Friday, October 29, 2010

Well it's been a busy few days - and fun ones as well. Wednesday I jumped on the bus to Pricesmart (the local Sam's Club) and had a lovely hour picking up those extra necessities...in bulk, then spent the rest of the day sewing. Raymond and Cort were back to finish putting the engine back together and it is now looking good. Although we did find a small problem with both our port started button, and the bilge pump on that side...But Raymond sorted it all out for us and now we are looking very good.

On Thursday we went over to Budget and ordered our new dingy, engine and a bunch of chain for our primary anchor. We are now super preferred customers at our favorite chandlery...which is good because our buying spree is not quite over. Another visit from Raymond...and both our engines are in excellent shape now! We found someone who is interested in our Dingy and engine, so looks like that is a good deal coming. Thursday Evening, after the rain, we took the water taxi over to Crews Inn for the Potluck to visit Lee & Sharon. We had a ball! Although it was a small crowd, we had many laughs and were able to enjoy the evening, clean, dry and with no work.

Today, the news is all about a storm brewing actually South of us, which is rare, that has an 80% chance of becoming a Tropical Storm, and potentially a Tropical Cyclone. The skies are full of thin, wispy clouds and the wind is up. We are prepping the boat as if we are getting ready for the worst, just in case...but as our trini friends are telling us, generally - they just get A LOT of Rain. So we are planning movie night tonight, a night in...and a trip to the Fresh Market tomorrow - 6:30am.