February 23, 2014

Yesterday Jorge and Lynn worked on our stereo/dvd player and successfully got it working. Hooray - we can now listen to music and watch movies!

It was another gorgeous day in George Town. After a leisurely breakfast, Lynn downloaded a file of music from his computer to ours and then transferred some to a disc for us. Jorge did some watching up on news via the internet and I just wasted away the morning! lol.

We had lunch in the cockpit and then Jorge and Lynn went in search of the fellow who lent us the huka. He has not been answering his radio so we decided just to go to his boat and leave it in his cockpit. Fortunately he was there (just did not have his radio on). The guys were invited aboard for a drink and thoroughly enjoyed Dennis' conversation.

Back at CS'ta Time we all had cockpit showers and got ready to dinghy into town for dinner. Lynn kindly picked up the tab as a thank you for staying with us! Thankfully the waters were relatively calm and no one got a second shower going to dinner or going back to the boat. We had an excellent meal at Peace and Plenty.

Pool side at Peace and Plenty.

Pool.

Enjoying a fabulous dinner at Peace and Plenty.

 

February 24, 2014

We were up at 0700 as Lynn's stay was up and he was catching a flight back to the states. We left the boat at 0900 so he could be picked up by taxi in town at 0930 and taken to the airport. Sad farewells!

Waiting for the taxi.

Farewell hug.

I headed off to the laundry and Jorge did banking, downloading of grib files (wind) and various other errands. We met back at the Exuma Market and then went to the Driftwood Cafe for lunch. Post office, souvenir buying, some groceries (the mail boat had not been completely unloaded yet), etc.

There was a gathering at Chat and Chill put on by the regatta crew. Free appetizers, happy hour drinks, the presentation of awards for the regatta races and a dance. We took part until about 2030 when we headed back to CS'ta Time. We said good bye to Dave and Rose (Cloud 9) as they were heading north tomorrow. We had already said many "hasta la vista" to friends, some heading north and some heading south.

February 25, 2014

We were up before 0700 this morning after a very calm night, almost no wind and very little waves. Right after breakfast we weighed anchor and headed across Elizabeth Harbour to Kidd's Cove, right outside George Town. We had propane to buy, water to get to fill up the tanks, reprovisioning and a few other errands to do. I am waiting for a prescription to arrive from Canada, hopefully today or more likely tomorrow. We then plan on making our move south.

Okay so the day didn't go as well as we expected. We got most of the jobs done however, the phone accidentally slipped out of Jorge's pocket and into the water. He dove for the phone, retrieved it but then his wallet started to float away! Luckily he retrieved that too. Back on CS'ta Time he dried them both out but electronics and salt water are not a good mix. The phone is pooched. No telephone, no texting, no internet. Oh well. We are now at the mercy of the WIFI on shore.

I made numerous trips to the water station before supper while Jorge checked engine and transmission oil levels, topped up where needed and did other systems checks.

February 26, 2014

We had another very calm night however that meant no wind so it was quite warm on the boat but hey, I'm not complaining!.

We ripped apart the boat again after breakfast. Jorge wanted to change the fuel filter before moving on. Done. But . . . the self bleeding mechanism of the engine did not want to work. The engine was not getting fuel so we couldn't start the engine. Jorge spent all morning trouble shooting but to no avail. Needless to say he abandoned that job for the time being. We are now in town doing last minute errands (hooray, my prescription arrived, the only good thing that has happened today! No, we got good internet service as well so I can continue my blogging.) We are heading back to the boat shortly, hopefully get the engine started and move on. Because of no phone (hence no internet) the blogging will really be erratic.

We are hoping to move a few miles down the harbour later this afternoon to facilitate an easy and quick exit out of George Town. Wish us luck!