tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23027383581122730192024-03-12T22:00:55.376-04:00Cruising on "ARITA"Cruising the Caribbean and beyond to Australia, in search of palms and golden sunsets; in search of tranquil anchorages, magnificent beaches, and peaceful surroundings; in search of special places few will ever see; in search of filling the heart and soul with abundant memories. In search of the elusive Paradise! ....................
Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-23723146573446543102013-06-16T23:27:00.001-04:002013-06-19T09:19:50.609-04:00THE SILKYNESS OF CORAL ...............<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciPyeRiuBvH0BHXzlKlUpAf6u1rcQMDft8gnffA_tsAyAC7QSBTj8-vHQnYUc7EWjqzUIWGkN8cCe72cKlbSyAQm1113KlmWGONxBVEsDsHBhja7Wbr237G4j78kBKRyZO2fBzhfSZxpm/s1600/CIMG0247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciPyeRiuBvH0BHXzlKlUpAf6u1rcQMDft8gnffA_tsAyAC7QSBTj8-vHQnYUc7EWjqzUIWGkN8cCe72cKlbSyAQm1113KlmWGONxBVEsDsHBhja7Wbr237G4j78kBKRyZO2fBzhfSZxpm/s640/CIMG0247.JPG" width="895" /></a><br />
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Some of us are luckier than others ...... Not that we are jealous of the double rainbow falling on the yacht "GOOD TIMING", for it couldn't fall on two nicer people ...... And <b>good timing</b> too, just when Gabriel and Wanda are trying to sell their house and move on board full time ....... you have to be really special to have multi-coloured light falling on your solar panels like that .....<br />
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And another classic yacht " VIRGINIA" spends a night in our anchorage ......Beautifully built in wood ......... Our very own 'beautifully-built- in-wood' yacht "ARITA" receives more that 300 hits on the website a week but no-one has put forth a serious offer ..... We've had offers of course but none would be considered serious ...... "<i> I'm a casual laborer and I earn good money ... Could I get the yacht and pay it off over six years?" ....</i> We did however hear from a guy in Pennsylvania who seemed genuine and we invited him to come and look at her ........ Nice yachts are always 'females' ..... Obviously there are no yachts that are not nice ......<br />
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This is "ARITA" during our last four years of cruising .................<br />
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Friends from Florida continue to arrive ....... Here's John and Maryanne who have a very nice 'AMEL' and are ready to go cruising as soon as the loose ends are tied up ..... As you can see it doesn't take Maryanne long to get 'local' .... Of course we take them to our favorite sites ......<br />
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The view from the climb to that historic lighthouse on CULEBRITA is spectacular in color ...... Reefs all around and a good reason for a lighthouse .....<br />
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And of course the view from the top of the lighthouse is even more spectacular .......<br />
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This partially submerged reef has caught many a yacht ..... Mostly at night of course while sailing into CULEBRA .....<br />
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And of course we took John and Maryanne to the 'Jacuzzi' which this time was a lot wilder with big breaking seas and the main rock pool simply not doable ...... But the side pool is just the ticket .....<br />
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No rest whatsoever for the wicked ......Send them off paddling our kayak ...... 'To go smell the flowers' ...<br />
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Smelling the 'Turk's Head' cactus is not recommended ..... And then on to the little island of 'Luis Pena' to do some snorkelling and swimming .....<br />
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And just like that, a perfect mermaid drops her scaly fins and walks ashore with both legs ......<br />
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On closer inspection that mermaid turns out to be the "Queen of Florida and the Bahamas" ...... No disappointment there whatsoever ..... John and Maryanne are underwater with the camera capturing wonderful corals and shells .....<br />
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Just look at the live coral on the left ...... <b>Silky velvet coral</b> .......... So very beautiful to see and, to see it alive .....<br />
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And so after four days John and Maryanne flew back to Florida, excited and keen to get their yacht "PURA VIDA" ready to go to set sail and see more of what this beautiful cruising life has to offer ..... <br />
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Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-62054724585282779732013-06-13T18:58:00.001-04:002013-06-14T08:50:21.353-04:00FRIENDS MAY COME ...................<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJA7yL79VC1J7Owq50Hrtv6W9YzvPNEplCWpehNuq-GMjQynHtIYmY0XbxJttuAGdjZe797nvpIg7Tycq-RBWZSasAlu01e8BQJFcfxxzSIljeZmpX6iTsSh4RlSBFFrJZ5YNrCuWW3h2/s1600/CIMG0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJA7yL79VC1J7Owq50Hrtv6W9YzvPNEplCWpehNuq-GMjQynHtIYmY0XbxJttuAGdjZe797nvpIg7Tycq-RBWZSasAlu01e8BQJFcfxxzSIljeZmpX6iTsSh4RlSBFFrJZ5YNrCuWW3h2/s320/CIMG0087.JPG" width="595" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi9GTbWZAykXfRiJdwIPi5qS_w_UGZE94YP-u6NmPxDmU80RrhoS1VK6xkNtpJ_pJPPcxmvMGtsdfpMY8rZkzOdDpXTH4lrcjBziLpUrrzmJf0E6-PRiS0OkYqTLXI5UN84_7CjWXZ4wU/s1600/CIMG0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi9GTbWZAykXfRiJdwIPi5qS_w_UGZE94YP-u6NmPxDmU80RrhoS1VK6xkNtpJ_pJPPcxmvMGtsdfpMY8rZkzOdDpXTH4lrcjBziLpUrrzmJf0E6-PRiS0OkYqTLXI5UN84_7CjWXZ4wU/s200/CIMG0102.JPG" width="300" /></a><br />
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Being somewhat stationary in CULEBRA PR, while doing repairs on "SOUTHERN COMFORT", while at the same time having our other yacht "ARITA" available to be sold, has given us the opportunity to invite friends to come for a visit ....... The beautiful spots we have here can thus be shared with them and we have become very useful tourguides ....... 'Tourguiding' can however be exhausting work, and the "Queen of Florida and the Bahamas" needs to take a break whenever and wherever she can ............<br />
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The beach at 'Flamenco' is beautiful even on a cloudy day and we took our friend Joe Murphy there for some well deserved R & R .... Joe is our sailing buddy whose wife recently passed away ....... <b>Life is tough</b> .....<br />
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You cling to life when all seems lost, a bit like this tree on a cliff face ............. Thus all the more reason to give Joe the time of his life in CULEBRA .......<br />
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Joe has always had smallish traditional sailing boats, and so with this 'change of life' he contemplated buying a bigger one .... Say 30 feet .... Well, for 10 days we did our darnest to talk him out of that ..... I mean what are friends for ..... Joe wants to finally do some serious cruising and he talked about installing watermakers and solar panels and self steering gear, we both said "<b> JOE, You need to go bigger"</b> ..... Sleeping on "Southern Comfort" for ten days and nights kind of helped that process along somewhat ....<br />
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We took Joe to the 'Jacuzzi' on Culebrita, that small island close to CULEBRA for a quick dip in the rock pools ..... While consolidating on the "<b>Get-a-bigger-boat, Joe</b>" plan ....<br />
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The place really is exotic with its barren volcanic cliffs and blue water waves breaking into liquid pools ..... And then onto a nature walk amongst the thorn trees to the top of the island, with its historic Spanish lighthouse ......<br />
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And in the distance lies the island of ST. THOMAS in the USVIs ..... Only 18 miles away as the seagulls fly ....<br />
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Not all wildlife is as tame as these island birds ,,,,,,, There are wild goats on CULEBRITA that we have seen, but only ever in the distance ...... And ths land crab above did his darnest to blend in and disappear .....<br />
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If we seem to be a little more pre-occupied with 'flora and fauna' it is probably because we don't have a lot of the so-called 'normal' things ..... This, for example is our local cinema ..... A steel container with twenty seats and air-conditioning ..... Which somehow still manages to get the current movies .... The whole show is run by volunteers who also run the library ..... That's the town from the hillside ..... There's not much of it ..... With the local airport and runway in the foreground ..... I mean, what more do cruisers really need ....<br />
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One of our local vegetable markets and then there's a boatload of Aussie visitors all from Melbourne, Australia ..... All 'rellos' of Peter and Jacqui on the Aussie sloop " Mistral " .... Who anchored alongside us for another round of get-togethers .....<br />
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Which of course brought on another round of Peter's exquisite Australian (but really French) cooking, as we devoured one delight after another smothered in 'Duck Fat' ....... That's Peter on the left totally engrossed on the evening of the "Superbowl", American footballs premier game night .... The massive bulldog took a fancy to Peter ..... Probably something to do with the 'Duck Fat' ...... Lovely people, great nights ..... Going to miss them when they leave .....<br />
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By now, you probably have the impression that we do nothing else but have boat parties ...... Well, that's not true .... We only pull out the camera when we do have them, and we put it away when things get, you know ...... happy .... Speaking of which we received an email from Joe ..... He cancelled his deposit on the 30-footer and bought a 'Hans Christian' 42 ft. instead .... Pictures of 'Happy Joe' below .....<br />
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<b>Way to go Joe</b> ........ Now that's a cruising boat with that traditional look ...... <i><b>"Go see the World me ol' mate"</b></i> .... Go point that bowsprit in the right direction and let her rip ......<br />
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Talk about throwing a party ..... A cruiser's party at that ...... No written invitations, just 'word-of-mouth' by going around the anchorage in the dinghy ........ Although by far the greatest effort was made by that lovely Aussie couple from Melbourne down-under on their yacht "MISTRAL" who sailed all the way from the BVIs to attend the celebration ......<b><i> Now that's doing it right mate!</i></b> ........ And this photo above was taken early, when only half the people had arrived and the 'shenannigans' were only just beginning .......<br />
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There is little Princess "Sophie" already holding court ..... It takes a little 'gin and tonic' to get the older ones to get the show on the road ........ Although Laurie had a wonderful pink rum punch prepared ..... Yummee stuff ....<br />
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Now here's that gorgeous Aussie " Jacqui " from Mistral who led her husband Peter into a trance by getting him to bake a bunch of 'Sausage Rolls' ..... This is a national dish that goes well with beer, billy tea and bangers ...... The ones they bought over had little Aussie flags on them .... You know, the toothpick kind .... They all disappeared faster than a sparrow's fart .... The Aussie flags and the sausage rolls .....<br />
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And so the evening wore on with kids playing 'Catch me if you can' on dinghies ..... And cruisers playing the same thing with cruising stories ......<br />
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You know how you take hundreds of photos and then wonder what you're going to do with them ......<br />
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Now isn't that just an awesome map of AUSTRALIA ...... It is one of the best I've seen in years ..... Despite it being just a temporary tattoo, it took me days to slowly remove it .... The tattoo that is .....<br />
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Sophie having her pre-party bath in the sink ............ The last of the cruisers left by 1.30am (I think) and by morning all was peaceful and serene like 'yachts on a painted ocean' .... Quite a few yachts anchored near us for the party to no doubt avoid the "drink, drive and drown" ........ Back in Australia, which is seventeen hours ahead of us, most are back at work .... We, on the other hand will just sleep a little more, methinks ......Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-76564421868438971122013-06-08T11:27:00.001-04:002013-06-09T09:31:44.822-04:00PRINCESS " SOPHIE's" VISIT ...............<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jGGbBdVi5DeeMUtcZEPfZOD7DgdE_EvkBoNn-KsdfK55ilFoC0q_fhyhX-kjeTFxB8onTchClMlTPBD5Sp2tiNHRXlJ-Vrh3lydrHocPYlu2odUCNeS1PG6MfMcKw5xGCSAN_k4uZafU/s1600/CIMG0050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jGGbBdVi5DeeMUtcZEPfZOD7DgdE_EvkBoNn-KsdfK55ilFoC0q_fhyhX-kjeTFxB8onTchClMlTPBD5Sp2tiNHRXlJ-Vrh3lydrHocPYlu2odUCNeS1PG6MfMcKw5xGCSAN_k4uZafU/s200/CIMG0050.JPG" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34ovl8UMY5iAmwFg86NmaLW0B_ZD_mFFrfJJ0YEGd9tPLlPtRSNydOQWXS7NKA_z0m5Kn1bg7pJkWqZGjeWiyWjEgXL5msQCvVwzkVWBslR6_eytHFIlbu8putmJ6Nk3uBdUJXPIdCzAV/s1600/CIMG0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34ovl8UMY5iAmwFg86NmaLW0B_ZD_mFFrfJJ0YEGd9tPLlPtRSNydOQWXS7NKA_z0m5Kn1bg7pJkWqZGjeWiyWjEgXL5msQCvVwzkVWBslR6_eytHFIlbu8putmJ6Nk3uBdUJXPIdCzAV/s320/CIMG0055.JPG" width="595" /></a><br />
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So we returned from Florida to our winter Paradise in CULEBRA and watched this classic beauty drop its anchor. It is obviously on its way to Antigua for the new year's Classic Yacht Rally ......... Florida was wonderful but cold.... Colder than we need to be ... But we have a plan to bring the queen's daughter and grand-daughter out to Paradise in the new Year ...<br />
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Lauren-Anne had not seen the new yacht " Southern comfort" except in photos and this was kind of an awakening ..... " Just like a real house Mom, with views" .....<br />
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I mean you have to educate them while they're young, right? ...... Show them the ropes and teach them where the dinghy throttle handle is, and important things like how to mix the gas/oil ratio in the outboard fuel tank..... And then take them to places in the dinghy that are worth seeing, like the bay and Flamingo beach ...... Pay attention Sophie ......<br />
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And back on board again to discover more things ....... But not before having studied some free roaming pigs ...... And of course the left over tanks from 'war games' ..... Several weeks later live shells were found next to this ' work of art ' .....The children collected and carried the 'ammo' back on the ferry to the mainland ...... Their parents went ballistic when they saw their children's " beach treasure " ...... The Army's demolition units have now moved in to comb the beaches once more ...... Culebra and Vieques were once firing ranges for the US military ......<br />
