I have this nasty habit of getting up at 5 am, which is around 4 your time (may have something to do with my bedtime)... anyhow I was expecting my brother Charlie to arrive today the start of his two week adventure with me. I logged onto the internet to check on his flight status only to find that his flight was already delayed 205 minutes. That would put him in Atlanta about 2 hours AFTER his flight left for St Lucia. Sounds like two weeks ago with Alexa.
PR crew beware....
Not that I need a gift of time, but it is hard to believe how difficult it is to get things done here. So I thought today would be a good time to do some engine maintenance since I will be traveling a lot on the next few weeks.
For the 4th time this trip, I changed all the filters (oil and fuel) oil, diapers under the engine and bilge, check all fluid levels, lube drive shaft etc, etc...
Dispose of said materials.... an all day project.
Ran into town for awhile to replace some lost (yes again) fishing gear and tried to find a few cans of refried beans (no luck on the beans BTW).

As I sit in the cockpit and type this, the roll in the bay is so bad I am having trouble keeping my drink from sliding back and forth and spilling. It appears the wind, which is very light today, is from the South and the swell is from the west, makes for a most uncomfitable setting.
So goes another day, I know... The hell here never ends.

Hopefully Chuck is enjoying his evening in Atlanta and will be here tomorrow. I plan on leaving for Martinique on Friday.
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Note to self: Never stand at the bottom of the companionway and toss a rotten tomato overboard (esp. if it's the side where the dinghy is tied up!).

Oh... some new pics in the gallery