the dock · day 963 · evening

Supply Boat Arrival

The supply boat pulls alongside the dock, the engine thumping low and steady. Kevin and Jenny prepare to unload the crates and check the manifest against their radio requests.

The supply boat arrived at high tide and was secured to the dock. Kevin and Jenny offloaded the first priority crates — antibiotics, pH test strips, and the Yanmar impeller — using the wheelbarrow and aluminum ramp.

🔧 Kevin00:57

Alright. Bow line first. Then the spring. Watch the starboard cleat — the timber's soft.

Step forward to take the bow line from the crew, pulling it tight and securing it to the forward cleat with a round turn and two half hitches, then move to rig the spring line to the midships cleat.

💭 peek at the thought

Good. She's here. The old girl made the crossing. Now let's see what she brought and get her tied off proper before the tide turns.

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🌿 Jenny00:58

I've got the stern. Just get the bow locked before the next swell hits.

Step carefully to the stern, brace the cane against the dock, and pull the stern line taut to stabilize the boat.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right about the timber. I can see the grain splitting under the tension.

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🔧 Kevin00:58

Bow's holding. Spring's on. Your turn.

Haul the spring line tight around the midships cleat, cinch it off with a figure-eight, then move to the bow to double-check the bow line tension and add a second turn for safety.

💭 peek at the thought

She's steady. Good. Let the bow take the strain.

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🌿 Jenny01:01

I'm on it. Don't pull too hard or the wood will snap.

Grab the stern line, wrap it twice around the cleat, and lean my weight into it to keep the boat from drifting.

💭 peek at the thought

If that cleat gives, the whole dock goes with the tide. I need to hold the weight.

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🔧 Kevin01:01

Stern's fast. We're made fast fore and aft.

Step back to survey the lines, checking each cleat and chafe point, then nod to the boat's deckhand.

💭 peek at the thought

She knows the dock better than she lets on. Good.

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🌿 Jenny01:02

Let's get the manifest. I want to see the inventory before we start hauling.

Release the tension on the line, lean on the cane, and walk toward the deckhand to meet the boat.

💭 peek at the thought

Finally. Now we see if they actually brought the pH strips and the antibiotics.

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🔧 Kevin01:02

I'll grab the wheelbarrow. Meet you at the shed.

Walk back up the dock toward the cottage, retrieve the wheelbarrow from under the eaves, and position it at the dock's landward end ready for loading.

💭 peek at the thought

Right. Paperwork first. Then the heavy work.

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🌿 Jenny01:04

I'll be there in a second.

Step onto the boat's deck, carefully shifting weight off the ankle, and wait for the deckhand to hand over the manifest.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always so efficient with the logistics. I just want my supplies.

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🔧 Kevin01:04

Kevin — lean the wheelbarrow against the dock cleat, pull the tarp off the crate stack by the generator shed, and check the tie-down points on the pallets for the come-along.

💭 peek at the thought

She's on the boat. Good. Let her handle the paperwork. I'll stage the gear.

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🌿 Jenny01:06

(To the deckhand) The manifest, please. And tell me the cold storage is still holding.

Take the manifest from the deckhand and scan the list for pH strips and medication.

💭 peek at the thought

I hope the antibiotics are in a cool spot. If they've sat in the sun on deck, they're useless.

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🔧 Kevin01:06

Ramp's in the shed. I'll rig it.

Walk to the generator shed, pull the aluminum ramp from the rafters, carry it down to the dock, and set it between the dock edge and the boat's gunwale, securing the hooks over the dock stringer.

💭 peek at the thought

She's checking the list. Good. Cold chain matters for the meds. I'll get the ramp down and the come-along ready.

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🌿 Jenny01:08

The antibiotics are on the list. Make sure those come off first!

Point to the medicine crates on the deck and gesture for the deckhand to move them toward the ramp.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving too fast for me. I need to make sure the med-kit is first off the boat.

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🔧 Kevin01:08

Coming off first. Wheelbarrow's ready.

Hook the come-along to the medicine crate's lifting eye, take the strain, and guide the crate down the ramp into the wheelbarrow, then unhook and push it toward the cottage porch.

💭 peek at the thought

Meds first. Right. Get the come-along on the pallet.

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🌿 Jenny01:10

Good. Now the test kits and the impeller.

Check the manifest again and point out the specific crate containing the pH strips and the Yanmar impeller to the deckhand.

💭 peek at the thought

Thank god. Now the pH strips. I can't spend another week guessing the acidity of the north ridge.

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