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Lots of campers come to CULEBRA ....... Some stay for more than six months like this guy from Michigan with his own beach entrance .... And here's how it's done ...... You buy your tent, camping gear and sleeping bag from WALMART and if it all costs more that $50.00 then they will ship it to you for free ...... You arrive at CULEBRA, go to the Post Office and pick up your WALMART package and go camping on the beach ....... Six months later it will be all worn out and next time you do it all again ..... I bet Mark Twain would have appreciated the 'WALMART-TAKE-ME-CAMPING' offer ......<br />
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Look ..... There goes that high speed dinghy grandma, the "Queen of Florida and the Bahamas" ....... And a not-so-high-speed pelican sitting on a neighbour's bow rail ....... You may have to add an 'h' to the 'sitting' part ......<br />
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But from time to time our beautiful anchorage gets some ferocious weather ...... Then again it never lasts for long .....<br />
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Just want to show you how our world in CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO contrasted with our Florida trip and our quick visit to St. Augustine where we all had a family Christmas lunch together ........... This is a quick throwback to last year ......<br />
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The guy with the two 'Bichon Frise' in the stroller was a passer-by and is not related to our family ..... He may just be too lazy to walk the dogs .... Could be from Georgia ...... That " Who let the dawgs out " thang .... Bichon Frise are sometimes known as "Bitch and Frizzies" ...... The breed has been around since the Renaissance and are known as 'Spanish water dogs' ..... Thought you needed to know that ....<br />
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So now we are into January 2013 and fast approaching January 26 which is "AUSTRALIA DAY" ...... A sort of '4th July' thing ....... We managed to round up, locate or otherwise entice with free beer offers, at least nine Australians and lots of other 'wannabies' to a party to be held on "SOUTHERN COMFORT"....... 'Wannabies' are not a sub-species of 'Wallabies' though after the party they could well have been ..... More about the party in the next blog update .............Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-12890953776669777912013-06-02T15:51:00.002-04:002013-06-02T16:07:40.575-04:00DID WE JUST SLIP UNDER AND DROWN -------- NO, ... NOT REALLY .......<br />
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It has been almost six months to the day since we did our last entry on the blog with <b>"Cold Cucumber Soup" </b>....... Now that soup was good, really good, but that's not the reason it has taken us six months to get back to things ..... It was 'the things themselves' that has taken us six months before we could finally get back to doing a blog update ......... Sorry about leaving you hanging out there, while we did <b>'our thing'</b> in tropical paradise........ Still, then again, if you were half-smart you'd have bought yourself a yacht and done the same things ...... We did have a very nice one ' For Sale ' ...... "Did have" ...... ARITA has now been sold to a wonderful sailor from 'Snow' country up North ...Much more about that later ...... But first we need to do a little catching up ......... After the Cucumber soup we took a little diversion back to Florida for a family Christmas trip ..... wait a minute .... There was 'The Queen's Birthday' celebration before all of that ..... How could I forget .... Let me slip out from under that marvelous Caribbean rum haze ......<br />
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That was in December when the world above us to the North was feeling the frostbite ...... Hence the igloo on the icing ..... But here the rum flowed freely thus acting like the perfect " ANTIFREEZE " .....<br />
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And it would be wonderful if I could remember half of the names of all the Queen's admirers and subjects ...... Five months ago that might have been possible ...... They all had fun ..... That much I can remember ....<br />
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Big party supporters have been Harry and Linda on the sunset catamaran "KUHELA" (above) and our sister-ship owners Mark and Willie on "LIAHONA" who, before sailing south, said to me " Check out your impellor before you run the engine ...... Well, kind of speaks for itself now doesn't it ..... Thanks Mark ..... The impellor pushes the cooling saltwater through the engine ..... The one on the right does .... The one on the left that I took out, not so much ......<br />
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So there we were in the middle of December with iguanas none the worse for wear and a fluffy bird's nest parked amongst the red hibiscus ...... Yes this is paradise in winter .......... Thus a trip north to Florida, cold winter Florida needs planning for ...... You know, shoes and socks, trousers ..... Goodbye speedos .....<br />
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Oh, ..... I found those missing impellor fins stuck in the oil-cooler heat-exchanger .... And the "Queen's" bags are packed ready for seeing her grand-daughter "Sophie" .... That's "LIAHONA" our sister-ship in the background ..... AVIS is waiting for us in Jacksonville at the airport ..... Better start to get ready .....<br />
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And the iguana thinks he ought to come along for the ride ..... Little does he know he's going to need 'long johns' for Florida .... After all, check out Laurie in Florida winter gear .... We are talking southern Florida here .......<br />
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Where even 'SANTA' has had a bike accident and the latest cars are now softies ..... 'Bubble mobiles' .... Obviously we have been away for awhile ...... I didn't think 'SANTA' was allowed to drink and drive ...... Bet there's lots more shocks in store for us ..... OK, I need to think some more and work on <b>RECALL</b> ...... There'll be more very, very soon .... Promise .... If I can get used to all the things I didn't know I missed ..... What if someone sticks a pin in those bubble cars?...... Bubble cars and blow up bikes.... What's next?Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-41176877549735683022012-12-03T12:11:00.002-05:002012-12-16T04:06:58.575-05:00COLD CUCUMBER SOUP ..............<br />
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Now you may not think that<b> COLD CUCUMBER SOUP</b> is anything of significance, and that would probably be true if you have never tasted it, or even if you had, and it wasn't made by the "Queen of Florida and the Bahamas", then it would probably still be true ....... But I tell you ....... This soup is worthy of a blog of its own ....... I even went so far as to take the dinghy ashore the next day to the island store, in order to get some more of the same ingredients, just so that the "Queen" could do it all again.......... Oh, this life we lead ....... Grab a pen or pencil ..... Here's what's in it ....... <i>Thinly sliced seeded cucumber marinated in olive oil, with salt and some white pepper, chopped walnut, minced garlic and chopped dill and when ready, the whole lot is stirred up with plain yogurt or sour cream </i>....... Which, of course all goes to show that living on the water in a tropical anchorage near the island of CULEBRA in Puerto Rico, which only has a couple of food stores, cannot be all that bad ..... Quite the opposite ..... It is as close to perfection as you are ever likely to get if you are doing some major boat renovation ....... Now hidden amongst that little piece of info is a big clue ...... Cold cucumber means we have refrigeration ... Both the former fridge and freezer which previously ran on cold-plate technology have had evaporator plates installed with two independent compressors, and are now running flawlessly on 12 volt DC power. ...... Cold plate, not to be confused with the band "ColdPlay", runs on a compressor that pushes 'glycol' into large holding tanks but has to be run for several hours with a generator every day ...... Which kind of means you can never get away for more that 24 hours before everything starts to defrost ..... Now we have both .... But ask any cruiser and they will tell you "REFRIGERATION" is the biggest pain in the butt ..... That is, if it goes wrong ......<br />
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You can see the evaporator plate bent into a 'U' shape installed next to the cold plate boxes ........ O.K. .... there's the next batch of cucumber soup ready for .... I won't push the issue .... <br />
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You too, can become a 'refrigeration guy' with a set of gauges like this bought from 'Harbor Freight' for a mere $US 45 ...... And a little knowledge ...... Then again, 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing' ..... The compressors are mounted under the stove in a nice spacious locker that now has three 120mm computer fans pushing air into it, all mounted on the closing lid to the locker .....<br />
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The refrigeration upgrade was part of the planned galley upgrade which included removing the thirty-year old laminex (formica) counter-top and the double sink and replacing it with a new 'Corian' counter top and a new single stainless steel sink ..... All part of the master plan of making "SOUTHERN COMFORT" into a cruising home ...... A fully functional live-on-board enclave with modern conveniences somewhat removed from the usual 'camping out' .... We had already achieved that on "ARITA", but this yacht has given us so much more space to 'swing a cat' ...... Not that we are going to be 'swinging a cat' ...... Why ruin a good thing ..... It is so much easier to pet the cats on other people's yachts ....... Though we did see a novel cat-litter box made entirely of glass marbles ..... More about that later .....<br />
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That's the 'GALLEY ALLEY' ........ Part of the new 'Corian' is in and the lids of the fridge and freezer are still to be cut ........... The 'Queen' is thrilled by this upgrade more than anything else on board, and I would have thought she would be excited by the new chartplotter ....... Oh, well ...... The up-side on the other hand is that it would be hard to find a more exotic location to do this kind of renovation ...... Balmy temperatures, glorious blue water and total privacy if it wasn't for you looking at our blog .......<br />
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The sink is in, as is the new faucet with hot and cold water and a built-in carbon filter system for pure drinking water ........ On the other side of the galley ally are a series of cabinets for plates and food lockers and they too received an upgrade ...... Strip lighting was installed that is activated when a door is opened ...... The same happens when the dish drying rack doors are opened ..... Nice touch ...... At least we think so ....... What with a stove, a separate fridge and freezer, a microwave, a coffee maker and a few other kitchen gadgets this yacht is truly becoming the near perfect floating home .........<br />
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The showers are next in line ....... New mixers are to be installed ..... We already have the tankless hot water systems in place in the bow and amidships that operate on LP gas, but don't have continuous pilot lights going ....... Opening a tap (faucet) simply ignites the gas and hot water is almost instantaneous ........ Harry and Linda on the cat "KUHELA" are our nearest neighbours ....... Cool sunset ..... You're probably asking why we would need hot water? ....... Well, because it's nice .......<br />
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Some months ago, after 82 hours of running flawlessly, our brand new Yanmar generator died ...... Contact with the supplier had them as puzzled as we were as to the cause of the failure ..... Now changing out rectifiers, and then regulators, and checking wiring circuits in the tiny cubbyhole at the back is no joke ....... Eventually, and we are talking a couple of months here, they agreed to send us a whole new back-end ..... That's the power generation end ....... So we coordinated it with picking up the 'Corian' counter top sheets at the same time as well as some sails we had repaired....... Now, getting all that stuff from the Puerto Rican mainland and then from the Culebra ferry requires a three-dinghy convoy ..... After all, what are friends for .......<br />
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Using the mizzen boom you hoist it all on board, and do the same thing with the halyard on the foredeck ....... We are kind of telling the story somewhat backwards here ......<br />
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To get to the back of the generator requires 'Houdini' type acrobatics with a twist and a double pike ..... You probably think I'm looking for sympathy here and you'd be right ...... Then getting the end-plate off to change a rectifier requires coma-type concentration, while the rest of your body is in full cramp mode ..... Good reason for them to eventually send us a new back-end in a crate ...... So now the whole generator has to be unbolted and moved beneath the hatch to haul out the original back-end and put the new one in .............. The good thing was that the supplier honoured the warranty and the generator is up and running again ...... The original was shipped back to Florida and they still haven't quite figured out what went wrong ..... O.K. .... We need a 'flora' break at this point .......<br />
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That should take your mind off the mechanical stuff ....... We never cease to be impressed by the incredible beauty of the flowers in this tropical paradise .......<br />
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Lynn and Paul on the yacht "KIANA" have taught us this trick on 'priceline.com' ..... You simply offer a four or five star hotel on the beachfront in San Juan a price you are willing to pay for a room for a night and see what happens ....... And it happens ...... Absolute luxury for a night at 'under-the-bridge' rates ..... Who knew? ....<br />
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We had an early morning appointment is San Juan, thus having to overnight the day before ....... Leave "SOUTHERN COMFORT" and "ARITA" rafted up together in Culebra ..... It is all to do with changing my permanent residency into citizenship, and thus no longer having to apply for visas in the future every time we would re-enter any U.S. territory ...... And so the day came when I became a dual nationality citizen .....<br />
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Part of the problem with having permanent US residency (the famous green card) is that you cannot leave the US for more than six months, and thus to go sailing for longer would result in a loss of status ..... Now by becoming a citizen I can leave for longer and still come back .....
