The Westlake Pirates

The temperature dropped to about 26 F last night, and remains below freezing as lunchtime approaches. We had a dusting of snow and the docks were dangerously slick and iced-over. The water line is turned off for safety, and the heaters are doing the best they can, but that still had us at a chilly 56 in the front room this morning. Luckily we have a very, very warm comforter on the bed.

This could be the proverbial snowflake that broke the camel's back, as we assess the future of full-time living aboard after an all-time record rainy month capped by a bitter cold snap that's likely to remain in place for at least two more days.

There's a lot still to be done with the boat (both in terms of repairs and enjoyment), but everything comes at a price, and this month that's been a damp chill, fifteen inches of rain, and now a layer of ice.

Posted by Steve at 11:31 AM | Permalink

November is barely half-over and we've already set a record for rainfall in this month. The webcam is once again down due to saturation, so apparently my little plastic hut wasn't sturdy enough and it needs some more protected side shielding as well.

If we get another inch of rain at the airport (where they keep such records), we'll surpass the third wettest month on record there, which was January of this year... the last time the poor webcam needed a toweling off. Four more inches and we set the all-time wettest month record, as measured downtown.

Good thing we don't have to worry about flooding, and instead just deal with a few drips and drops while the elevation goes up!

Posted by Steve at 12:15 PM | Permalink