Week 15
Just another week in lock-down...
On Monday I installed a new toilet...took me all afternoon but it doesn't leak. Many years since I did one of these - not my favorite job. (We have 17 of them!)
So, I must have earned a day on the boat!
We went to join Robin and Joy in the marina at Heerenveen.
Moved the boat *sideways* into a mooring spot next to their boat!
It all feels so unreal - most of the boats would be going into the water by now, but there is barely any movement at all.
The marina has been closed - but we could still "hang around" a bit - just relying on our own facilities. Robin and Joy have a heater,shower and composting toilet - so their only contact with other people is when they go shopping.
Boeke slept on board - a little restless, so I guess he'll just have to get used to it - or get left at home!
Commercial shipping seems to be continuing...
We finally got some life vests - in preparation for the Big Trip - which won't be going ahead this year!
Even our consolation trip to the Admiralty Festival in Dokkum won't be going ahead. It's not until September but the organising committees can't get together to do the organising!
We'll probably go there at some stage anyway - just because we can get there with having to open any bridges.
Janny is doing all the shopping, but we did order some food from our local supermarket chain - but they are so busy with home deliveries at the moment that ours took 8 days! This load mostly for the boat...
It looks like the business will be able to stay afloat - for the time-being at least.
Our local Councillor rang Janny the other day - just to ask if we are managing OK. There are not many Care Farms in our Council, so it is good that they know we exist! I have mentioned before that Local Government is much more important here - there is the Federal Govt. and also a Provincial Level - but the Province is not as involved in the nitty-gritty of making things run - that is more the role of the Local Goverment.
Theoretically, we are still providing "care" if we maintain contact with the clients. Janny and Ankie do "face time" with them a couple of times a week - Janny even went fishing with one of them - before she came down to the boat.
Peter 19 - Janny 7
Apart from the boat days, I am maintaining my routine of paperwork, fitness and a few work hours. Day 11 today!
Walking and rowing, mostly. I'll be doing Triathlons next week - ie. adding cycling...
2kms at 3 mins 31 secs per 500m
Sunday, Sunny and 22°C
Sunday was another boat day - this time just a short run up to an island about 30 minutes away - just to stow the food, read a book and have a snooze!
On the way home - at Wijnjewoude - a couple of men had set a up a music show (Vocals, keyboard and electric guitar) in their front yard - one way to beat the boredom!
Pumpkin Patch
I used the rotary-hoe on the back of the tractor to prepare this year's Pumpkin Patch.
Trying a few varieties:-
Sweet Grey
Wintersweet
Black Kat
and Queensland Blue
and zucchini and carrots - that's about the extent of my "black thumbs"! (Our volunteer helper has green thumbs - but he's not allowed to come here for the time-being).
...and cutting more kits for nesting boxes (vogel hokjes) - one of the clients will be assembling them at home...
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