The Mosquito Madness

A couple nights ago, we had a major mosquito problem. My brother got a
huge amount on his face during the previous night, and this night my Dad
decided to do something. I never thought that he would go to the
extremes that he went to, but it was a sight that is hard to forget. He
got our the vacuum cleaner, and started running around the cabin with it
and a flashlight, sucking up any mosquito that he could get. I simply
couldn't believe it. I thought my dad had gone totally bananas. It
worked though, the mosquito problem was minimal the next night, and
every night ever since.
--Orion Date

The mystery birthday box

Mommy brought, trying to figure out what it is, loading, finding new hardware . . .

Whoa! Holy Data Storage Device, Orion, it's a portable hard drive! A ONE TERABYTE hard drive!!!!

What a great sailing birthday present!

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Installing hooks

For netting. So books don't fall on one's (well, Rigel's head on passage).
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The crew of Juno

Helping the crew of Time Warp tie up at their berth. Also, in so doing, avoiding a loooong walk back from the reception dock.
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Mosquito madness

What do you think of when you think of mosquitoes? You probably think of swatting, spraying, and putting up nets. Not on Juno. Here, we shout, "Mosquito! Get him!" and then sucking it up with a vacuum cleaner. We turned out vacuum cleaner on, spray some Raid in, and the mosquitoes never come out. But just to be safe, we jam a paper towel into the end of the hose.




--By Rigel
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Two Days

If all goes as planned, Mom should be here in three days. I am so
exited! I haven't seen my mom since Vulcano, two months ago. She'll only
be here for a week, and I really wish she could stay longer, I so like
having her on board. She'll be here for Rigel's birthday too! Mom is
also bringing out all the various things that we need for the boat, and
also presents for Rigel and I as usual. It's just too much to talk about
coherently, I can't wait for her to get here!
--Orion Date

The dentist

Today we went to visit a dentist. This may not sound very strange to you, but this is the first dentist appointment since we left Florida. Luckily, we had no cavities. Here's what they did: First, they did the little dental pick thing with the mirror. Then, the used this drill-like tool that cleans off your teeth. They held the little vacuum next to it. Last, they used ANOTHER drill-like tool, this time they put it in dental polish, then coated my teeth with it. They gave me a cup of mouthwash to get all the gross stuff out of my mouth. After we left, we ate lamb curry.



--By Rigel
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