Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Today John decided to tear
into the exhaust system to see if he can diagnose the location of the leak and
figure out a solution. It is a very VERY dirty job, because due to the leak, a
layer of soot is now draped through the engine room. He did find the culprit
which was an exhaust pipe that simply wore out, a stainless steel pipe with a
hole. He took off for a local parts store to get what he needed to patch the
hole. In the meantime, I decided to go walk Stanley Park and go to the
aquarium, but upon arrival there was a line out the door 100 people deep which
didn’t appeal to me. Not only because of the crowd factor, I reminisced about
our COVID period in June and thought it best to stay away from thick crowds for
fear of reliving that period in time. There was a cruise ship in town this
morning so pretty sure that’s the cause of the crowds. The walking and biking
paths were both choked with people – doesn’t anyone work? It’s a Tuesday! Along
my walking route I ran into the beautiful Totem Pole park sponsored by First
Nations. Very impressive! Back to the boat for lunch and check up with John
Boy. He finally finished his patch job, and basic cleanup of the engine room
around 3PM and went straight to the showers, being both soaked with sweat from
working in the engine room, and covered in soot. After his refreshment, he was
READY for Happy Hour, so off we went for cocktails back at Lift, followed by
dinner at Cardero’s – another waterfront restaurant. The food was just ok at
Cardero’s, I don’t think we will go back. Started a new series on Netflix
recommended by the Abells called “Untamed” which I think is going to be good.
Similar to Joe Pickett or Longmire.
Below: Pictures from the Totem Park in Stanley Park
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