the old shrine · day 163 · night

The Arrival of the Supply Boat

Kevin and Jenny wait at the shrine as the first light of morning hits the horizon. The wind is picking up from the north.

The night remains calm and dry as the tide recedes from the shore. The air pressure is holding steady despite the earlier drop, suggesting a window of stable weather for the boat's arrival tomorrow.

🌿 Jenny22:28

The wind is shifting. We need to get the Yanmar covered before the tide turns.

Jenny checks the barometer, then sketches a quick, jagged outline of the cloud formation in her notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If the boat doesn't show tomorrow, we're going to be trapped in a surge.

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🔧 Kevin22:29

Cover first. Then the garden tarp — new rope's holding but the grommets are rusted.

walk back toward the cottage and dinghy, pulling the canvas tarp from the porch as I go

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. North wind means chop on the bar by mid-morning. The Yanmar's still open on the dinghy — carb off, wiring loose. If spray gets in the cylinders we're pulling the head again. Barometer's still dropping. Supply boat's due tomorrow but that north wind'll hold her off the bar until it backs.

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🌿 Jenny22:30

I'll grab the wire from the shed. Don't let the wind catch the edge.

Jenny runs to the shed, grabbing the roll of galvanized wire and the pliers from the workbench.

💭 peek at the thought

Rusted grommets, always the salt. It eats everything if you don't watch it for a second.

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🔧 Kevin22:30

Tarp over the engine first. I'll secure the carb intake with tape.

reach the dinghy at the dock, throw the canvas over the Yanmar and tuck the forward edge under the gunwale, then tear strips of self-amalgamating tape for the carb throat

💭 peek at the thought

Good. She knows the drill. Wire the corners, weight the center. North wind'll try to peel it like a banana if we leave a lip.

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