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To my great surprise Harry and Linda from the yacht "KUHELA" and Gabriel and Wanda from the yacht "GOOD TIMING", who are Puerto Rican, secretly arrange to be there ...... How nice is that ...... Laurie was there beaming and tearful (joyful tears)..... All that flag-waving stuff and anthems ....... Forty seven applicants, some from South America and the majority from Dominican Republic ....... I received an individual ceremony in English, all the others in Spanish ....... The U.S. is in for a future language shock ....... Part of the ceremony was that someone should reply on behalf of the inducted citizens in "ENGLISH" ....... Well, the 'Thanksgiving turkey with the tie' volunteered for obvious reasons, and the MC did the Spanish translation at my request ..... My first act of patriotism ..... Then off with the tie and onto lunch with friends, the genuine kind ...... There was one old Dominican gentleman there who had been at this process for 46 years ..... He deserves a Nobel laureate ...... For 'perseverance' ....... <br />
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The old City of San Juan is really beautiful and a great place to visit ....... Life is short ....... We try to take every moment as it comes, full on and head on ........ But if you are a former surfer and your time has come, well then, what better place to be buried than right alongside a nice wave-break ...... A good left-hand breaking curl is just the ticket ..... Beats the heck out of looking up at plastic flowers all day ........ Anyway, we are still on our way to AUSTRALIA as soon as we are finished with the renovation business....... And we have a map ......<br />
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The good thing is that 'down-under' mud is the same as anyone else's ....... Acclimatization should be relatively easy .......<br />
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There are new fast-cat ferries running between FAJARDO and CULEBRA, doing 28 knots ..... Bit like being on an aeroplane ....... Laurie carries home her new orchid that now rests on the dining table below ...... It is always nice to come home to our serene anchorage with its awesome sunsets after a day on the main island ...... And to our kind of 'fauna' ...... No lions and tigers here ......<br />
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The conch is gone and its 'house' has been usurped by a hermit crab who refuses to come out and show his pincers .....<br />
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Nothing really stays the same ..... Just look at the Post Office in CULEBRA back in 1912 ...... And look how much our "SOUTHERN COMFORT" has changed in the time that we have had her ............. We've been at it just over a year and the winter sailing season in the Caribbean is upon us again .......<br />
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The sailing dinghy from a Classic 1930s wooden ketch "TALLY HO" and the Classic schooner "HARVEY GAMAGE"", probably of the same vintage, though nowadays she is a charter vessel for backpacking young people ......<br />
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We offered to make new back and side curtains for our PR friends on "GOOD TIMING" now that Laurie did such a superb job on our own dodger and made the cockpit totally waterproof ...... Gabriel and Wanda brought their yacht alongside for a few days while we all helped out to make these curtains .....<br />
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The good yacht "GOOD TIMING" sailed away four days later into a leaden sky filled with rain clouds and a fully enclosed dodger ......... for them a huge step forward and for us just a great way of saying 'Thank You' and paying it forward .... There really is nothing nicer than a dry cockpit when it pours ..... Whether you're sailing or just on anchor .....<br />
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That same rainfall makes everything luscious and green ....... Well, maybe not quite as green as this house but green just the same ...... Anyway let me add a couple more photos to the blog, while I dig into some more of Laurie's awesome <b>Cold Cucumber Soup </b>.....<br />
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One of the side effects of living on a yacht is 'car-envy' ...... Which Laurie has satisfied by doing inspections on this Mini-cooper 'S' in COSTCO, our wholesale food store on the 'big island' ...... "ARITA" is also getting upgrades now that the 'sailrite' sewing machine is doing double duty ..... We have replaced all the canvas hatch covers and the sail covers ...... The entire bimini and dodger canvas is next ....... The deck has been sanded and a double coat of magical 'Cetol' has been applied ..... Toe rails in brown and the white insides have been done in two-part urethane and both masts have been painted ...... Once the cabin top has been re-painted in gloss white we will move inside and continue with the cabin repainting ..... Soon we will also add the "FOR SALE" page to the blog ...... We've had about 175 hits per month on the broker's website but no cheques in the mail, though we've had plenty of 'tyre-kickers' ..... Check it out on (www.StThomasyachtsales.com)<br />
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That divine little 'Royal' seamstress on her 'sailrite' has also managed to re-do all the cockpit cushions in a soft tan 'naugahyde' ...... And the 'cruising' crowd that gathered for a Sunday afternoon BBQ lunch took full advantage of its softness well into the night ....... Wonderful to finally have the cockpit done ....... One more thing crossed off the list .... One step closer to going cruising again .....<br />
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Even the cruising kids had a ball in our kayak ...... And just to show you that we think we have our priorities in the right place, Laurie took a photo of this bumper sticker outside the Immigration Office ....... <br />
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Almost forgot to come back to that cat litter box thing ......... The cat's name is "<b>Cooking Fat</b>" and his owner inherited him from another yacht, together with a box of cat litter ...... The new owner was forced to substitute shredded paper for cat litter and then, when that ran out, substituted shredded cardboard and came up with a new game plan ...... This was also the point at which he named the cat ...... He placed a perforated plastic dish inside the original litter dish and added glass marbles with shredded cardboard over the top ...... Over the ensuing days he observed the cat doing its 'business' and then slowly reduced the amount of cardboard until eventually there was no cardboard at all ........ "Cooking Fat" adapted, got used to the 'glassies' and now does his thing balancing on the roller bearing surface ...... The owner then takes the marble filled tray, rinses it in the ocean and puts it back on the cockpit floor, and as they say "Bob's your Uncle" ...... So if you're still wondering how sweet little tabby got its name, just inter-change the first letters of its name and you'll figure it out ....... And if you hear of a sailor "who's lost his marbles" ..... Then check to see who's got a cat in the anchorage ......<br />
Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-59637473781713183112012-09-23T13:53:00.000-04:002012-09-24T08:02:13.794-04:00MILES OF TEAL GREEN CANVAS ...........<br />
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In the end, Tropical Storm "ISAAC" turned out to be an non-event for us ...... A bit of 'rock and rolling' inside the mangroves, but within two days we were anchored again in the bay, in clear water and bright sunshine ............ Just look at "ARITA" floating again in the bay and out of the mangroves ....... Lucky us .... The genoa is still rolled up down below ...... As "ISAAC" intensified it did a bunch of damage in Haiti and then some more in the US .... These hurricanes are unstoppable disasters ..... And the moment it passed us we were back to work on "SOUTHERN COMFORT" ..... Nose down and tail up ..... We had a generator failure despite it being a brand new unit ..... Days of searching for wire faults and replacing various new parts sent from Florida ...... Eighty-two hours of flawless running, then a dead stop, then running again for ten hours and then another dead stop .... Change out the rectifier circuit .... Runs again for fifteen hours, then another dead stop ...... So now we sit and wait while a whole new generator unit is being shipped to us .... We have so little to get stressed about, but this will do it .....<br />
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Even though we cannot make fresh water we still have ample power from the solar panels ...... Enough to run all the 110V appliances like the sewing machine .... Our next big project is the canvas bimini cover over the whole cockpit to replace the blue one that used to be there ...... It measures ten feet by ten feet ..... Which is more than enough room to swing a cat ....<br />
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Speaking of cats ..... Our friends on the cat "KUHELA" have returned from their hurricane hidey-hole in SALINAS ....... Now this, our new bimini is made up of a roof section and a series of side curtains, each of which has eight pieces of teal green canvas to be sewn to the smokey vinyl see-through window ..... Some 'clever person' invented double-sided basting tape to make the job of positioning the canvas pieces so much easier .... But it still takes two people to feed the article through the sewing machine ..... Laurie is impressive in many ways and in many places like the galley, the aft cabin, and the shower, but especially behind a sewing machine ...... Perfect straight line stitching and 'grand-prix' cornering .... She is worth so much more than just a mere merit badge ....<br />
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First though, we need to do something about the shape of the original cockpit cover which was all straight up and down like a 'POPE MOBILE' ..... Shift the back frame to enclose the rear end of the cockpit and then lean the forward frames back to give it some 'style' .... We had already moved the traveler further back outside the cockpit coaming ..... <br />
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The weekend that TS "ISAAC" came through was supposed to be the Round-Culebra Yacht Race which was thus postponed to the following weekend ..... So in the middle of our sewing project we took time off to see the colours ....... And raised our flags to help them along ....<br />
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All of the Puerto Rican racing boats did some lively jostling for position on an imaginary starting line ....... The start was all we got to see ...... These little boats are fast and all the more so with a down-wind start ......<br />
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The "KUHELA" crew came to the rescue in their inflatable, towing one of the entries to the startline ..... Perfect weather and perfect wind ..... The prediction is days and days of blue skies and balmy weather as a result of more tropical systems passing to the north of us in PUERTO RICO, but leaving us in a kind of moisture vacuum ..... Bring it on, especially now that it is September, generally the worst month of the season for tropical disturbances .....<br />
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And when the racing was all over, there was music and drinking and eating and dancing and hand-carved trophies to be presented ...... And all in Spanish .... Very festive stuff ..<br />
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And those who couldn't go sailing went bottom-fishing, like this local lady with a boatload of 'hind', a kind of red snapper ......<br />
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So back to work on the teal-green canvas project ..... With the top done and the front corner pieces in place, the weight of the side windows are pulling the middle of the top section down .... The two stainless frames are simply not enough support over such a long distance ..... <br />
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Thus another trip to the PUERTO RICO mainland with Harry from "KUHELA" to hunt down another stainless steel frame ... We locate one in a boatyard even though it is narrower, but we can fix that ..... Now if the windscreen on the rented car holds out we will get it onto the ferry in one piece ......<br />
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And in the middle of all of that Harry and Linda on "KUHELA" celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary at a 'La-di-da' restaurant in CULEBRA...... Time to get dressed up and get out of my speedos .... So nice to do something like that .....<br />
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The last time we saw these velvet flowers was in CURACAO ...... Then again those wind-blown seeds could easily cross the Caribbean Sea ...<br />
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Might as well take another flower moment before getting back to the sewing saga ......<br />
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By now, we are two weeks into this sewing thing ...... Hundreds of feet of stitch lines and more to go, although it is taking shape nicely ....... The additional stainless steel frame expanded to meet the cockpit width has made all the difference ....... This is a major milestone as far as big projects go ....... There's nothing like a dry cockpit and we have had perfect weather in the last two weeks to do this job .....<br />
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Australia, our final destination on the next leg, is a long way off and good ventilation in the cockpit and dryness when we need it, are crucial features ...... Hence the 'smile' window in the front with its 'rainguard' zipper ..... That whole front window can also roll up ........<br />
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Proud as 'peacocks' we are of the finished product ...... There are some thirty peacocks quite close to us 'free-ranging' in the bushes ...... The "Queen of Florida" has done a magnificent job on this .... Just beautiful and tight ..... Half the side panels can be rolled up, as can the stern pieces when the winches are in use ....... And we've even added a 12V rope light that runs right around the entire roof section .... Time to test it out for those special occasions ....... Like our own wedding anniversary ..... We've clocked up ten years .... And they said " It wouldn't last " ......<br />
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Right there on the bow of "ARITA" is where our wedding ceremony took place ten years ago .... We are however celebrating our <i>20th wedding anniversary </i>...... You see, we spend so much time together, way more than most couples, that it has to count for twice the time ...... Twenty years I think is 'Stainless Steel" or maybe it's fiberglass ...... I think that twenty-five years is Silver .... Should be able to knock up something in stainless steel .... Maybe some shackles for ear rings or something .....<br />
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We invited our neighbours on "KIANA" and "KUHELA" to join us in our celebration ..... No shortage of food or champagne ..... There was bacon-wrapped olives, stuffed mushrooms, Caribbean potato salad with coconut and garlic, roasted vegetable 'pinchos' and marinated 'Churrasco' barbequed on the grill ... 'Churrasco' is melt-in-the-mouth skirt steak ..... And then there was the "Death by Chocolate" cake to finish, which nobody could finish ..... Longevity is kind of a target around here ..... Then of course, if you got chocolate on the new canvas you are guaranteed to die .....<br />
