Mon June 13: Hanging in Oswego

I am, apparently, a Super Tasty Morsel.  Something chowed down on my left ankle last night like it was the last turkey leg at the Renaissance Festival.  This is the ‘camping’ part of boating. There is always a bug-du-jour, but mosquitoes are pretty constant.

Under the heading of  ‘into each life some rain must fall’, the generator overheated within five minutes of Rick turning it on this morning.  This is the very same generator that was serviced and rebuilt over the winter, mind you.  The VERY ONE responsible for a sizeable portion of the bill that gave Rick a heart attack two days ago. 

I'm not very helpful in a mechanical crisis, so Rick sent me off to see the town.  Of course I started at the castle-like library.  'Cause I have a thing for libraries.

Crossing over to the west side of town I can look back at the calm area between Locks O7 & O8, and see our little group.  The other boats want to get together for drinks tonight, but I think we have other plans.  Like maybe to wash our hair, if the gennie gets fixed.

I'm looking up at roof-lines, at the moment.  Here is the romantic version of this area.

Here is the reality

The 'downtown' is really showing signs of revitalization...

Oh - I feel ya, sistah!

Yes - I, too, think a rock in a cage will be catnip to the tourists....  HUH????

Hell no - I just can't with ONE MORE MARITIME MUSEUM...

I'm not sure a Revenge Tour is really what the country needs right now...

Finally Rick was able to meet up with me, and we walked around several of the historic areas - including YET ANOTHER OLD FORT area!

Late afternoon the Winter Harbor boat mechanic showed up, and he and Rick spent until 8:30pm crawling around in the super-small lazarette and were FINALLY able to fix the hose to the gennie that was leaking the coolant!

Poor little boat.  Poor Rick - he is just not shaped like a small rectangle, and neither was the other guy.

The generator is pretty critical for topping up the battery when we are not moving, warming up water, making it possible to charge things like computers, basically anthing that requires 120vlts.  So - HOORAY!