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April, going on November

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:12 pm
by Peter
We've been having some cool weather here in Victoria BC, so I thought I'd share this picture of the Inner Harbor.
April 18/08
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:49 pm
by Summersdawn
It was pretty ungly this weekend. Fortunately, we went to Victoria this weekend, as Nanaimo had considerably more snow. My father inlaw said he measured 2 feet at his house.

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:11 pm
by MikeD
Hopefully we're done with snow for the season here. For once, we can't complain about the weather here in Maine. It has been gorgeous for the last couple of weeks!! (Not rubbing it in - really!)

PS. Snow aside, that is a beautiful picture.

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:25 pm
by feetup
This was the most unusual April I have ever seen here on Vancouver Island. The cherry and plum trees in full blossom, and almost a foot of heavy snow on the ground. We woke saturday morning with the power out to the sound of an enormous branch slowly breaking off a big maple behind the house. APRIL 19th for crying out loud. And they call this "Lotus land"?

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:43 pm
by Tim Mertinooke
feetup wrote:This was the most unusual April I have ever seen here on Vancouver Island. The cherry and plum trees in full blossom, and almost a foot of heavy snow on the ground. We woke saturday morning with the power out to the sound of an enormous branch slowly breaking off a big maple behind the house. APRIL 19th for crying out loud. And they call this "Lotus land"?
Global warming.

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:46 pm
by MikeD
Tim Mertinooke wrote:Global warming.
How about "coastal warming"? It's supposed to get up to 75 degrees tomorrow!

Trust me, we New Englanders feel your pain: from April 5, 2007. Granted, it's over two weeks later, but still...

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Take heart, Spring commissioning will be here before you know it.

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:33 pm
by Tim Mertinooke
Mike, when do you launch?

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:37 pm
by MikeD
Ummm.... eh-hem! May 15th. I'm prioritizing the things that must be done to launch. I drove up a took the cover off last weekend. :)

How about you? You must be totally psyched to get that Fuji wet.

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:44 pm
by Tim Mertinooke
I have to get my survey/insurance/documentation ducks in a row first. I'm shooting for mid-June if all goes as planned. Yeah, we are very excited about launching the new boat. We have a couple small shakedown cruises planned for June, and then it's off to Maine right after the fourth. We shall hook up for sure!

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:55 pm
by Shark
Here in Southern Ontario, it's been in the 20's Celsius and sunny for about a week! I took the covers off the boat yesterday and am getting her ready for launch next week. I've got my fingers crossed for launch day as rain and a high of 12 degrees Celsius are predicted!