day time Moon (Blue Mountains)

After berating a CAO visitor for taking food that was not theirs, I prepared the GBO for daytime lunar observing. I knew Grace was very interested.

We viewed the Moon in the C14. Grace was very impressed.

Bri exclaimed: "Epic!"

Later, from the patio picnic table, in the little Questar, I finally found the very pale Moon.

Dean had a change of heart. Not sure what brought it about but he offered to purchase the piece of red film he used. Thank you for your business.

I stumbled across a portable smoke alarm in the pantry during cleanup. I installed the 9V battery and tested it. Nice. I'll install it on a future visit. We'll have resiliency in our smoke detection system.

Nothing like leaving it to the last moment. But he was keen. I helped Tony replace security camera 1 with new unit. Better resolution and a slightly wider field of view.

Spotted some Red Bull way at the back of the mini fridge. Coulda used some last night...

I packed the car in a different order so to avoid having to open the trunk to unload. Made it a little interesting. But Kiron helped and we somehow squeezed everything in. Amazing.

Everyone else bailed out. John left early, as usual. Katrina and Fred and new canoe. The kids, Lora, and Phil left, intending to return next weekend (actually, in 3 days). Dean and crew packed up and were gone before I knew it. Kiron, me, and the Horvatins closed up shop.

I elected to stick to Hwy 10 home. It proved a good plan. There were no traffic issues. Kiron pitched in for fuel. I thanked him! He's interested in going up the next weekend. I told him I book the New Moon weekends well in advance. He said he likely won't be able to get more time off though. That will impact our rideshare plans...