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Just look at these three cruising 'Belles' in their seventies, sixties and fifties respectively ...... The've had a few drinks, of course, but what's remarkable is that Lynn and Linda are still cruising when many of their contemporaries are in retirement homes and possibly worse places, instead of in paradise ..... Lynn, in particular, is a marvel for her age, and her wooden dodger on "KIANA" has taken on a shine of its own ....... All of us are attempting to make 'better boats' .....<br />
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That wooden dodger is not finished yet and the windows are stil to be cut in, but when that happens they will be able to enjoy the delights of the sunsets ......<br />
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I mean for healthy living, is there a better way of going to the 'gym' and showering afterwards? ......<br />
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If you recall when our sail-maker friend Tom White was with us, he had serious guilt repercussions about eating that lobster he had named "LARRY" ...... Well, Laurie discovered Larry's nephew on the bottom of her kayak and brought him home ..... He's in that plastic cup on Laurie's kayak.... We apologised on Tom's behalf, begged forgiveness and then set him free to pass the message along..... Larry's nephew is only 3/4 of an inch long ....... Now, as for this 4-wheel drive specialist ...... Well, he just backed up in the wrong direction straight over the concrete wall ..... He had to be 'airlifted' out of there ..... This is just to show that despite our living this cruising lifestyle we haven't lost our sense of humour, nor our camera .....<br />
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Now if I could only find my chart table .... I know it is under there somewhere ....<br />
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Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-3159695345410010602012-08-30T17:42:00.000-04:002013-06-09T20:48:56.211-04:00TOMMY'S TRAVELS .........<br />
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DAY 2 : SAIL TO ST. THOMAS on " ARITA" ....... Well, that was the plan anyway ..... But as soon as we had travelled half a dozen miles towards St. Thomas in the early hours of the morning, we threw the helm over and headed back ....... The strong winds from the SE have left a terrible sea and knocking the boat around is not our idea of fun ...... We made a detour the CULEBRITA instead and anchored in the lee of the island ..... We have been here before but it is all new to Tommy ....... Finding an anchoring spot proved challenging with sandy bottom at 45 feet and coral reef pieces at 10 feet ..... In the end we picked up a mooring ball to be safe ......<br />
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We took Tommy up the path to the light-house ...... Showed him the various cacti on the way up ..... The going was tough in extreme heat snd humidity ........ But from the top on the windward side it was clear that having made a turnaround with "ARITA" was a good call .......<br />
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We saw the original dome of the light-house tower lying among the thorn trees way below us .....A reminder that this is hurricane season, and really not a time to be out playing ..... So we looked around to see some more of the grey skies, climbed down and decided to play some more ......... We're really kids at heart aren't we .......<br />
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Although this was the second time in as many weeks to visit this relic of the past, you see new things each time ....... Laurie and Tom looking through the window saw the basalt pieces used as filler in the walls ...... Amazing donkey-assisted architecture ...... And the holes in the upper wall are all that remains of the wooden ceiling joists that have been removed or rotted out ........ Good hardwood like that was precious ...... Particularly on islands where things are hard to come by ....... Growth on these rocky islands is stunted at best .....<br />
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The spiral cast-iron stairway would probably also be gone but it is set in stone ...... The seas in the bay of CULIBRITA looked calmer and so we dropped the mooring and motored around the island to pick up another mooring ball ...... Again being reminded that the seas out there were still huge .....<br />
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Not that you can tell the roughness of the sea from the sheltered lee side .......<br />
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The bleakness and the greyness continue as you feel the oppressive humidity and you kind of sense that something is coming ..... Just a question of time ......<br />
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Mind you, at this time of the season gray skies and high humidity are expected ..... We are watching as a massive front is creeping across the Atlantic towards us ..... It doesn't have a name yet ....... We've called it " Just Nasty " ...... We are blessed with having the ability to download some amazing weather programs that give both radar and up-to-date weather data which gives sea-state, wind speed and direction and precipitation projections for five days at three hour intervals .... 'Cool stuff' during this 'hot' season .... <br />
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Standing well above the high tide mark this palm tree is evidence of the storm force erosion that takes the beach away ....... Amazing to see the extent and the strength of the fibrous root system ...... And more amazingly still the fine-line cut-off point between root and stem ...... Now that too, is art .....<br />
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Like weathered volcanoes sticking out of an ocean .....<br />
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When we were on top of the light-house the bay was completely empty of boats, but by the time we motored around the island that was no longer the case .... Then again it was Saturday ..... Puerto Rican party time ....<br />
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There are all sorts of cacti on CULEBRITA but none as eye-catching at the Turk's head cactus ...... And if you stare at the top of one long enough you are bound to see the swirls of a hurricane right in there .... But its delicate pink flowers are so very, very small ....<br />
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There's this place where the Atlantic Ocean waves crash over the rocks to fill a large pool .... The place is known as the 'Jacuzzi' ......But for Tom the most fascinating part was the convoluted boulders and rocks in this hardened lava formation .... Tom is from Florida .... Born and raised in dead flat rock-less Florida ... He told us afterwards that he could have spent a whole day among those rocks ..... Tommy suffers from 'rock-envy' ..... Needless to say he took some home with him ....<br />
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Apart from the light-house there are no structures on the island ....... A desolate rocky outcrop inhabited by thorns, cacti and wild goats.......... But the vistas are majestic as are the cactus flowers ...........<br />
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DAY 3: 0700 AM TRY AGAIN FOR THE RUN TO ST. THOMAS ..... 20 MILES ...<br />
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Mindless motoring into a moderate swell and we finally anchor in a very empty harbour in Charlotte Amalia, St. Thomas some three hours later ..... No cruise ships, no people to be seen anywhere and we take a long walk to Customs and Immigration that is now located downtown instead of near the anchorage ..... The walk almost kills Tommy who is not used to so much walking ..... He is still in recovery from our hike to the light-house .....<i> Suffer baby suffer .....</i><br />
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It is Sunday and everything is shut .... Massive Hurricane style doors with hurricane type padlocks ..... We are walking through a ghost-town ...... At least until we find a liquor store and then we load up bigtime ..... Mostly 'Virgin Island Mango Rum' ....<i> That nectar of the Gods </i>.... The only photo record we have is the rainbow and a St. Thomas dairy crate made into a dinghy seat .... That kind of tells you what kind of visit we had ...... Tom had specific instruction not to bring home any T-shirts ..... Hard to find a gift for his "Queen" when everything is shut ....<br />
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DAY 4: SAIL BACK TO CULEBRA ...... 20 MILES ......<br />
We leave at 0700 Sun-up but there's no sun ..... And no wind either for that matter or wind at the same speed as motoring which makes sailing somewhat useless ..... The calm before the storm ..... So we once again motor all the way back ..... And drive straight into the mangroves .....That tropical front is moving fast and will hit us within 24 hours ...... A possible 60+ knots of wind are predicted ...... All the other yachts that were in the anchorage in CULEBRA have disappeared into the mangroves .....<br />
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We had discovered, quite by accident, that the head of the bay in which we were anchored had six feet of water, instead of one and two feet as marked on our chartplotter ..... It will in future be known as 'Tommy's Hole', because Tom put a paddle over the side of the dinghy and couldn't touch bottom ......... Who knew? ..... Thus our new "HURRY CAN PLAN" was formed before we left on our St. Thomas venture .....<br />
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Safely tucked in with lines attached to both sides ..... The lines across the estuary from "SOUTHERN COMFORT" will only be pulled tight when the storm hits, just in case there's a late arrival in the newly discovered "Tommy's Hole" ......... Both yachts are aground in the soft mud and as close in to the mangroves as we can get ......<br />
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As mentioned before, 'Mangroves' are the only answer if you want to survive a hurricane in one piece ...... Just look at the way the roots are anchored and you cannot get any lower than at water level ..... There is little tidal surge to worry about in 'Ensenada Honda' in CULEBRA .....<br />
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The 'run & hide' technique into the mangroves for the other yachts began two days before we sailed back to CULEBRA ...... <i>Best tickets gets the best seats </i>....... There's carnival atmosphere about the whole thing, with all the cruisers helping each other tie up the lines ..... And a huge sigh of relief when <b>"ISAAC"</b> goes past ...... <br />
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DAY 5: TAKE TOM BACK TO SAN JUAN ......<br />
We've put Tommy on a small plane instead, that flies direct from CULEBRA to SAN JUAN ...... Taking him on the ferry and driving him to SAN JUAN would have risked us being stranded on the mainland ...... The ocean swell normally precedes the storm and the ferries will stop running ..... So ... <b>Sir Thomas White</b>, the sailmaker arrived five days ago for some Caribbean memory-making, but he leaves us as <b>Sir Thomas Tanned</b> ...... Great to have had him with us ...... Tom is the sort of guy anyone could model themselves on, including his sensitive side ....... He told us that 'Larry the Lobster' was looking at him from the bucket and that kind of put him off eating Larry .... You see what I mean ...... Thanks Tommy, you're welcome to join us anytime ....<br />
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Meantime, we'll sit tight ..... It's all part of cruising ...... The ups and the downs .....<br />
Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-29611595750906317922012-08-26T06:00:00.000-04:002012-08-26T19:29:09.672-04:00SUCH AMAZING COLOURS ..............<br />
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Is it therefore any wonder that they paint the Bailey bridge in CULEBRA in white and bright orange ...... Everywhere you look you see such fresh colours that somehow it almost seems unreal .......<br />
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They even make inflatables in these colours ........<br />
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But now for that not-so-colourful job ...... THE FRONT CABIN ...... The two front cabins are separated by a central hanging closet with an air coditioner unit hidden in there somewhere, and this is where man's best tool ever, the reciprocating saw, comes into its own ..... Also hidden in there is a glut of wires both 12v and 110V .... And sure enough the A/C unit is unearthed ........<br />
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And beneath the parquet flooring, or in this case the lack of it, lies that terrible diesel tank ...... We knew it was leaking diesel into the bilge when we first bought "SOUTHERN COMFORT", but part of the plan had always been to turn the two front cabins into one ...... And now we have it .....Or almost ..... The floor is now cut out to the width of the tank ...... And here's our new plan ...... Cut the top of the tank out ...... Get a new tank made that will fit through the door and the main hatch and let it sit inside the old one, and never have to cut a hole in the deck ....... THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION .......<br />
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O.K...... So we are now a long way from those beautiful flowers we started with ...... That was just to get you in ....... With plastic bags on my feet I need to cut out the internal baffle plates ..... Fun stuff .... Slipping and sliding with a metal power saw ... But we are moving forward ..... Sliding forward on 30-year old diesel slime ............<br />
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It is done ........And there were four holes in the tank, caused over time by salt water being trapped in the foam that held the tank in place and slowly eating up the aluminium tank ...... Still it has been in there for thirty years ...... We had ordered a new tank to be manufactured in Fajardo on the big Island .....<br />
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Just a smidgen too big for the main hatch and a 1/4" too wide for the doorway, even though all the trim has been removed ....... This is where the language becomes incredibly colourful ...... But never say die ..... A little here and a little there and Paul and I got it below ......<br />
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There's nothing to it, if you only believe that it can be done ...... Someone once said that ...... Now that the tank is in the front cabin, all we have to do is let it do a double somersault with a pike twist and it is in ........ ' VIVA LA TANK ' ......<br />
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Tom White is our champion sailmaker from JACKSONVILLE, Florida who has been an avid blog-follower and for whom the temptation to assist us became just too much ....... He jumped on a plane to spend five days with us to help us on 'projects' ....... But we screwed him up 'bigtime' by not working at all, and showing him the sights instead ...... <i>DAY 1 ---- SNORKELLING at MELONES BEACH and LUIS PENA Island to be followed by a late lobster lunch ..... </i> I mean that's the way to punish the guy, right?<br />
