The reason we are at ANOTHER marina, is because hurricane season here in Grenada has to be a work place! This marina is a work in progress, therefore, providing a beautiful place to work on Altair is an appropriate place for us! There's a refreshing pool to chill in after the 'work', so we plan to join all our other buddies doing the same.

The remainder of July had us meeting with sailmakers to repair our small jib and price some sunbrella. We got a virus or a very bad problem when loading IE8 on our laptop and got that fixed, thanks to Danielle and Roger on Chocobo! (They have their boat on the the hard in Curacao while backpacking thru Peru and Boliva, very cool, eh?). We had to order a ton of sunbrella and tools from the States for my projects at a small fortune. Then we started with removing the old Ideal windlass, chain, rode, the washdown connector, and hawse pipe in preparation for the fiberglass work to seal all those old holes.

We do know how to mix work with pleasure and managed many get togethers with Scott, Derrick, Richard and Lucie, Mitae and Larry, Pepe and Big Bear, Marilyn and Kent, Wendy and Doug, Carrie and Malcom, Nellie and Phil, and Becky and Tofer and their gang, and all the marina people who are always ready to make us comfortable.

This is where it's all going to happen! I've requested one of the picnic tables be brought here alongside Altair for my sewing needs...nice big, shady and airy workstation! Wish me luck! I first tried to wiggle my way into one of these beautiful little cottages that don't seem to be fully occupied yet but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

August should be very busy!