As we enter there furnace that is august we’re finding our work visits to the boat to be much more appreciated and enjoyed.  You see, Newport is known, among other things, as the “air-conditioned” city.  So as the temperatures break 100f at our home in Eugene the coast stays in a comfortable 60s to 70s range with a steady breeze thrown in for good measure.

We just got back and I'm happy to report another fun and productive trip.  We’ve been working on more “bonus” projects, things that aren’t essential to our departure, but nice to have done.  On this trip we rebuilt part of the seawater cooling system for the engine, making it more robust than before.  Swapping out several plastic fittings for bronze ones.  In the process we took the raw water filter completely apart and gave that essential part a very good cleaning.

I also took out a sink and faucet from the forward cabin where it probably would never be used thus giving us a bit more counter space and cabinet storage space in that cabin.  With the sink out I then laid down new formica to cover the old sink hole.  We're starting to move more stuff and provisions aboard and finding places for all that.  Not easy but that's the way it goes on a boat.  More new and interesting people at eh dock too.  

Yesterday we took time off to tour the Rouge brewery and distillery what was actually a lot of fun, more fun than I would have expected.  Rouge brewery seems to be all about the ingredients and there were three essential ingredients that came together to make our tour so much fun.  First there was the booze.  They gave us two strong beers and two delicious sprits during the tour.  Second was the tour guide who seemed to have had a head start on us in the booze department.  Third was the group.  There was about 30 of us and we all seemed to be primed to have a good time and that only got more so as the liquor flowed.     

No good trip to Newport ever happens without a trip to the beach.  We love the beach and this one is so beautiful and never deluged with large crowds.  This time we experience the same cool temperature we're use to but with more people than I've ever seen there (but not too many by far) and the light was gorgeous.

Sand which fascinates me.  Often looking like clouds... 

...and sometimes like mountains.  Sometimes like the waves that made it...