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December 08, 2008
Prana & the Christmas Tree
The Prana withdrawal was killing us. It was a bitterly cold Saturday morning, and my fingers were tender when I returned from my Saturday morning journey to Whole Foods, and the delectable detour to Cafe Grumpy. Nevertheless, we decided to bundle up and head out to Huntington to see Prana.
She did not disappoint! Sitting still in her cradle, her bottom clean as a baby's bottom (thanks to several coats of Petit Vivid Black bottom paint), we unzipped her shrink-wrapped stern and climbed inside. It was wonderful to see her! We plugged in the battery charger and proceeded to look over the things we know we need to deal with this winter. The A/C through-hull is one. The propeller is another. This is due for a Prop-Speed treatment. And, my goodness, what happened to the zinc anode (it is a sacrificial piece of zinc that is attached to the prop to prevent degradation to other metals below the water line, and, eventually, electronics onboard such as GPS). It was completely gone.
We returned to the city, cold, and made homemade pizza. It took us a couple of hours to finally warm up. Memories of sailing from France to the Canary Islands in February! I have NEVER been colder.
Sunday, after returning from hot yoga (just to warm up) and Chis from a run, we wandered up to the Flower District on 28th Street to look for a Christmas tree. We arrived, found the one we liked, then discovered a woman who, well, maybe, kinda, if she put a $40 deposit on it, would pick up the one we wanted. We told the guy, hey, $115 and we'll take it now. She was not amused. The guy pointed at another one and opened it up. It was stunning! We bought it. We heaved it on our shoulders and headed south.
A guy handing out flyers said "Hey, that looks like it's going to be fun". A woman, crossing against us at 23rd Street said "Alright, way to go". It occurred to us that these, and we, were true New Yorkers.
I love this city!
Posted by dave at December 8, 2008 07:56 PM