A death at the marina.
28 May 2012 | Musket Cove Marina
Sunny and hot
First let me say that we have finally left the marina and are back at Musket Cove for a while.
Second, we had a death at the marina on Saturday afternoon. Carolyn off Tuaki suddenly collapsed while working with Tony, her husband, redoing their boat. From all that we have heard, it appears that she had a cerebral hemorrhage and collapsed. People rushed over to help her. There were several cruisers with extensive medical training but there was no way to get her back. An ambulance was called but it was already out on another call and ended up taking almost 90 minutes to get here. By that time, there was nothing anyone could do for her.
Everyone at the marina is pretty much in shock as she was only 52 and was such a great person. We'd had dinner with them a few days before and had been at their boat chatting just a few hours before. Just goes to show you that it can happen here as well as back in "civilization".
We finally felt our time at the marina was coming to an end and finished up what other projects "needed" to be done(change the engine oil and transmission oil) and so we pulled in the lines yesterday, late morning and motored over to get the fuel tanks filled. We ended up taking 97.2 gallons at a cost of $467.50 or $4.81 per gallon. Not bad really considering where we are in the world. It is one of the nice things about having the prices of gas controlled by the government.
One of the reasons for our delay was that I came down with another sinus infection. I'd had a sinus infection a few weeks ago and even after going through an antibiotic regime, I still had a bad cough. Well, that cough kept getting worse and worse the sinus infection returned. I headed for the doctor again for more drugs and now, a week later, I felt well enough to get out of here. At the worst, we could always go back and get more drugs. Another reason for our delay was we both wanted to go see a dentist while we were here. No teeth problems, but a simple checkup and a cleaning. It was like going back 40 years. The old fashioned slow speed drill stuck in the mouth grinding away the buildup. At only $50.00($26.00US), that's not to bad though a bit of torture.
Blue, our accident prone kitty, is doing much better thanks to Janis aboard Tomboy. She's a retired vet/ vet acupuncturist, that just happens to be traveling around the world aboard a boat. Great lady along with her husband Tom. Blue was lucky to have here nearby(as were we). She made the treatment much easier. Blues pretty much recovered though doesn't go outside as much as she used to and has stayed away from the lifelines(smart girl). Snowshoe just keeps sleeping and enjoying the good life. As long as he has a place to sleep and plenty of food, that's all he cares about. Of course the occasional scratch on the head is a perk.
So here we sit at anchor riding out the small swells and wakes of passing boats. A few projects have presented themselves since we left the marina. Both the forward and stern heads(toilets) need overhauls. Having been quite a few months since they were last used(storage tanks were full), there are parts that will need replacing to get them back in usable shape again. That's todays project. Well, at least get one back up and running right.
Stay tuned. We're away from the marina and will have more to say and pictures to show.