31 May 2013
We spent the day shopping for the boat, again.... Anyone who knows me, knows I hate to shop. But when you go cruising you really need to decide which items you think you'll not to able to find "where ever" you're going... If you're cruising to a country much like the US then there really isn't too much of a problem except you might not be able to find "your favorites". In our case we're headed to a country that is considered to be "a third world country" so I decided to pick up some items that I don't think willl be easy to get there unless we travel to Guatemala City (7 hrs away by bus)
Having lived on the Carson G II for over nine years now I had pretty much purged our clothing and such. Now, with this trip, it was time to have a look see to decided if the clothing would have a long enough "shelf life" or if we needed to get new or "newer" ones. Our clothing made it through but the shoes took a hit... I ended getting a new pair of "sneaker type boat shoes" and sandals. (I don't think I'll be wearing any heels there....) Carson's are just fine... (according to him..) We also picked up an extra fitted sheet for our bed and a couple of window rods that expand to keep the books on the bookshelves when we're in weather months. Not a lot of shopping for sure but it involved a bit of driving around Bradenton as everything is "well spaced"....
Having some "issues" with this blog setup. It has a timed format, for some reason, and I'll get "timed out" and lose my writing if I can't finish it in time. I'm trying to re-enter the blog posting and continue but this is the 2nd time I've run into this and it's driving me crazy... So if you come across a "chopped" entry (one that seems all of a sudden to end), that's the reason why. If any of you have any ideas why his is happening or what the heck to do about it.... I'm all ears.
Carson did get one outboard motor mounted on the stern rail today. He'll be working on the other tomorrow.
That's it from a very frustrated cruiser..... :)