It’s going to be another busy day.  We have to be at the Urban Wine Cellar at 10:30 to “bottle” our wine for the summer. “Bottling consists of transferring the wine that’s been aging since we ordered it last summer into bladders.  Doug and Marilyn are meeting us there.

After “bottling” our wine, we placed our order for next year’s wine, a “Limited Edition Super Tuscan”.  Bruce, the owner of the Urban Wine Cellar, assures me I will love it.  We’ll see.

Next stop was West Marine, where I had to pick up some line and a paddle leash for my kayak.  And then, it was on to Share Kare, where we buy our prawn bait.

Doug and Marilyn insisted on fixing us dinner, which is always a treat. Their new home is really lovely, with a view of Georgia Strait that is to die for.

By the time we got back to the boat it was almost 10 o’clock.  We’d had a wonderful day, spent with great friends.  We are truly blessed.

Al had shut the refrigerator off to defrost it when we left this morning.  So, the first thing he did when we got back to the boat was open the refrigerator to empty the melted water.  When he opened the door, we were almost knocked over by a blast of ammonia fumes.  The refrigerator had sprung a leak and died.This was a huge problem, which meant that instead of heading north to Squirrel Cove, we would be heading back to Seattle.  Oh, well.