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Talk about 'Culture Shock' .......... Straight out of suburbia and into our new aft cabin for his beauty sleep, then next morning a fast dinghy ride to blue water and swimming with turtles that are feeding casually on the sea grass bottom ..... Way to go Tommy ......<br />
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There something so very serene about turtles ....... Their languid movements ..... Their beautiful eyes, and the symmetry of the shell backs ...... And the gentle way in which they invite you into their world ......<br />
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Laurie has this knack of slowly swimming up to them and with her little underwater camera and catching the moment ....... Paul and Lynn from the yacht "KIANA" had also joined us with their dinghy ....... Amazing stuff .... You could spend hours just gazing at them ......<br />
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MELONES BEACH has this large area of sea grass and is a favourite haunt for the turtles ....... Tourists rent kayaks to spot them from the surface .... But it is so much more beautiful to swim with them .......<br />
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And it is not just seagrass that they feed on ........ Look at the one on the right gobbling up a whole jellyfish ......<br />
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It wasn't just turtles and fish that were amazing ...... A bird took pieces of banana right out of my hand ...... Tommy filmed it and when i wasn't looking the bird flew off with the whole banana skin ....... Laurie saw him later rummaging inside our food bag inside the beached dinghy ...... Don't know the name of the bird but we think he's called "Cheeky-something" .....<br />
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Finally got a photo of "CHEEKY" ....... Now as to the other photo, well you can just frame it and put it on the wall and call it "TRANQUILITY " or "JUST PERFECT" ...... We all thought it was .......<br />
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And if you ever end up being shipwrecked on such a perfect island as this one, then don't forget to bring some cold beers ....... That would really make it the ultimate .......<br />
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You don't get to do this in a seafood restaurant ...... Tommy will never be the same again ..... All his sail stitching is going to be crooked .....<br />
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Pedro the fisherman calculates what we owe him ............. We really cannot show you how we feasted ......... All that dripping garlic butter and the succulent ...... Never mind .... You'll have to be content with the thought and the visuals of the <b>AMAZING COLOURS</b> ..... Tomorrow is <i>DAY 2: SAILING TO ST THOMAS on ARITA </i>...Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-11828213560247385792012-08-25T15:10:00.001-04:002012-08-25T19:15:17.336-04:00NOSE TO THE GRIND STONE AGAIN ...........<br />
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We have a couple of books on board on "How to Sail" ...... When we slowed our dinghy down to watch these kids sail by, we realised we may have to pull the book out and learn how to do all that stuff again ..... It seems like forever since we last went sailing ..... It's pretty sad when you get jealous of 'Kids in prams' .... But just look at the stern of our new yacht with its new 'faux-finish' wood grain ..... Just a bigger "ARITA" really ..... Now to get rid of the blue canvas and make it all teal green ...... It is all part of the master plan .....<br />
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Laurie has already started on that with making the new stack-pack for the mizzen ..... That mizzen 'sail-holder' has pockets on each side that hold the rolled up shade cloths for the after deck .......... She's done an awesome sewing job and at the end of each day with a swig of rum or a G&T it is beautiful to survey our World and watch other sailors go by ...... One day, we too will be sailing again .....<br />
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And that shade canopy comes in handy too, for cutting the templates for Paul and Lynn's windows on their new dodger ....... Seperate templates are needed for both the tempered safety glass and the stainless steel surrounds ..... All of which need to be manufactured on the main island of PUERTO RICO ..... And our friends Harry and Linda on the catamaran "KUHELA" are off to safer anchorages in SALINAS ...... Safer meaning bigger mangroves .....<br />
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"KIANA" will finally have a sleek dodger coated in epoxy white with large windows, but until then the little forward looking hole will have to suffice ...... Speaking of little holes .... Those were the holes left by the defunct gauges for two of our four water tanks .... Each tank holds 125 gallons, but since we now have the water maker we are taking these two and converting them to diesel tanks...... But first we need to clean them with the vacuum cleanerhose on a long flexi stick ...... There's thirty years of calcified crud down there .......<br />
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Now if we could get this hermit crab out of his shell and send him down there he could get all the crud out of the corners ..... Apart from the tank cleaning there was a whole rebuild required for the hoses ...... Convert half of the water fill hose lines to diesel..... New deck filler plug for water that now has to be on starboard ..... Identify the breather lines and separate them ..... But at the end of the day we will have a fuel capacity for 450 gallons, which is great for crossing the Pacific .... But we need a good old Texas oil well to fill them first .... But it solves the biggest problem of all, because our main fuel tank under the floor of the two front cabins has corrosion holes in it that have been consistently leaking and it has to come out ..... Now there's a drama yet to happen ...... On the sister ship "LIAHONA" Mark resorted to cutting a hole in the deck to take it out ........ We're hoping to avoid that ......<br />
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Friends of ours, Gabriel and Wanda from the PR yacht "GOOD TIMING" arrived from the mainland and we went kayaking into the mangroves to work out some sort of a 'hurricane plan' ..... Somewhere in there was the wrecked ferro-cement yacht "CARLOTTA" that once belonged to the now famous Capt. Fatty Goodlander, a really funny guy and great storyteller well published in Caribbean yachting magazines ..... He didn't own it when it was wrecked here ... But here's the thing ..... This is right in the thick of the mangrove channels, supposedly full protection from hurricanes, and yet look at it ....... We definitely need another plan ....<br />
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Despite the looming weather front, we took a boat ride with "KIANA's" crew on a local skiff to visit the sister island of CULEBRITA ..... A chance to get away from our anchorage ..... A day of play ..... Sit in the shade of the umbrella and in the water to keep cool, which is all relative, and probably somewhat insane ..... The water being warmer than the air ..... But at least it is wet ......<br />
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There were clear imprints of a turtle having come ashore the night before to lay her eggs ...... Beneath the trees was the disturbed sandy soil ........ Clearly the turtle had read the sign in both English and Spanish, that said this was a Government approved, Department of Nature Conservation controlled turtle-egg-laying beach ....<br />
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We fenced it off with a broken-up pallet and hoped it would stay safe and headed for the thorny trail to the top of the hill ........ There at the very top are the remains of an old Spanish light-house ....... Somewhere around 1889 or later .....<br />
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Thick wall of composite clay brick and basalt rock and on the inside the walls were given a cement rendered plaster finish ...... Really historic and totally deserted .... A lonely outpost but huge in structure .... We heard the story that donkeys were used to cart all the stone up the hill ....... No mean feat even for a donkey ....<br />
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The mortar was obviously much weaker than the bricks ....... Take a close look at the photo on the left ....... The ravages of wind and time .....<br />
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But the view from the top of the islands and the reefs is nothing short of spectacular ...........Spectacular and windy .... You had best hang on to the rusty rails and the spiral stairway ........<br />
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CULEBRITA is one of the favorite destinations for Puerto Rican powerboats and on a good holiday weekend you can count at least four hundred of them rafted up ...... No explanation is needed why they would come here .......<br />
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The original kerosene lamp and its optics are long gone and replaced with solar panels and batteries that power a light of sorts ..... With modern day GPS most people kind of know where they are and the rest get picked up off the reefs in the morning ......<br />
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And in among the thorn trees and the Turk's head cacti is the original copper and bronze dome of the light-house with its open flue for the kerosene lamp gases ....... Probably blown off in some long forgotten hurricane ...... Going downhill is so much easier than going uphill ......Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-27936146292471788712012-08-24T16:28:00.000-04:002012-08-24T16:36:32.201-04:00GETTING BACK TO WORK .........<br />
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The last big blog was in June when we nearly overdosed on lobster ..... " <i>Mon, wat a feast dat was </i>" .... It took days to recover, but life goes on ... Saw these beautiful pink velvet flowers on a tree ..... More flowers than tree actually, and also this <b>breadfuit</b> tree that Captain Bligh had so much 'trouble' bringing to the Caribbean ........ <br />
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One of the first projects we did after 'lobsterfestitis' was to install the watermaker ...... Watermaking is really incredibly simple ...... You pass saltwater through a tightly-wound fibrous membrane at a pressure of more or less 800 PSI and out of the inner core comes sweet fresh water, having left the salt behind ...... All you have to have are the components, hoses, and of course the pressure pump which is basically the same as a pressure washer used to clean your driveway ...... Having said that, we assembled the little bits and pieces on the bed and installed them in the white membrane housing ... Those housings are made of fibreglass and capable of taking the pressures ...... The bits and pieces are manufactured in 316-grade marine stainless steel and therefore cost the same as if made from space-age titanium ....<br />
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Getting the end-plates with their 'O' rings to fit tightly proved difficult as they kept spinning around ..... We solved the problem by making a special tool out of a piece of Brazilian hardwood called 'purple-heart' ...... It split eventually so we made one out of steel .....<br />
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The white connecting hoses are plastic 1/4" flexible hoses, straight off the shelf at HOME DEPOT and finally there's the electric motor driving the high-pressure CAT pump ..... The whole system produces 40 gallons of sweet water per hour and costs only $3000.00 ...... Forty gallons an hour means 'Hollywood' showers for the Queen who had been threatening to cut her long hair ...... Which now, of course, has been cleverly avoided ..... By turning that black knob to restrict the salt water flow we pressurize the whole system and 'Bob's your Uncle' as they say .........<br />
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With a 'to-die-for' aft cabin and 'Hollywood' showers the "Queen of Florida and the Bahamas" rides tall again .............. Even if the temperature is nearly a hundred degrees, the same number as the humidity percentage ......<br />
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Our 'Aussie' mate Paul on the yacht "KIANA" whose dodger canopy we ferried into town on the dinghy has started construction of his new upper deck 'emporium' and we have combined forces in the spirit of 'mateship' ..... Firstly we glued three sheets of 1/4" cedar plywood together to make the new cabin-top .....<br />
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"KIANA" is soon rafted up alongside "SOUTHERN COMFORT" so that her aft deck can be used for cutting the panels ....... A floating workshop with music ....... Mostly rock'n roll ...... More roll than rock when other powerboats go by ...... We all wave our arms wildly to slow them down, but they think we are dancing to the music ..... After all, that's what the Puerto Ricans all do .....<br />
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Not that we work so hard that we fail to smell the flowers or see the birds ...... Actually caught a humming bird sitting on a branch having a 'lunch-break' ....... And these female peacocks taking their 'young-uns' for a stroll in the undergrowth ...<br />
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These peacocks are free range on the resort near to where we are anchored, and to see them raising their young is really a wonderful treat ......... And of course there's another ferry trip to Fajardo on the mainland, to visit my "Dear Mother of God" dermatologist with the Bambi eyes, who does the usual skin-cancer burn-offs ........ Another visit next month .... I should catch up eventually ..... This is all good ...... Not complaining one bit ......<br />
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Then it's Paul's turn to give us a hand pulling out the anchor windlass that would not work properly ........ Discovered the problem and fixed it ....... Being a sailor is one thing, but while you are at it you might as well be an engineer, a plumber, a painter, an electrician, a fabricator, a carpenter and so the list goes on ......<br />
Meanwhile back in CURACAO the unstoppable TIMO and his artist wife ANNEMIEKE, have made incredible progress on their new yacht " LAZY LIZ " ....... (You have to read the previous blog entries to see how all this began) ......<br />
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If you recall, TIMO got busy dragging an old lead keel underwater to the shore so that he could cut it up into small 'loaves' using a blow torch ...... The lead was used to fill his new keel ..... Well that all happened while we weren't watching and next thing you know, they are celebrating the birth of the new " LAZY LIZ " ....... Big party, lots of local well-wishers .... Wish we could have been there ..... Wish you could have been there ........<br />
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And as smooth as silk she slid into the water ..............<br />
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And so back to the houseboat went the "LAZY LIZ" ...... Meanwhile back in CULEBRA we are hard at work on SOUTHERN COMFORT but managed to take some time off to visit a yacht that I thought I recognized ......<br />
