0700-62F/59F. 14% solar. House 12.1v. Gray, cloudy, rainy, and windy. Not a good day to move. Looks like another layover day.
0900-Study and prayer time finished. Verse of the day: "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:18). I need to practice this verse with my current weather situation and being stuck a second day!
I will read Yancy's book before I make breakfast.
1015-After breakfast I put dishes out to soak.
1050-Filmed a cabin walk through. Used the phone since the P2 was not picking up enough light. Should have changed the settings but just used my phone instead.
1200-Washed dishes and did my daily hygiene. Listening to music, but will switch to reading for a bit.
A side note: Last night a houseboat approached about 11 pm while I was reading in bed when I happened to notice a flashing light. They were using a spot light to see if someone was at the boat site. Fortunately they moved on. Why on earth they were out roaming around at that hour in wind and rain is anybody's guess. I've certainly seen some unusual night time behavior in this Park!
1215-Just got back from tightening the lines which loosened in the wind and rain.
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| A Second Layover Day At This Site Due To Weather |
1400-Solar is down to 3% so I had to plug in the backup battery again for the third time. Same problem I had last fall! Running out of power and still no sun in the forecast! Not sure how long I can draw on the backup battery?
Heat is on. 59F outside but 69F in the cabin. House battery is down to 12.0v. I'm listening to the new audio book "The Gray Ghost Murders" by Keith McCafferty.
1500-Brought the solar up to 45% which buys me another day. Backup battery is getting low, supposedly at 45% but I don't think that's accurate.
1530-A glimpse of sun through the clouds caused me to go out and reposition the boat angle to maximize watts.
I walked up the hill to port and an adult bald eagle and her young were calling back and forth. I observed the young eagle without adult plumage but couldn't spot the adult. This is the second time on this trip I've observed this calling behavior, a loud trilling call between family members.
Retrieved two pieces of firewood left behind in case it dries out tomorrow. Perhaps I can have a fire at the next site.
Time for dinner but I'm not hungry yet. I will hold off for now. Pork Roast tonight.
1640-Had dinner. Port roast with potatoes, salad, hot roll, and red wine. 73F/62F. Solar 43%. House 12.0v.
1740-Finsihed my paperback "Scorpion in the Sea". Quite good. Thawing strawberries for dessert.
1800-Ate the last of the ice cream with strawberries on top. I will likely have to shut down the freezer to finish the trip. Listening to the new audio book.
1850-Will climb into bed and listen to the audio book or maybe read my e-book. 67F/60F. Solar 37%. House 12.0v.
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