Miracle in Edmonton

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

After a grueling two-day journey from San Carlos - Guaymas - Phoenix - Denver to Edmonton, we find ourselves witnessing in a modern-day miracle.

This is Edmonton in early November and there is NO snow on the ground.  In fact, they have not yet had any snowfall, even the kind that just melts away the next day.  Could this be global warming at its best? Probably not - it is still plenty cold, hovering around the freezing point (just below at night, just above most days).  They expect to see snow by the end of this week.  We shall see...

Right on schedule, I caught a cold within two days of arriving in this frigid country - I am pretty much over it now.  Susanne has not had any problem - made of much hardier stock than me I guess.

Meanwhile, down south, Sine Timore has been caught with its pants down.  The industrious workers at the Star Marine Center have got the bottom completely scrubbed down to the raw fiberglass.  Apparently there has been some water infiltration and we feel we have done the right thing by tackling it now instead of later.  They estimate it will take at least 3 weeks to dry out (could be longer), then about 2 weeks to apply the epoxy barrier coats and bottom paint.  Sigh!  I guess we are back to one of the classic 'hurry up and wait' scenarios that we so often seem to find ourselves in.

I understand Edmonton can be quite lovely in the winter (Yah right - tell me another one - remember, we grew up here!)

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