Chestertown and beyond - how to survive the Chesapeake

The weather has broken here after a rainy day yesterday and lovely, fresh 70-degree weather is upon us. We continue to haunt the public library but are branching out into playing tennis, exploring the many local art galleries, and boat maintenance. Wayne is becoming a diesel engine mechanic from sheer necessity. We have discovered that routine, preventive maintenance is critical to the performance of even the newest of diesel engines. This requires much reading of diagrams and instruction manuals, obtaining (hopefully) the correct parts, and spending a couple of hours getting dirty and sweaty. How appropriate that he has been (re)reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". There are many situations aboard a 2-foot by 6-foot space that require a certain amount of Zen thinking - including the feeling of being trapped. This is most easily dealt with by going above-board and looking out at the beautiful sky/river/town/etc. New pictures in that regard coming in the next post. Part of this can also be dealt with by moving along, and so we are planning the rest of our Chesapeake adventure right now. Stay tuned!