We are up bright and early and the weather gods have presented us with a glorious day. Light and variable are the words we desire to hear. That is indeed what we hear on the VHF. We quickly break the anchor out of the mud and depart at 0640 hrs. The day is not bad and the ride is relatively comfortable with only left over swells coming from the NE. The boat makes 9 knots and we traverse the 46 miles and are in Killarney at 1200 hrs. We had made reservations at Killarney Mountain Lodge and the dock staff great us and we are secure in no time. There is only 30 amp power at this dock which is of course cheaper than the 50 amp that we really need to fire all systems on the boat. We will be fine with 30 amps and have become proficient at managing electrical needs in order of importance. This means you don’t turn on the stove when you have an air conditioner running. The boat is equipped with two AC units and does a very good job of cooling the boat, that is with 50 amps. Now just in case there is someone who is reading this blog that has been living under a rock, there has been an incessant heat wave in North America for the last number of weeks. I expected Killarney would not take part in this heat wave. It is quite a bit further North than the mainland don’t you know. I was wrong. It is stifling and I don’t do well in stifling. Heat and humidity is not my thing and I am told that I get grumpy. I am not sure about the grumpy part, it is just what I am told. So with just one AC unit to keep the grumpiness away we settle in for a couple of days of Killarney and all it has to offer.
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| TERRMAR DOCKED AT KILLARNEY |
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