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She is a beautiful NEW ZEALAND built ketch "SHIBUMI" ..... A grand lady of the high seas, whose owners Chris and Jackie normally keep her in St. Thomas ...... We had a good look at her down below ...... What an awesome vessel and like "ARITA" she was built for the southern Ocean ..... Next morning they came to our anchorage before crossing the Caribbean Sea to CURACAO ..... Barely had we said "Goodbye" when the photos below arrived by email showing "SHIBUMI" using her mast and spinnaker pole to step the new mast on the "LAZY LIZ" ... Amazing .... Just goes to show how we are all connected ...... No easy job getting that mast into place ........<br />
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Incredible and all of it done in under a year ....... Less time to build than it has taken us to re-build ...... TIMO and ANNEMIEKE can fly those flags with pride ..... <b>Congratulations on a magnificent achievement</b> ..... Meantime we'll just get back to work ...... There's just so much more to do ..........<br />
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Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-20471789169636038992012-08-24T09:39:00.003-04:002012-08-24T09:44:24.749-04:00YES .... THE UPDATES ARE COMING<br />
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No, we haven't been on 'vacation' for the last two and a half months ..... Some people of course, think that we're always on vacation ...... And no, we haven't been eaten by these awesome iguanas ....... You see, we've been working on "SOUTHERN COMFORT" and trying to keep our head above water (which at times is synonymous with sweat level) ..... But now that Tropical Storm <b>"ISAAC"</b> is passing over us we can begin planning to exit the mangroves ....... We will take time out to update the blog with all of the happenings of the last few months ..... And after that we'll get back into full time boat work ..... Give us a day or so, or at least until power and internet are fully restored ..... <b>TS "ISAAC"</b> will shortly become a hurricane, and is heading north to Haiti and Florida and bound to become destructive ....... We do apologise for keeping you 'hanging in suspense' ..... But that's a good thing ........ <br />
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Caribbean storms like "ISAAC" during the hurricane season are humongous ...... "ISAAC" is at least 300 miles wide ... That's 500 and something kilometers ...... And the only escape for a yacht is to dive into the mangroves and tie off as best you can ..... We saw a friend of 'WILSON' (from the movie 'Castaway (Tom Hanks)) washed up on shore who has seen it all .....Lips pursed, eyes shut and his hair blown to pieces ......... He's a long way from home and the coconut palm where his life began .... Poor bugger ...... We'll be back soon ......Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-9054339940782776752012-06-09T11:25:00.001-04:002012-06-14T06:59:58.962-04:00LOBSTER-FEST .....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjN-c_PW_LcQeDbFjB865Ti59xvTOf-gT_sXa2L5Ysgv2BJ5vgEfIpRuAqx_wGSkPoJQcCiMF8p7_nMFpyuUlQt7tPBdAjt0c54uhaNRExwTY5YG9DS-vgAQ4safiZA1VoOhHdfV5sY0s/s1600/CIMG2912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjN-c_PW_LcQeDbFjB865Ti59xvTOf-gT_sXa2L5Ysgv2BJ5vgEfIpRuAqx_wGSkPoJQcCiMF8p7_nMFpyuUlQt7tPBdAjt0c54uhaNRExwTY5YG9DS-vgAQ4safiZA1VoOhHdfV5sY0s/s400/CIMG2912.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj4jEWAUvRwY3wdZxZ53dQqdQ7JWsNHXgAGJlE75OKJPlTTIxOdx_ORnN1Xsc8DiBU9ZWDY7reDbDxhjICRR8Ds0lNlrhaIb7A1M6-nX5jO3RN0XfABncn6xtAcJFj-43onpOnnMfptL6/s1600/CIMG2901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj4jEWAUvRwY3wdZxZ53dQqdQ7JWsNHXgAGJlE75OKJPlTTIxOdx_ORnN1Xsc8DiBU9ZWDY7reDbDxhjICRR8Ds0lNlrhaIb7A1M6-nX5jO3RN0XfABncn6xtAcJFj-43onpOnnMfptL6/s400/CIMG2901.JPG" /></a><br />
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About a week ago, when we had finished all the woodwork in the new aft cabin on "SOUTHERN COMFORT", we felt it was appropriate to celebrate with a nice bottle of wine and two freshly caught and bought lobsters ....... Took out the large pot ..... Added an inch or so of water and brought it to the boil and steamed the lobsters for fifteen minutes .... Talk about 'awesome' ....... Just look at the size of them ......... Now every Friday, our amigo PEDRO, goes out to retrieve his fish traps and brings in the lobsters, which at $7.00/lb has to be the bargain of the day ..... Well anyway, with the method of cooking now proven, this week was to be an even greater event, because Laurie's girlfriend with her husband and the sister-in-law were to make a flying visit ....... Laurie and her girlfriend LISA, have been 'hanging out' since pre-school ... One of the things we planned, was to visit one of CULEBRA's snorkel sites ...... And look at the view, when we landed in the two dinghies ...... There was even a 'Leaping Dog' driftwood sculpture to greet us ........<br />
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Gone is the chaos and the sawdust ....... Hard to recognize how this new cabin was once two cabins with a dividing wall ..... And our guests were now the first to use the new aft cabin .......<br />
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And what used to be identical bathrooms on port and starboard, has changed somewhat on the port side ....... The walls have been removed, the vanity is gone and has been replaced with a sliding counter-top, so as to become Laurie's writing/computer desktop ...... And the former head with the shower compartment has had a door added, and is now a huge hanging locker .......<br />
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The dining table in the lounge (saloon) has had a four-sided trim ....... We took off three inches all around, and put the edging back without the fiddles .... They tended to cut the circulation at your wrists ..... Non-stick under your plates works so much better than useless fiddles ..... And all the left-over plywood sheets were converted into the new sewing table, which Laurie put to immediate use by first making the new 'stack-pack' to hold the mizzen sail ........<br />
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You can bet that there would be a bunch of sailors out there who would love a sewing table like this one, with a heavy duty 'Sailrite' sewing machine ...... Then again, we still have a huge amount of canvas work to do ...... Shade cloths in white double-sided vinyl were added to the newly made mizzen stack-pack that will roll up and disappear into a velcro pocket alongside the mizzen boom ....... And of course, the "Queen of Sewing" made new mattresses covers for the aft cabin ....... And people ask you "What do you do all day on your sailboat? ........<br />
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We still go to the small town of DEWEY on CULEBRA each day in the dinghy, to get the basics and to check the mail and then of course, as you walk past a bit of nature's perfect gift, out comes the camera for a quick shot ......<br />
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The owner of Friday's vegetable truck has rented a permanent shopfront with a refrigerated cool-room to sell his veggies ....... And on our way there, we spotted this magnificent 'Norfolk Pine', supposedly indigenous to Norfolk Island in the Pacific Ocean ........ They normally grow to about 200 feet, so we are guessing someone needs to do something real soon .......<br />
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Which of course, brings us to 'Mamacitas' for a large 'Zoni' burger at lunchtime that Laurie and I normally split ...... And we watch the antics of the iguanas having their mango lunch .......Messy eaters .....<br />
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Add a little bit of sliced carrot for good measure and then a quick dip in the water to cool off ...... <br />
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On the one hand you are looking at something that is just plain '<b>pre-historic</b>' and on the other hand, there in town is this modern 'pink bus', fully-equiped to do instant mammograms ........ In fact, one of the power-boat owners was trying to pick up a mooring near to us that was already occupied, and we suggested to him to raft up alongside us for the night, which he did ....... And he produced his business card and said that he owned that pink bus and that Laurie could have a free mammogram ...... I call it 'Karma' myself ...... <br />
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Anyway, 48 hours ago our guests arrived on the CULEBRA ferry and we took them straight to Paradise for some snorkeling in blue water, after a fast dinghy ride and a good night's sleep of course ...... "Shock treatment" we call it ......<br />
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Good shock, not the bad shock kind ............ Then back to town and 'Mamacitas' for lunch and wait for <b>'Pedro the fisherman'</b> to come in with his catch .... Sounds biblical doesn't it ....... Spanish bible probably .....<br />
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These lobsters are huge ....... We buy five of them because two other cruiser couples are coming over to join us for the ' lobster-fest' this evening ...... The total weight is 20 lbs ........<br />
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What can we say ........ "Cruising is such a hard life" ............ And while our guests were on the aft deck talking with the other cruising couples, Laurie and I had three large pots steaming on two stoves, on both "ARITA" and "SOUTHERN COMFORT" ...... But man, what a tray full of lobsters ...... It would not be fair to show you how we 'demolished' them ..... Just wouldn't be fair ....... All that garlic butter dripping down our fingers and our chins ..... No, it wouldn't be fair at all ....<br />
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Five gallon buckets were needed to clean each one ......... Laurie and Lisa 'rejoicing in this life' ........ This is one of those magic moments that highlights the cruising lifestyle ..... Not just the lobsters, but that you can share them with friends and make those unforgettable memories ......<br />
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The party gravitated to below-decks for desert later in the evening ...... Paul and Lyn from the yacht "KIANA" brought wine cake with blue berries, raspberries and some exotic rum concoction and Harry and Linda from the catamaran "KUHELA" filled us with a wonderful salad ....... There was a beans and rice in there somewhere that nobody got to, and though satiated to the extreme, almost one whole lobster was put away for a future 'lobster bisque' ...... BY 5 o'clock rooster crow this morning, we were all up and at it, to catch the morning ferry back to the mainland ..... You can see 'lobster-itis' written all over their faces ......<br />
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As well as the normal ferry there was an ultra modern cargo ferry tied to the municipal dock ..... Made entirely out of aluminum (That's aluminium for you 'down-under' people) ....... We think it belongs to one of 'SUPERMAN's' subsidiaries ...... It had that 'stealth' look about it ..... Speaking of stealth ....... Check out TIMO's latest, back in CURACAO ......<br />
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And every job requires an 'Inspector' ........ Someone who can 'sniff out' a potential problem ........ Amazing how it is all coming together .......<br />
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Speaking of 'Inspectors' ...... We noticed that having the live power lines held up with a piece of rope did not induce a sense of well-being ..... Then again, who are we to talk, seeing the way we cart stuff from the mainland onto the ferry ......<br />
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And so to end the day, Harry and I gave Paul (the other Aussie) a hand with removing his perfectly good fibreglass bimini top and taking it to town ...... He intends to replace it with a more 'aerodynamic' fibreglass model ......<br />
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We sure know how to have fun ............. And all of it still on a full stomach of lobster ...... We've just been invited over to "KUHELA" for lobster bisque ....... How can we possibly refuse ......<br />
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Paul has put a <b>"SE VENDE"</b> sign on it (For Sale) ....... Now wouldn't it be funny if PEDRO the fisherman bought it for his fishing boat ....... Paul's asking price is twice what we paid for the five lobsters yesterday ....... Then, if Pedro offered to pay him in lobsters ....... Well ...... You just never know ...... We would all have to help Paul and Lyn out with 'demolishing' ten more lobsters ..... I mean, that would be the right thing to do, wouldn't it .......Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-35807208328040138832012-05-28T05:02:00.000-04:002012-06-06T07:18:14.055-04:00NOW WHERE WERE WE ..........<br />
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Now where were we ......... Ah, yes .... Right here still in CULEBRA, with both boat rafted up, doing some incredible renovation on "SOUTHERN COMFORT" while "ARITA" is still home, with all of the comforts that SC doesn't have at the moment ....... SC has sawdust ...... Loads of sawdust ..... Loads and loads of sawdust, and two vacuum cleaners that can't keep up with it ..... Show you later .......<br />
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But first, you remember from the last blog entry how we rushed off to SAN JUAN on mainland Puerto Rico to meet with a former college classmate, well here we are, some forty five years later, only a little bit 'the worse for wear' ..... That college (ASOPA) was specifically established for training teachers for Papua New Guinea, with great emphasis on cultural and anthropological aspects as well as teaching English as a second language ... But the real shock came in that restaurant when two other ladies from the next table joined our little group ...... There in the photo (from L to R) is Laurie, myself, Dr. Juliana McLaughlin from Manus Island in PNG, Keith Parker, my former classmate and his wife Dr Parlo Singh and Dr. Christine Fox on the end...... Keith, Christine and I were all at ASOPA at some point ....... Now what's the probability that three ex-ASOPA people should be having lunch in the very same restaurant in Puerto Rico, which is about as far away from PNG as you can get in either direction ........ Can't even contemplate the odds ......<br />
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So back to work .......Tear out the old windows and put in new 'lexan' ..... Windows you can see through and without cracks in it ...... No more leaks .......<br />
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We bought a whole bunch of canvas in Fajardo to re-do all the canvas work, including two new Puerto Rico flags that needed stronger hems ....... Flag waving is big with us ..... And the wind tears them up, so we do the best we can to come up with the winning solutions ......<br />
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There's a sign in one of the waterside restaurants in CULEBRA that's self-explanatory, which is why the owner feeds them lettuce ....... Obviously lettuce prevents them from getting dizzy, for here was one crossing the waterway by using the overhead phone cables instead of swimming or using the bridge ..... Or maybe it was just listening in on the phone calls ....... Guess they understand 'Spanish', having been brought up here on CULEBRA .....<br />
