Gene had to be up early for a Captains meeting at 7am. Jazz, Cruiser and I stayed on the boat. Soon after Gene left I noticed that Cruiser was acting strangely and he suddenly had back to back seizures. Since he's had several before I knew there was nothing I could do but make him safe and let it pass. Within the hour he was up and moving around the boat acting as though nothing had happened.
After the Captains meeting Gene began his drive to Magnolia Beach where the race will end. He and the rest of the participants will be met by a bus that will bring them back to Port Mansfield. In his absence I took over organizing the boat to make it safe and get things stowed. Luckily Sun Dog has lots of free space for stowing food and cloths. As usual I may have brought too much stuff, but it's always good to have some extra supplies and cloths.
I'm trying some new things out this trip that weren't available when we have cruised before. I bought "Snow Lizard" cases for our iPhones. They are water-proof, dust proof and will protect the phone if dropped from 60 feet ( I'm not going to intentionally test any of this), but I hope it will protect the phones. The best part is you can actually use the phone while it's in the case andddddd....it has a solar panel on the back so it's continually charging the phone. I'll report when we return.
I also got a Survivor case for my iPad. Pretty much does the same as the Snow Lizard but without the solar panel. It's the best case I've ever had to protect my iPad because it's very light, unlike my Otter case and you can use it while it's in the case. I got 2 cooling towels which the dogs are using right now. They do seem to stay cooler than the Frogs I have used in the past and the dogs seem to like the coolness. I also brought 3 Luci lights. If you are a camper or an outdoors person you need one of these. It is a small inflatable LED lantern with a solar panel on the top. You can charge it during the day then inflate it at night for the best, lightest, most useable light we've ever had. It has 3 settings low, bright and flashing. I discovered them several months ago and fell in love with them. The other great thing is they use part of the proceeds to send Luci lights to people who live in "illumination" poverty. They send them all over the world so people can have renewable energy lights. You can buy them on line for about $13 at https://www.mpowerd.com or Amazon.
Tonight we're loading more ice and water and then getting a good nights sleep before the 200 starts tomorrow. Many more boats have shown up, and the dogs and I are just waiting for the Captain to return.
I will blog each day, but posting will depend on the availability of cell service.
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