Charles W. Moore

Weather Event 102610

[singlepic id=244 w=320 h=240 float=right]We just had a big storm pass through but now it looks like it is dying.  The radar said tornadoes, high wind and lightning – all we got was a little rain and high winds.  The leaves were coming down pretty good for a few minutes.

I just got off Facebook after posting a note to Lonnie who just retired from the Post Office.  I wanted to go geocaching again today (I found 5 yesterday in the vicinity of PL) but it will be too wet outside.

SAM is making Kimchi and it is now standing in the salt. Yummy, I cannot wait for the new batch to be ready in a couple of days.  We have both been catching up since our return from the “boat”.  Yesterday we had turkey that we roasted.  It was good also.  I guess you can tell it is 11:45 AM since all I am taking about is food……….Moore later

Geocaches

I used my new Explorist 210 (used mapping GPS) to find 5 caches in an hour or so.  Found and logged all of them.  Plus spent some time getting familiar with the GPS again.  All seems cool and I am going to be able to use this thing wherever I go.

LATER: perhaps I spoke too soon.  The USB port seems persnickety and cantankerous.  Perhaps if I just followed instructions.

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Outlook 2000 & today

This morning dawned with overcast skies but the wind was moderate.  I bailed out of bed and cleaned up for a return to the home church.  About noon we went to Ann’s to see the first floor – it echo’d like a tomb.  We talked for a while and went to the homestead for lunch and a nap.

After awakening I geared up for a visit to our FISH CREEK TRAIL geocache.  Not one hardy soul had found it in a year.  I went to visit all stages and even took some pictures to prove it was there.  I wrote up our found article and posted it and the pics.  I finished up by walking most of the trail and I was sweating in the 72º temperatures.

After I got home I gloated over the success in getting my Outlook 2000 working after installing the Apple iTune app.  Seems like Apple does not still interface with Windows well.  Take care if you have O2K and you install iTunes.  O2K will not stay open if you do – there is a work around and it involves repeated multiple hits of the O2K icon.  The fix is here:

• Symptoms
  After installing iTunes 10 on a Windows PC with Microsoft Outlook 2000 installed, Microsoft Outlook 2000 will not open.

  Products Affected
  iTunes 10 for Windows, Microsoft Outlook 2000

  Resolution
  iTunes will sync with Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, or Microsoft Outlook 2010. If you use Microsoft Outlook 2000, you can resolve this issue by renaming the “OutlookChangeNotifierAddIn.dll” file. This file can be renamed however you choose, and is found in the following default location depending on your operating system:

  Windows XP, Windows Vista (32-bit) or Windows 7 (32-bit):
  C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\OutlookChangeNotifierAddIn.dll
  Windows Vista (64-bit) or Windows 7 (64-bit):
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\OutlookChangeNotifierAddIn.dll
  If you install Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, or Microsoft Outlook 2010 after renaming this file, you may need to reinstall iTunes 10 before being able to sync Contacts, Calendars, email account information, or Notes.

Back on land is like ……

Being back on land for the winter really is sort of like non-reality.  Spent the day waking up, going to Meijer’s, going out to the Fish Creek Trail geocache and catching up on the ITS Michigan website.  Do people really live like this?  Give me back the water!

Saugatuck Yacht Service

We made our move down to SYS to be ready for haulout tomorrow AM. How sad the season has ended. We will be onboard tonight and leave for Indiana tomorrow afternoon. We have to come back Thursday night so I can go to my dentist appointment Friday AM. After that we will not be back until March to do the bottom paint for next summers season.

A dull morning turned into a beautiful afternoon. SAM is walking back to get the car at Tower Marine – this will fulfil the daily walking routine. We are anticipating the Fall leaf raking season and some time at home before we go to Florida for the coldest winter months.

I read a lot of books this summer! Too bad I do not remember the titles and authors. Some were good a very few excellent and a lot of them bad. Once I start reading a book I finish it in deference to the author who deserves to be read even if it is bad.

