking up debris and causing the flats. Now the front has a slow leak and I really just need to get a new tire.
Today though, I decided to take the mile hike from sea level to the nearest bus stop. I don’t know the elevation, but I took this pano (click through for full size) from just over half way up the hill. It’s a nice little hike, although I won’t choose to do it in the dark.
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