Week One

We are finally back aboard Refugio, after spending a couple of wonderful days visiting daughter Wendy and her family in Austin. It’s always great to be with our grandbabies.

Ah, it’s hot and itchy in Texas. We were welcomed by hundreds of hungry mosquitoes upon our arrival in Palacios. For the past couple of days the air has been very still so the little critters have more opportunities to attack. We might as well have purchased stock in the “Johnson Company” since we’ve bought every OFF product we could find and use it all generously and daily.

Work has begun as planned with a “two steps forward and one step back” process as we continue to discover more things that require attention after sitting for 8 months. We knew there’d be some added projects, just didn’t expect them so quickly. First night, the shower hose was the first to blast away and needed replacement. Then the shore power plug ‘fried’ and the Y-valve for the head (aka toilet) froze. We’ve taken more trips to Ace Hardware in two days then we expected, and before we’ve even begun our intended maintenance.

Hey Kyla, the ducks are still here and more plentiful than last year - with 10 babies in the area it's great to watch their coming, going and bug catching antics.