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<b>WELCOME TO SAWDUST HEAVEN </b>....... We started on the aft cabins first ....... Ripped out the dividing wall between the two cabins and continued on demolishing the aft hanging closets ...... Aren't 'sawzalls' just the greatest tools since 'sliced cheese cutters' ..... Every sailor should have one and a spare ..... There is a bathroom to port and to starboard, and one of them is to be converted to another hanging closet ......... The vanity is to be replaced with a sliding top for the "Queen's" computer desktop ..... Now the trick is to first take out the entire bathroom wall, including the door, and use it to block off the passage that led to the starboard aft cabin, thereby creating another beautiful hanging closet ....... And then to cut the remaining wall in half so as to open it up to more spaciousness ......<br />
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And here's another trick ......... To use the door trim to line that half-wall that opens up Laurie's new 'office' and then to reverse that trim for the downward part of the wall ...... I've got sawdust on the brain, but I'm sure you can figure it out ...... The door on the previous starboard aft-cabin now opens into the new hallway closet ...... This closet will have two doors because the floor hatch in the passage, that gives access to the bilge, can be opened when the closet door is opened ..... All very practical and functional ...... Don't get confused by the mirror in the passage, for that makes it look like twice the work ......<br />
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Can you taste the sawdust yet? ........ The day bed on the port side is staying put ...... But the bed on starboard is going to be enlarged by nine inches, and thus the bed frame will be moved towards the centre-line, and in so doing the centre piece 'remnant' is going to become a dresser with drawers ...... This is where 'stain and filler' will come into their own ....... This is all 'raw' working .... You're getting the inside scoop on this 'as-you-go' project .... Laurie recently found the quick sketch of when we planned it all, sight unseen ..... Though most of the planning of 'what to do next' is generally done at 3 am when I can't sleep ......<br />
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Flower break time ...... The sort of thing you can't help but notice, when you dinghy in to town to get cereal for breakfast ...... Our regular Post Office run ...... Should really make it a two-way thing ...... Start mailing off souvenir packages of <br />
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Matching up the parquet floor requires a bit of mix and match ........ We cut out the center-line framing, then stole a bit of flooring from under the extended bunk ...... Slid the starboard floor hatch across and "Bob's your uncle!" ...... Also a damn good commercial for 'RYOBI' power tools, don't you think? ...... Oh, and there's that wall with the door in the passage, for the new hanging closet ....... Seven feet tall and on a yacht that would be called a 'Hollywood' closet .....<br />
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Bit by bit the aft cabin is coming together, and finally we can shove the sheets of extra plywood into the front cabins ........ We will use them shortly to make a large sewing table for doing the canvas work ....... O.K. moving on, before we use up all your tolerance .... Pictures of sawdust manufacturing can only go so far ......<br />
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Here's the best sawdust maker of them all ....... A home-made table-saw together with a specialized 'how to keep it on' clamp on the circular saw..... And just screw in the guide bar wherever you want it ........ The whole set-up works like a dream ..... Until you realize that all the sawdust has blown onto "ARITA", rafted up alongside ..... We need to change that .....<br />
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And we did ................. Isn't she beautiful ..... It will be difficult to part with her ....... We are already planning to paint "SOUTHERN COMFORT'S" stern in a wood 'faux' finish ...... Doesn't mean we won't miss her, but it will help ....... And all the new canvas will be the same colour as "ARITA" ....... So if we don't sell "ARITA" we would have a mini charter fleet ..... Heaven forbid ..... Then we need to put the five cabins and five heads back, and we would need all that sawdust back ........ Let's not even go there .......<br />
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Remember how we mentioned that whenever we filled the dinghy with gas, we could see this blue coral growing on the pylons at the service station, well here it is ........ Merely inches under water beneath the dinghy, in fact I took the photo looking down through the water ....... Just beautiful ........ Then again, so is all of CULEBRA, including the little township of DEWEY .....<br />
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Crystal clear water behind the protecting barrier reef becomes a playground for water sports and on weekends the anchorage at Dakity is filled with pleasure seekers ....<br />
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This is typical of the 'Puerto Rico Navy' ....... So called because on weekends hundreds of these powerboats arrive and all raft up together for a great time and the great smell of the BBQs drives you insane ........ Here's one of those pleasure seekers I was talking about ......... Isn't she cute ..... Hard to tell she's now a grandmother ......<br />
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We are anchored in that enclosed sheltered bay on CULEBRA with the narrow entrance and there's so much more that we need to explore ....... And we may get to that when we finally get over the construction part or should that read 'destruction part' .... That's our nearest neighbour on the next mooring ball ......<br />
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And those 'baby' mangoes of a few months ago, are now almost ready for the picking .............<br />
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Now we may not be 'cruising' in the truest sense of the word ....... After all, we only swing when the wind shifts, but we still have our eyes open and every day is filled with excitement and sights that keep us spellbound ...... And a great deal of pleasure comes from being able to share this with others who follow along on our blog ....... Those fish are tarpon ...... <br />
Great fish to look at, but no good for eating ....... Just received the latest update from TIMO, our boat-building buddy in CURACAO ...... Check this out .....<br />
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The hull is now complete and TIMO has moved it alongside a dock in shallow water .......... Wait for it .......<br />
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The hull is still floating on a platform made of empty drums ...... Now slip some planks underneath one side to give it a bit of a tilt ......<br />
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Attach a few stout lines to the hull ...... Do a quick double check ........ Attach the other end of the lines to the front of your truck parked on the hillside ...... And let the 'fun' begin ........<br />
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You've got to admit that everything about this guy is incredible ......... 'Scary' but incredible and ingenius ......<br />
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Now TIMO takes the same flotation platform, submerges it beneath the hull and re-inflates the drums ....... The next phase is fitting the transom, the deck and the cabin top .......<br />
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I mean ...... What can we say .............. We need a flower break ..... This is all exhausting work ...... But it sure takes 'guts' to do this ........ You are going to see them sailing before long, and you'd never know the steps it took to get there ......<br />
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Back in CULEBRA again .......... We needed more caulking for installing the new 'lexan' windows, which was sent through the mail ..... Obviously the tubes needed more air ....... Now <b>copper</b> is wonderful in anti-fouling paint on the bottom of the hull ..... Does a great job of keeping barnacles and growth off ...... Not so sure if you glue it on the bonnet(hood) of your truck, whether it will prevent rust and mold ..... But it sure has increased the value of the vehicle ......<br />
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A week or so ago we went to Fajardo on the mainland to see a dermatologist ........ And it went more or less like this ..... I waited in the room with my shirt off, ready for the doctor to arrive, which she did ........ She looked at my 'Captain Crunch' skin on the shoulders, arms, back and legs and in Spanish all she could say was "Dear Mother of God" ....... Over and over again, she kept repeating this "Dear Mother of God, Dear Mother of God" ....... She leaned over me in her flawless porcelain skin and big round 'Bambi' eyes saying, "Dear Mother of God, Dear Mother of God" .... And then deftly with the left hand that held a syringe with a numbing agent and her right hand with some sort of soldering iron-cauterizer she proceeded to excavate my skin cancers, while saying over and over again ........ You guessed it ..... Now there's a reason why I'm telling you all this ............ Sun, sand, surf and sailing are all a part of 'CRUISING ' and so too are the "Dear Mother of God" imperfections .......... And on the right is Paul and Laurie holding down eight sheets of Paul's PVC board in the dinghy ....... Paul is an Australian cruiser also here doing yacht repairs on his sloop, and we have formed this mutual self-help admiration society ....... We admire the ways in which we are both destroying perfectly good boats ....... To make them 'better' ......<br />Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-31809282827505917132012-04-24T09:25:00.000-04:002012-04-30T06:53:29.567-04:00THE ART OF GERIATRIC SAILING .................<br />
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You see, here's the thing ....... By the time you know what's what about sailing, and you know all the ropes and you've done your ocean miles and you've had your scary moments when you thought you were going to die and you didn't, you suddenly get asked by others what you are going to do when you retire ......... Well, we got news for them ...... <b>WE ARE NOT GOING TO RETIRE, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE SAILING</b> .... For at least another twenty years if we can manage it ...... And we are going to do it in style, because we have a plan ..... And it all starts with the belief that the best, the very best, still lies ahead of us ..........<br />
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I mean take a look at this cactus plant growing in CULEBRA, where we are working on the our boat "SOUTHERN COMFORT", with our pre-loved yacht "ARITA" rafted-up alongside ......... This cactus has to be older than both of us combined ....... Look and see, it's had children, grand-children and even great-grand-children, and yet look at the incredible flowers on display ....... Actually "ARITA" is very much loved and a beautiful Classic ketch ...... Don't know where that ' pre-loved ' bit came from ........... We will be exceptionally lucky if our new yacht 'SOUTHERN COMFORT" can be made as beautiful as "ARITA" ........<br />
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Everybody loves their yacht no matter what style or shape ....... The Australian sailing yacht "TRUE BLUE", out of Mackay, QLD stopped by for a quick visit and we saw that graceful yacht "BLUE GUITAR" in the anchorage ...... It belongs to Eric Clapton or maybe it too is now 'pre-loved' and belongs to some other lucky guitar picker ....<br />
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<b>CULEBRA</b> is one of Puerto Rico's favourite holiday destinations with its blue water and sandy beaches but they all have to come on the ferries and return the same way ....... Most bring supplies with them like the backpacker with his case of Coors light beer ........On a good long weekend the islands population of 3000 swells to three times as much .......<br />
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Many though come by yacht and anchor here for the weekend ........ This includes lots of international cruisers because CULEBRA is also a clearing port with Customs and Immigration ....... Anyway getting back to this "GERIATRIC SAILING" thing, here's our plan ....... Bigger is definitely better ...... 'Bigger' is also more comfortable ....... 'Bigger' is however, no longer manageable by brute force alone, even if you are in your prime ..... But 'Bigger' is definitely doable by using clever devices to lessen the strain ...... 'Bigger' also takes advantage of electrical power to make things work ..... Laurie has been doing washing almost every day since we put in the washer/dryer ....... At least until the water ran out ....... Now we need to get busy and install the water maker .... Might even have to take a load or two ashore again before that happens ......<br />
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One of the first things we did while still in the boatyard in Virgin Gorda, BVI, was to add an inner forestay and put a furler on it for the staysail........ Not only is this a better sailing combination, but furling a sail is just so much easier than going on deck and hoisting or dropping it ........ Now check out the anchor windlass ....... Isn't it just a thing of beauty ..... Pulling up an anchor by hand is a killer any time, and on boats 25 feet or longer in strong wind it is just not doable ..... What we've done is drilled and tapped three stainless steel studs into the base-plate of the windlass ...... Look closely and you'll see at least two of them ..... This now allows us to set two anchors on chains independently, because the winch works in both directions ..... When one anchor is set and snubbed off, the chain is slackened off and placed behind these studs, while the second chain is put on the windlass ........ Each of the 10mm (3/8") chains is 300 ft long ....... And 'bigger' means the ability to carry more chain ...... "SOUTHERN COMFORT" is 62 feet long .....<br />
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Notice that the side-decks are wheelchair width....... <i>Just in case</i> ...... Might have to put in a ramp to the aft deck ...... Anyway we've added some nice strong grab rails on the edge of the cabin top and some 'granny bars' around the mast ..... And a bunch of extra cleats and winches on the mast ..... Good for connecting our double hammock ...... Here's a sneak peak under the deck, where the inner forestay is attached and where the anchor winch motor is mounted sideways by 45 degrees to nicely accommodate the support for the furler and the stay ..... That's a half-inch thick stainless steel chainplate extending downwards ......<br />
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But by far the biggest change to aid the 'geriatrics' is what we've done with the control lines ....... Previously the single furling line ran along the toerail, but we've changed that so that both lines now run along the edge of the cabin top and are joined with the halyard for hoisting the mainsail ........ This "trio" disappears in separate PVC tubes into a tunnel ....... All nicely water-tight and cozy .....<br />
