Summer is Here

The morning started off on a solemn note due to ‘The Net’ announcing the death of the marina manager and deciding to cancel this morning’s chat amongst the cruisers since talking about ‘social events’ and announcing ‘hellos and goodbyes’ seemed a bit inappropriate. We also learned that Demokan had only recently turned 31 years old and left behind a fiancée. And it’s going to be a quiet Monday around here since the marina is running on short staff due to many of the office employees flying or taking an overnight bus to be present at the funeral in Istanbul this afternoon. Again sad, no matter what the circumstances.
And summer arrived a week early in Marmaris! It is hot, in the 90s. And working on steel decks doesn’t help. At least a good breeze came up in the afternoon to help cool things off. As for work,I am hoping that I put the last of the putty on the forward decks. Then the prepping of the cockpit started. It’s a mess from all of the surfaces being used as a work table. Mike spent his morning cleaning up the mess from yesterday’s failed attempt at installing the window. The automotive sealant was rock hard and no scraping was going to get it off. So out came the grinder and then the epoxy paint to cover up the bare metal exposed. That led to a little research on what is actually the best material to use for our windows… and then a nap for Mike. Siestas may have to be made mandatory this week.