Down south??

Ok, I just want to share a little trivia with you, eh. Of the following cities, which one is NOT referred to as "down south," eh? a) New Orleans, b) Atlanta, c) Toronto, d) Charleston, or e) none of the above? *You'll find the answer at the bottom of this post, eh.

We got away from the Soo later than planned, eh, about 2:40. Wayne had Diesel Dave - hi, Dave! - come over and change our oil. Wayne neglected to bring the right tools for that task, eh. I find it ironic that he installed the engine but can't change the oil! Diesel Dave also helped repair our bimini, which was damaged when Wayne lowered the boom on it, eh.

There wasn't a hose at the dock for filling our water tank, eh, so Wayne ran over to Sears to pick one up, which we probably would have had to do eventually anyway. Sears didn't have one, eh, but Roberta - hi, Roberta! Thanks for your help! - offered to drive Wayne to an RV place that sells them when she got off work at Sears at 1:30. Mission accomplished and we were finally on our way. Eh.

In a little while we'll be passing a cargo ship named "Isolda." She is en route to Duluth and will arrive on August 2 at 1:00 a.m. She's 657' long, has a 79' beam, and draws 19.7'. And I could tell you a lot more about her if you were interested. How? We have this cool electronic gadget called AIS (Automatic Identification System) that gives us all kinds of information about other vessels it picks up on. I don't know too much about it, but will post a link with more information.

At this point any sailors or techies reading this blog are groaning and chanting in unison, "We want Wayne! We want Wayne!" Sorry, guys, but he's busy driving the boat. And I have learned enough about the AIS thing to be able to look up the information on the ship myself.

*The answer is e), none of the above. I learned from one of the dockhands that Canadians refer to Toronto as "down south." Who'd a thunk it, eh?