March 10, 2014

Okay so I am catching up on my ZZZZ's, didn't get up until almost 0900 again! Jorge was up earlier, around 0700, and had researched what we needed to order for the V-drive. There was an invoice in the maintenance log of CS'ta Time indicating that the bearings had been replaced previously so that helped Jorge out.

After breakfast he emailed the bearing company in the states and ordered the parts. He also called them and confirmed the order, giving the visa # over the phone. Three days for delivery. I did some boat cleaning.

We went into town with Bob (marina owner), had lunch at the cafe next door to the IGA, and then did a bit of browsing in the grocery store. If we thought the prices in the Bahamas were expensive, get this . . . $67.00 for 24 Heineken cans. GULP!

After lunch on the outdoor patio outside the cafe.

Plaza parking lot outside IGA.

 

After arriving back at the marina, Jorge investigated some autopilot problems. When we got into Sapodilla Bay (Turks and Caicos) it started malfunctioning. Jorge has jinxed us. Just a couple of days ago he said he was so pleased we had not been plagued with any problems. We've had two since then, the bearings on the V-drive and the autopilot. Unfortunately it does not seem the autopilot is going to be an easy fix. The "brains" seem to be gone. The system is only correcting to one side. When Jorge reverses the wires, the system corrects to that side. Hmmmm. Of course to look at the problem, well, you know what that meant. Yep, we had to rip the boat apart!

During this time, we received an email from the bearing company saying our visa was denied! By the time we emailed the company back, got no answer, and then phoned them, their office was closed. Something to deal with tomorrow morning.

After putting things back in place after working on the autopilot, we had supper and were in bed shortly after 2100.

March 11, 2014

We were up shortly after 0800 this morning. Jorge was immediately onto the bearing company. This time when they tried the visa # it worked! Did they enter the wrong number the first time? Who knows but it cost us a day because of course they wouldn't send the parts out before they got payment. That also means we could be delayed if a weather window opens up. To keep our blood pressure down, we have to remember . . . it is what it is.

We again went into town with Bob today. Lunch at the cafe yesterday was so good we decided to do it again. I also picked up a small cake as it was Bob's birthday today.

A couple on a catamaran two slips down offered to take us to town in the afternoon as they had rented a car. We went with them to a liquor store, a hardware store and then to the grocery store. On the way back to the marina we went for a little toot to see some mansions they had checked out the day before.

Jorge playing bocce ball.

 

We had happy hour at Bob's Bar to celebrate his birthday. I put a candle in the cake and the patrons all sang happy birthday to him. I think he was pleasantly surprised.

Bob's Bar, an outdoor one of course.

The birthday cake.

The birthday boy cutting his cake.

We had a late supper after being at the bar. In bed by 2200.