Back At The Bay

My view

Currently, I'm sitting out front (dockside) looking at the Bay and awaiting Maggie, Eva and Brooklyn's arrival. I got up early (5:30...couldn't sleep anymore) so that I could work out and get home before Dottie, the cleaning lady arrived. She got here around 7:15 and Jim and I went and ate breakfast at Frosty's. Upon driving back up to the cottage, Dottie and one of her ladies were headed out to another clean, leaving behind one girl to finish up the mopping. Hopefully she'll be outta hear quickly so I can go shower and get ready for my day. 

I'd expect Maggie et al to make the 9:30 ferry but I'm still waiting to hear her ETA. Not sure why she hasn't responded to my text. Rude. 

Plans today: It's all up in the air and there are no set plans except for dinner (spaghetti, salad, garlic bread). I'm hoping these clouds move out so that we can enjoy the pool. It's really calm right now and would probably be a good time to get out on the wave runner and/or kayak. I did go out on both yesterday and it was lovely. I'm still not completely comfortable on the wave runner. It's very tippy in my opinion. It's fine when it's just me but I'm not as comfortable with a passenger. I just need to keep telling myself that these machines are meant to be buoyant and if I go in the drink, it's fine. I mean I went in last year when I had two girls on the back and we were all fine I just don't like that unexpected wipe out. 

Oh! Totally forgot about my swim spa drama. So yeah, The tech guy (Darek) came on Thursday and fixed it. He said it was one of the more difficult fixes he's had. When he left, he instructed me to wait at least 2 hours before filling her. I told him I'd wait until the morning to give the cement and glue plenty of time to dry. I asked him about the possibility of it still leaking. He said, A) if it's going to leak, you'll know within about 30 minutes of filling it and in the 9 years he's worked at Watson's with this type of fix, there have only been 2 times when it was still leaking and at that point it was a much bigger problem. Ugh. I told him that with my luck, he could probably count on #3. 

Fast forward to Friday morning. I went out when it got light and checked out the cement to ensure it was dry. It was. I then put the hose in and started filling it. I checked a bit later and saw not water. I walked Scout and came back and checked again and there was a small puddle. FUCK! So I turned off the water and sent a quick text to Darek saying, "I think it's leaking. I'll obviously call Watson's but wanted to let you know and see if you could help expedite this when Monday rolls around." After thinking about it, I thought I should just fill it and see what happens. So I asked Darek if that's what I should do and he said, "Yes". So I did. 

After that, while it filled (having soaked up the water I'd seen) I kept checking and there was no water. It was done filling around 4:00 and after releasing the air from the jets, I powered everything on and it seemed to be running well. I kept any eye on it and by Sunday, there was still no water. I sent Darek a text telling him we were in the clear and apologized for being a freak. He sent me a text this morning telling me it was understandable. 

Before leaving for the Bay, I got the chemicals pretty well balanced and then yesterday morning, I slightly over-chlorinated and added a bunch of pH down to help keep the alkalinity balanced. Fingers crossed that when I get back, it will still be clear. 

I will say that I spent about 4 hours in the thing on Sunday and was just so freaking happy. It was just lovely and everything I'd hoped it would be. I just hope this is the end of the drama for a while. 

And that's about all I've got. I'm feeling a few raindrops right now so I'd best get back inside. Maybe I'll fix myself a little mimosa. Happy Monday! I'll try to post early tomorrow. Later!