Work and Relaxation

March 19th (Thursday) 

After some Spanish lesson time in the morning we headed off to work. It was another beautiful sunny day, but since we had to get the suite finished before we could leave Ocean Falls, we headed to work instead of outside.  
We did a final sand of our patched areas, fairing them smooth, and then we started to clean.
First we swept, then we vacuumed, and then we wiped. Every surface, the ceiling, walls, floors, and cupboards got cleaned until the place was dust free. This took most of the day, and when we were finished we headed home a bit early, with the plan of starting to paint tomorrow.  
At home we enjoyed the sun, and relaxed on the dock soaking up the rays. The water glistened and we watched the seals on the breakwater as they snorted, raised their heads and tails, and scratched themselves. The seals that were in the water kept popping up their shiny bald heads to look at us, and then splashing and diving back under, and we watched as the mergansers swam by.  
Ken, the wharfinger, came by while we were sitting outside, and he asked if we wanted to go out on Link Lake with him tomorrow. We had been talking with him about doing such during this beautiful weather, and tomorrow looked like another great day. We said “yes!”, and he said he would pick us up at 09:00.

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