Repairs and the Missing Ring

The morning rain quickly dissipated and the bright sun shown over Friday Harbor.  Our friends had departed with their boat after dealing with a discrepancy in oil level readings.  Now it was our turn to take care of some maintenance. 

Work under the Dinghy

Previously in Blind Bay, Leonard had found a rock with his name on it while crossing the channel in the dinghy.  Oh well, the dinghy has accumulated several dings due to its extensive use and our many beach landings in Mexico; it was time to do some patch work along the underside. 

Extra support under the Dinghy

We purchased a fiberglass repair kit and Leonard began the sanding and patching process while the dinghy was supported by the davit; additional supports were placed under the dinghy for stability.  While Leonard was working on the dinghy, I had noticed throughout the morning that my left hand was hurting and quite swollen.  I had remembered swinging a bag of heavy groceries over my shoulder, turning my hand in a twisting motion, ouch!  I guess those antics should be left for someone younger.  Fortunately, the local clinic determined that my hand was only sprained and not broken. 

My wedding ring, however, needed to come off due to the excessive swelling.  It was either that or my finger!  Seems my ring had become tight even before the swelling; apparently fingers get bigger as we age so I didn’t mind it coming off (the ring that is) with the use of a ring-cutter.  I can always get the ring re-sized.  I joked with Leonard that perhaps the ring was getting tighter in more ways than one, ha.  Over the next several days I would need to be careful with my hand, no strenuous line-handling etc. so we anchored in a peaceful cove for some respite.