the keeper's cottage · day 949 · morning

Supply boat arrival

The supply boat rounds the headland at high tide, engine throbbing. Kevin stands on the dock with the come-along ready. Jenny watches from the porch, cane across her knees. The captain waves — two-hour window, replacement impeller and full antibiotic resupply aboard. Rain holds off for now.

The supply boat arrived at high tide in heavy rain. Kevin secured the bow and spring lines while Jenny hobbled down to meet it. The crane swung the cargo boom starboard as they worked.

🔧 Kevin02:29

Boat's here. Two-hour window. You coming down or staying put?

walk to the dock edge with come-along in hand, secure the bow line to the north piling cleat as the boat comes alongside

💭 peek at the thought

Supply boat's early. Good. Two hours means we move fast — impeller first, then antibiotics, then crate offload before the tide turns. Jenny's on the porch watching. She knows what's in that dry bag. Time to stop carrying it.

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🌿 Jenny02:31

Coming down. Got the dock cleat pre-drilled and the bronze bolts staged.

Grab cane and walk down the porch steps to the dock, following Kevin to secure the bow line to the north piling cleat.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's still holding above 980 - the sistered knee should hold. But the tell-tales will tell the real story. Antibiotics confirmed. Impeller confirmed. Two hours to get everything sorted before the tide turns.

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🔧 Kevin02:31

Cleat's holding. Bow line first, then spring. I'll take the crane side.

secure the bow line to the north piling cleat with a round turn and two half hitches, then move to the seaward cleat for the spring line as the boat settles against the fenders

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving better than yesterday. Ankle wrapped tight, cane doing its job. Good. The north piling cleat's solid — we sistered it proper. She's got the bolts staged. Means she was up before dawn prepping. Didn't wake me.

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🌿 Jenny02:33

Watch the spring line, the swell is picking up from the west.

Lean on the cane and hobble toward the deck, checking the boat's manifest for the impeller and the meds.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving too fast for my leg. I need those antibiotics before the heat reaches the bone. If the boat leaves without the full course, I'm done.

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🔧 Kevin02:33

Got it. Crane's starboard — keep clear when the boom swings.

take the spring line to the seaward cleat, wrap it twice and secure with a clove hitch backed by a half hitch, then step back clear of the crane swing radius

💭 peek at the thought

Swell's building. West fetch means it'll push the boat hard against the dock. Spring line takes the load. She's checking manifest — smart. Captain'll want signatures, paperwork done before the tide drops. Impeller's in the forward locker, antibiotics midships. Crane's on the starboard quarter.

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🌿 Jenny02:35

Tell me when you've got the impeller location marked - I'll meet you up on the boom.

Check the cottage foundation trench tell-tales for any new seepage signs, then walk toward the boat with the cane, keeping close to the dock edge where the footing is firmest.

💭 peek at the thought

The clove hitch looks clean, but I need to check those tell-tales before I climb aboard. The mud's still betraying everything after the storm.

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