Status 2014-08-29, Alameda, CA

Maui continues to do well.  He will get his stitches out next Thursday.  Cindy made him a better collar than the "cone of shame", he can get around but can't do himself damage.  We've learned we can have him out of the collar for long periods if we monitor him constantly.  We don't get much done but he's less stressed. 

We're at Marina Village Yacht Harbor in Alameda until at least September 5th.  We've proposed a Freedom Yacht rendezvous in Clipper Cove (Treasure Island) for the 6th/7th, would love to get together with owners of similar boats to compare notes and share stories.  Carliane from Kynntana came for a cup of coffee on Saturday, we had a good visit, and since she races a Freedom 38, we learned a trick about sail trim downwind.

So while we are here, we've had some great times with our friends Scott and Susan Bowdish, who live in Rohnert Park.  Scott works in Alameda.  They were kind enough to lend us her van for the time Maui was in the hospital in Berkeley.  We've also tried to work on boat maintenance, the big challenge being leaky windows on this 30 year old boat before the rains come again.