Adjusting to Bahaman Times

Interesting sign along the street
across from the Marina

     Pete had talked to Peter, the harbor master, yesterday about having a rigger come and check out our Jib.  Unfortunately, he wasn’t called until late afternoon.  Pete found the part on line and has ordered it directly from the manufacturer.  They made an exception for us, as they do not sell to individuals and they do not ship out of the states. Knowing we will not find the part here in the Bahamas, they will be shipping it out on Monday to the marina.  We just need to fax them the Bahamian cruising permit to avoid the duty tax.

    Everyone is having problems with Wifi.  Pete found that the powered extension has been damaged and was able to get a new one at Radio Shack in the shopping center across the street.  Brunelle and Andiamo bought a powered wifi antenna, which did increase the signal. Pete was able to set up the SAT phone with voice mail.  

    We opted to eat lunch at the Poop Deck. John and Pete opted to head back due to work and projects. On the way back there was a choice of 3 marine stores. Pete picked up a new hose and 2- 50 foot, 30 amp electrical cords as extensions, should we have future problems trying to reach to connect the electrical.

Eateries lined the sides
 of the road

Discarded conch shells

     Dan and we three ladies continued on towards Potter’s Cay.  We passed the harbor where there were quite a few abandoned small boats were submerged and/or overturned. Potters Cay was full of stands for eateries as well as fruit and vegetable stands.  We continued on to the next bridge then turned around as it was hot and very little shade.

     Back at the boat, I went in search of my small collapsible bag and in the process reorganized some of the space, again. I did find the bag.  With so much on board there is stuff all over and if not put away exactly where it belongs immediately, things get out of hand very quickly. Every time I reorganize, I justify a slightly different placement, which leads to more confusion in trying to locate items, hence more messes. By the time we complete this cruise, I will have found the right place for everything!

Preparing for the Fish Fry

     Andiamo has been having issues, too, with the temperature rising in the freezer when we are traveling.  He spent this afternoon tracing down the problem.  It appears the culprit is the placement of the engine exhaust hoses that are routed up behind the freezer where some of the insulation was removed to allow it to fit.  John has made some adjustments and modifications that should help.  I just wish I had some of the insulation I used for the sound blanket still on board. Unfortunately, all of the extra insulation is in the truck back in Florida.  

Local color at a garden shop

   We enjoyed a wonderful dinner aboard Brunelle while discussing various options. The most interesting option is the very real possibility of docking at Atlantis so that the “kids” can meet Brunelle and Andiamo there and we can all take advantage of the water parks.  From the web investigations it appears the with our dockage fee, the $110 per person Water Park fee is included.  This makes the $4/ft, 50 ft minimum dockage fees much more reasonable. We will see if we can get confirmation. Atlantis is a stop Pete and I definitely plan to make, this just makes it much more appealing.

   Can’t wait for tomorrow’s staff meeting!”

~  ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete