Doug Goes to Fill the Water Jugs

We have three, 20 liter water jugs that we fill at the fountain beside the marina. We are, of course, not staying in the marina, but rather, out in the bay, at anchor. There is a little outdoor bar by the fountain and a nice shade tree. We needed 45 gallons of water, that's three dinghy trips to the fountain. The dinghy pulls up about 30 feet from the fountain so the water does have to be toted very far. This is a 'blue' job so off Doug goes early one morning.

I'm having my first cup of coffee when he returns with the last load. I catch the dinghy line and tie it to the back of the boat. Doug offloads his three jugs to the boat. After he fills the tank, he comes into the cockpit and announces "I'm in!". He grins ear to ear and proudly announces, "I am a local now.".

It turns out there were three Italian guys writing a tour guide in English, Italian and German under the shade tree. They were poring over translation book and asked Doug to proof their English, which he did. He was rewarded with a free beer. This type of honorary treatment is not taken lightly by my sweet, beer drinking, German descent husband. Not only that, on his last trip for water, the lady in the bar also gave him a free beer and told him he did not need to bring his hose next time. He could just use hers. Two free beers? He's "In!".