Marlene and I have kept busy while we're here in Rose
Blanche. We've been hiking, meeting the neighbours, learning the history of the
town and area. In addition, Marlene has been working with a neighbour lady, Lynne,
to make paper out of seaweed, and I have been busy doing the annual maintenance
on a little wooden skiff that's overturned
in our yard.
You may remember from a previous story, that I would like to
row a dory through the harbour fog in hopes of getting the real feel for being
a Newfoundlander. So when I saw the perfect little skiff laying in our yard, I made some inquiries. Her name
is Little Rosie, and it turned out our neighbour Lynne also owns it. After
consulting with Wayne who has worked on boats all his life, Little Rosie needed
to be scraped down, the joints re-caulked, and the bottom repainted before she
goes in the water for the season. I couldn't think of anyone more ready, able
and willing than me, so I offered to get the needed supplies and do the work.
If I can get her in the water, all I'll need is the foggy morning and from all
accounts, that shouldn't be a problem.
So far the weather has been good for scraping and caulking
Little Rosie, however there's rain in the forecast, leaving the window of
opportunity narrow to get her painted. I feel like I'm just one of the local lads,
working on their boats and getting them ready for the water. This is the
experience I came for, and I don't even have Little Rosie in the water yet.
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