Dingy Trip

We too a dingy trip up and down the K’Zoo this afternoon when we finished lunch.  We started up river but it is so low we were soon churning mud – bad news.  After several abortive passages upriver we turned down river seeking Lake Michigan.  We did not make it because SAM started to get too cold and my leg was going asleep.

After we returned to the boat, I ran the motor with the gas shutoff until it ran out of fuel, removed the motor and hoisted the dingy to the forward part of the boat using the winch and SAM guiding the process.

Talked with RJ, Tower Marina owner, and he said the cradle is ready for me to paint and I said we would wait until next spring since I did not want partially cured paint getting on the boat.  In passing he said the cradle was reinforced to support the keel totally with the pads taking up the side loads.  I expressed a concern with the forward keel area that must be supported and he said he would take care of it with the welder.  I consider this the fulfillment of the contract we made with Matt last year if the cradle does not bend like last year and needed block support.

Yesterday & Today

Yesterday was partly sunny and cool.  We went to the Farmers Market in Holland.  There was a surprising amount of goods: we bought veggies and a pint of Maple Syrup.  We ate the beet greens with bacon last night – mumm. After the market we walked downtown Holland and on the way back we stopped at a natural food shop and the Verizon Wireless shop.  I need to upgrade my phone so I can get emails and texts plus limited web – I did not do it since old plan cannot be extended and the new one is $10 per month plus the $ for web access.

Today we may go out in the dingy up river a ways.  This would exercise the engine a bit plus give us a nice diversion for the afternoon – our last Sunday here until next April.  After the little dingy safari it comes out of the water and so does the motor.  Moore later…..

Weather – good & bad

This morning dawned with a fog across the water and upon visible sunrise the mist disappeared and the temperatures rapidly warmed due to the brilliant sun and low westerly wind.  However, by noon hints of overcast skies appeared and by 1500 hrs the skies were obscured and the strong wind was chilling.  Forcast for tonight is rain and low 40’s temperatures.

This morning I talked with Greg of Windfluence. They are supposed to be pulled tomorrow.  They are going for the Fall Color Tour too.  Tugboat Joe stopped by to talk and he is leaving for the color tour too.

We have the heater on now and it is very nice down below.  I talked with John Call for an hour or so this afternoon.  Believe it or not, John just had his mast stepped this afternoon and wants to sail this weekend.  He has spent most of the summer doing refits on his boat.  SAM walked for an hour and a half this afternoon and just returned.  I went to the library to read magazines for a while.

Fall Colors Tour – Day 3

Day three is the end of the tour – we are back at the boat amid Small Craft Warnings and temperatures in the 40’s tonight.  SAM is out walking as is the norm.

We started from the Best Western at 10:00 AM.  We took M115 across to Frankfort M22 and started North to Sleeping Bear Dunes.  I do not know the time we got there but we did and used our squeeking clean National Parks Senior Pass we bought last summer.  The Ranger said I did not look old enough to have a senior pass so I said “thank you very much”.

We stopped at every 1 – 12 park  highlighted are and took a lot of pictures which we may post later as an animated highlight.  After the tour we hit the real back roads to find the lake we saw in the #11 overlook.  We found it!

The ##### lake was within 30′ of joining Lake Michigan and was a sandy bottom which I wish we had found this summer on our cruise.  The color was beautiful but about 1 week late from peak but it was absolutely great color time.  SAM kept saying how great this was and how lucky we were to be able to do this.

The Platte kayak place was close so we did not even stop but proceeded to Frankfort.  The following sequence brought us back to Saugatuck – Frankfort-Arcadia-Onekama-Ludington-Pentwater-Muskegon-Grand Haven-Port Sheldon-Holland and home.

We are planning our next year adventures if the physical asspect allow.  While in Traverse City area we bought some Cherry Wine which we will give to friends on the the way to FL this winter.

I am sorry my narratives are so bad but I feel compelled to document our end times travels.  Thanks for reading.