.... Sue responding to Andy's signal for SCRUB HARDER!!! ... with an OK, not the expected answer :-)
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...Andy acknowledging Sue saying she is scrubbing harder...
Our first opportunity to put our own dive kit together and try it all out in shallower waters... mainly just 2 metres deep with a short foray to 10 metres while scrubbing weed off the anchor chain... we have definitely been here too long and we are starting to itch to be on the move again.
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... a wonderful rainbow...yes, it has been raining quite a lot with some brisk squalls to boot. The anchor is well embedded in the bottom at this beautiful island. We have made many friends and have fond memories of this visit. Setting off is going to leave us with mixed emotions.
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21/Jan/2012, Prickly Bay - Grenada
A few days focused completely on maintenance tasks and repairs necessary before we sail on to the West.
All engine filters are now replaced with oil changes completed. The spare water pump has been rebuild and installed, the old one is still serviceable but weeps a little water due to leaky seals. We'll get a service kit and rebuild that one as our new spare. While hanging beneath the engine a slight drip of salt water alerted us to a flange on a water feed pipe that was starting to fail, so that has been brazed, at a local welder's, and refitted.
The solar panels we ordered about three weeks ago should be here early next week so we can install those and be fairly power sufficient using renewable sources. On breezy days, like today, our wind generator produces more power than we use, unfortunately, a stiff trade wind doesn't blow every day. At these latitudes between the sun and wind we should be able to produce up to 50% more eectrical power than we need.
Other news! Norna (Pete and Kourtney) sailed for the north early this morning wending their way slowly back to Florida after a two year cruise to Europe. Mary Ann II (John & Julia plus canine pal, Murphy) arrived a couple of days ago. A good reunion was had last night with a meal in De Big Fish; the last time we were all together was in Mindelo, Cape Verdes.
This afternoon Sue, Mandy and Julia headed off into St Georges for a girly afternoon shopping (EEEEKKK! Its Saturday and the shops are open!) while the chaps were left aboard respective vessels to carry on with various chores and tasks...oh its a hard life :-0
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...an email from Mum this morning asking whether we enjoyed the Christmas presents packed aboard Spruce back in August... a good prompt to dive into deep storage and it was Christmas again :-)
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...the reunion in De Big Fish with (from Left to Right) Mandy, Sue, Julia, John, Andy and Gavin. Happy hour followed by some great pizzas, a pleasant change from having ones heads in the engine compartment for the past three days.
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