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And then the trio emerges from inside the cockpit backrest (photo on right) and pass through a rope clutch before rounding the mother of all winches and heading for our single electric winch .........This <b>electric winch</b> is the ultimate lifesaver ...... Two different speeds and we have both furling lines going there, the mainsail hoist going there, the mizzen hoist going there, and for lifting the dinghy motor to the rail bracket, we have the mizzen sheet going there ........ The electric winch needs a glorifying name ....... Let's try "perfecto" .... Oh, and we added some more wooden deckpads with winches and cleats for handling the genniker and the staysail sheets ...... The genniker is a huge billowing sail like a spinnaker but more controlled ....... And it has a sock ..... Getting way too technical here ....... O.K. ... I'll put a sock in it ......<br />
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We'll just take a flower break..... Every time we go to town in CULEBRA we see these magnificent frangipanis ..... Never get tired of them ...... And surprisingly, we go to town a lot........ Particularly now that we are into doing the plumbing repairs ...... And that includes going to the mainland on the ferry ......<br />
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Our 'big truck' dinghy has a leak in it and so we have to use the 'beemer' ....... Fun and games as we hit the open water in the bay, and just like a beemer, we have to fill her up at the local 'servo' ..... The only 'servo' I know where if you look down in the water you see blue coral growing ...... Have to take a picture of that to show you ..... Beautiful blue and so delicate ...... We really are in paradise .... And man, what a place to work in ........<br />
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Loading things up at the ferry terminal becomes a real challenge ........ "Let get one toilet hose inside the other and that should reduce the bulk "...... Fellow cruisers lend a hand ...... All the loose items go into plastic crates and the whole lot is strapped together on a dolly-cart including the new bathroom vanity counter, paper towels and sheets of starboard ....... Even discovered this 'little room' on the ferry behind a steel sliding door ..... Bet you could sleep in there peacefully for the trip across and stagger out all refreshed ...... Scare the living daylights out of somebody when you opened the door at the other end and walked out ....<br />
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I know this looks a mess, just like the bush fire bearing down on our anchorage, but eventually it will all work perfectly ...... The first winch (barely visible) is the genoa sheet winch and the second one from the bottom is the electric winch with buttons on the other side, that so the "Queen of Florida" can operate it with her foot ........ We moved the mainsheet track further aft and moved the bail on the boom also aft, so that we will be able to fully enclose the cockpit with a rain-free canvas cover while still being able to do all the line handling ....... The blue tape is where the mainsheet track used to be ....... All in the name of 'Geriatric Sailing Ecstasy' ........ The next winch along is for the mainsheet and then the genoa winch on starboard ..... It's just like driving a car really ....... <br />
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O.K. ....... Another flower break .................<br />
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Now 12v light bulbs come in various forms ........ But on 'SOUTHERN COMFORT' the lights at night are dismally dim ...... We've opted to make our own out of soft-white LEDs ....... Check this out ...........<br />
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Those little two-prong yellow circles contain 24 LEDs each........ Glue four of them onto a DVD with a little epoxy, solder the positives and the negatives and connect them to the 12v supply ...... Put the whole lot back in the original light fitting and 'Bob's your Uncle' ....... All of five dollars worth ..... The equivalent in a marine store will set you back close to $ 100 ............ And look at that light, even in broad daylight ...... Awesome ...... As you know LED uses up almost no electrical energy ...... They even make LED streetlights and CULEBRA had them installed a week or so ago .... The town is lit up like never before ................. You'll definitely be able to see CULEBRA on 'google-earth' the next time they do that night-time fly-over thing .....<br />
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Even this man working on getting the perfect finish on his slick racing sailboat in CULEBRA can probably do it at night ...... He has been at it for a while with lots of filler and lots of sanding ........... A real professional job ...... And just up the street are yellow flowers like this ...... Sheer natural perfection ...... Anyway, I've got to get back to work ...... There's a vanity to be ripped out and replaced and electric toilets to be installed, mirrors to be taken out and deck-wash pumps to be installed and ......... Lots more things to be done ..... More later ...... And if you are interested in making a life-style change and going cruising then "ARITA" is ready to go ...... Check it out at www.stthomasyachts.com and look under Classic John Alden ketch .... You too, could plan on never really retiring .......<br />
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My champion belt sanderer, "La Reina del Mar", in a sun-tanning bikini is hard at work on the "Lido" deck, although she fled when fellow cruisers arrived in the morning to cut up the two huge mirrors we had removed from down below .......... There were three of these big ones in the hallway separating the galley from the aft cabins ....... Another reason for putting in good lighting ...... I have a flattened nose as a result of walking into them in the semi-darkness....... Made use of the good pieces to replace other tarnished smaller mirrors ............ As you can tell, Mike is a professional glass cutter from Washington State here on holidays with his wife visiting 'Aussie' Paul and Lyn on the yacht "KIANA" out of Alaska ...... This renovation has endless jobs on the list .......... So we grab a professional every chance we get ......<br />
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Sometimes the sky just turns black and the rain comes thundering down but it never lasts long ........ It will be great when we get the sewing project behind us and the new bimini is up ........ Lots of stuff has been ordered and gets picked up from the Post Office that looks for all the world like some saloon out of the Wild West ..... Wait a minute .... It probably is ......<br />
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Of course back in CURACAO, work has continued too on Timo's enterprize ...... The former "BLUE MARLIN" has become the new "RED MARLIN" .......Filling and sanding the hull, and even the keel with its new bolts is ready for launching ....... Timo's plan is to drop the keel in the water, turn the hull over and float it over the top of the sunken keel and sort of 'attach it' ..... Stay connected for the next exciting chapter ...... The man's a first class champion ......<br />
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There is no stopping Timo and Annemieke in this radical yacht building venture, and if you should be lucky enough to be visiting CURACAO, go see them and take your hat off to them ....... But if you leave it too long, they may sail right by you ... And it won't be in the 1/10th scale model that Timo is pointing to either ......... <br />
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And we might as well finish with another floral tribute ....... 'Bouquets on trees' ready for the picking ...... Huge flowering trees ............<br />
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For an added bit of excitement and a 'spike in the blood pressure' we took all the freshly-cut mirror left-overs to town in the dinghy over a bouncy sea............. And tomorrow at 6AM daylight, we get on the ferry to the big island, rent a car, and race to meet up with a former college classmate of mine who is visiting San Juan ...... Haven't seen him or spoken to him in 45 years, so you might well ask ....... "So what's the rush?" ..........<br />
<br />Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-16913910607849802452012-03-26T19:08:00.048-04:002012-03-26T23:18:43.723-04:00OH, HOW TIME FLIES ....................<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv8H2eEq-dz30crrHCfZYRuieRokJEtOr-3hUm94hZS_eznBLZ76xWG6396GZ5TAyoqP1uNe1tSqniZ7BTxxogjt8sqeFeYmDf6ZB35wCMRCCIIPeih4Y1Ygz5bPcQIH2eb9EPjAg_vfI/s1600/IMGP0666.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv8H2eEq-dz30crrHCfZYRuieRokJEtOr-3hUm94hZS_eznBLZ76xWG6396GZ5TAyoqP1uNe1tSqniZ7BTxxogjt8sqeFeYmDf6ZB35wCMRCCIIPeih4Y1Ygz5bPcQIH2eb9EPjAg_vfI/s400/IMGP0666.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724376663145998082" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmVyeXllD7dgTncyW3XcbFqs-GfhEJ6QCdz2xr8emC5-tAI-a0DQW4O9af4FVh0sCMDw-66s3oBmSnChFh0PP6p0OUDoWzNHE7PvsWkzh7I7LFDsrCAAeV6bRZ5sAYhjn2hdl4yQDPXYA/s1600/CIMG0025+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmVyeXllD7dgTncyW3XcbFqs-GfhEJ6QCdz2xr8emC5-tAI-a0DQW4O9af4FVh0sCMDw-66s3oBmSnChFh0PP6p0OUDoWzNHE7PvsWkzh7I7LFDsrCAAeV6bRZ5sAYhjn2hdl4yQDPXYA/s400/CIMG0025+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724376173656325954" /></a><br /><br />March madness and another<span style="font-weight:bold;"> ST. PATRICK'S DAY</span> weekend is to be celebrated ....... We have about as much in common with a four-leaf clover as my son's Range Rover ....... Still there's no need not to participate on board the Irish Flagship "KUHELA" in Culebra, where Harry and Linda do it in style ....... Delightful couple .....Great hosts too ..... Always have been, always will be ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-7AxdUrWTrTwJNbnxowV6hCsHAFKNg7UgGE77DyYeqOkzBlfpLBDBgdmtz33TYr5qXsuuS_TDr4M8zIxsZ-aWzB9ynuVXp3rc1W4cypYD_QvhaMsXVTb77iEwAoVYQ4ilSH3LW1KRehJ/s1600/CIMG0016+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-7AxdUrWTrTwJNbnxowV6hCsHAFKNg7UgGE77DyYeqOkzBlfpLBDBgdmtz33TYr5qXsuuS_TDr4M8zIxsZ-aWzB9ynuVXp3rc1W4cypYD_QvhaMsXVTb77iEwAoVYQ4ilSH3LW1KRehJ/s400/CIMG0016+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724375744684857730" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FGzWXFeHNw5afdM4cwzOYxRTlntPnbMB_xl4AH6Dd7MoWfN3ZykJjGiV3eMZxNAbEr5K5SPk-usZxTBKila0Cw8_o69pjyRnY5b3bP6sNgHnRApOwQ53LjdTQFFpvT5EBoi6Mxtoosu6/s1600/CIMG0036+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FGzWXFeHNw5afdM4cwzOYxRTlntPnbMB_xl4AH6Dd7MoWfN3ZykJjGiV3eMZxNAbEr5K5SPk-usZxTBKila0Cw8_o69pjyRnY5b3bP6sNgHnRApOwQ53LjdTQFFpvT5EBoi6Mxtoosu6/s400/CIMG0036+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724375477203841362" /></a><br /><br />Days are spent somewhere near the bilge on "SOUTHERN COMFORT" replacing bits and pieces, like the pump room floor ...... And getting ready for the arrival of our washer/dryer, which will radically change our lives ....... Finding a laundry on shore and getting the washing done has always been a 'challenge' because the Caribbean islands have normally a very limited water supply ..... We have suddenly realized that exactly a year ago we were in ANTIGUA and Barbuda, and life was very different .............<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9smYO2tzoEmUkGILQm5PWKSn8Am1qjsX-GBDe6WJrnLsfaUKSZU6O5m3rVsC65XTUBoGaAl63nqLxBJTAeyjdDr5kSF0uVVk7y_eGmzL9lyS-sVb_IMx1AcmuofHDBhZcvSFocsYTH5Lr/s1600/IMGP0716.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9smYO2tzoEmUkGILQm5PWKSn8Am1qjsX-GBDe6WJrnLsfaUKSZU6O5m3rVsC65XTUBoGaAl63nqLxBJTAeyjdDr5kSF0uVVk7y_eGmzL9lyS-sVb_IMx1AcmuofHDBhZcvSFocsYTH5Lr/s400/IMGP0716.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724374504909054450" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0T_QFldsyj2l1bc4gVGFY94hj_RVbuwCRM13zj8LmwmUY-4GZPIUxz7-7yOin1m6j1QpkB2FIgxuxRtkcjDQRoxT9b105yf0aMPNal-sq2SEGVfjc4mhK7s23wDfoRG8VLBytP0yInAws/s1600/IMGP0712.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0T_QFldsyj2l1bc4gVGFY94hj_RVbuwCRM13zj8LmwmUY-4GZPIUxz7-7yOin1m6j1QpkB2FIgxuxRtkcjDQRoxT9b105yf0aMPNal-sq2SEGVfjc4mhK7s23wDfoRG8VLBytP0yInAws/s400/IMGP0712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724373708803896418" /></a><br /><br />The "Queen of Florida" is now a grandmother, and I'm officially a senior citizen ......... We need to pass over these facts real quick ........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMNf209Q7Le892CW3RZl7l9TVditeVzVyTSADx0tQkxHbMoocNHfcIhaEtK5bNUC37VvOJEmxPGK7plTqCUe0SRK6qpiM_KQZg5kinkqFzqBv-PLvs6qgBkFZ7Rzvl8O4hSzJVZAaTugm/s1600/IMGP0702.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMNf209Q7Le892CW3RZl7l9TVditeVzVyTSADx0tQkxHbMoocNHfcIhaEtK5bNUC37VvOJEmxPGK7plTqCUe0SRK6qpiM_KQZg5kinkqFzqBv-PLvs6qgBkFZ7Rzvl8O4hSzJVZAaTugm/s400/IMGP0702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724373106015566994" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcrpTS9GrzFOk3iQ5uEgrQnV4hsJmmx02YbV7ReDf3SHSvRVqgnviqmzuMYqLcAi6NGHupsAgMEmZrF8nUbpGcQG3JdeAZCfHwupnc7q3OCMQrXivlaG6IZXbwNor0-tFKVx4hwCeHUPX/s1600/IMGP0704.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcrpTS9GrzFOk3iQ5uEgrQnV4hsJmmx02YbV7ReDf3SHSvRVqgnviqmzuMYqLcAi6NGHupsAgMEmZrF8nUbpGcQG3JdeAZCfHwupnc7q3OCMQrXivlaG6IZXbwNor0-tFKVx4hwCeHUPX/s400/IMGP0704.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724372703509159250" /></a><br /><br />ANTIGUA was beautiful and the anchorages all round the island were perfect ..... We will never forget that 11 miles of pink sandy beach on BARBUDA with barely a footprint on it, nor the majestic remains of the colonial era in English Harbour ....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaqQEw3KmWDN9nOY5vvDgIfr8EHSFjcfrKyHl5-wKwOOjYGsdQ8LttiQnYVeM9hDi5UcVCchy6BanzGBBkXIQ8iBubLZZBw7v3Cr-y0w3Fefn5oLKpbZHdLyDHdL7IVu2VmQy0v0nMuv0/s1600/IMGP0699.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaqQEw3KmWDN9nOY5vvDgIfr8EHSFjcfrKyHl5-wKwOOjYGsdQ8LttiQnYVeM9hDi5UcVCchy6BanzGBBkXIQ8iBubLZZBw7v3Cr-y0w3Fefn5oLKpbZHdLyDHdL7IVu2VmQy0v0nMuv0/s400/IMGP0699.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724372357886932450" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybWlQNlWWfpQmWn5SHhj9hK8AoyCTUV8V2nXdu7MaKhhpGo_6KXg4Z7uMaB2A_fv4hy55vRIqYZy7tdrYgacZchLMK8UX1SewQebAtt5sSr9ZOhJ9XElLa1QCg6H1_pIuL3QlECfQFtni/s1600/IMGP0671.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybWlQNlWWfpQmWn5SHhj9hK8AoyCTUV8V2nXdu7MaKhhpGo_6KXg4Z7uMaB2A_fv4hy55vRIqYZy7tdrYgacZchLMK8UX1SewQebAtt5sSr9ZOhJ9XElLa1QCg6H1_pIuL3QlECfQFtni/s400/IMGP0671.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724371768871683714" /></a><br /><br />Memories abound in that realm of " The beauty of it all " .........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYke8m0FC-dxaC_eYQTqm8ltTkhxq9DBCn_aajZQfpcg0eiDsnpfb0PwpwY4sYfRUiM5kDn1POddLcT5nLk-6AGfgfWQmiXzd5aqKvFT6DzHb-RKGGrsgQn7PmhPI-76rQx3_p6jcj_W23/s1600/IMGP0675.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYke8m0FC-dxaC_eYQTqm8ltTkhxq9DBCn_aajZQfpcg0eiDsnpfb0PwpwY4sYfRUiM5kDn1POddLcT5nLk-6AGfgfWQmiXzd5aqKvFT6DzHb-RKGGrsgQn7PmhPI-76rQx3_p6jcj_W23/s400/IMGP0675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724371138999792690" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8JaApxogiUasnSbpfRK-zfSh-YYCTcKeHILP3f-awv3urCv4oLwXvEbNyBjnbSoFSCuOMWBvDxQwDEPNR5U5EfD0c7NpY4nGtsUeDa6LGEGyJj8IT4mO5b_20MlC_zicAZ4vlhVvj9_j/s1600/IMGP0686.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8JaApxogiUasnSbpfRK-zfSh-YYCTcKeHILP3f-awv3urCv4oLwXvEbNyBjnbSoFSCuOMWBvDxQwDEPNR5U5EfD0c7NpY4nGtsUeDa6LGEGyJj8IT4mO5b_20MlC_zicAZ4vlhVvj9_j/s400/IMGP0686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724370542318959634" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6WE00SGjKYKyQ0n5_E5Vi4MPoH1o3iILvDUeOs_GOghyphenhyphentgQRmXBu7kgj_lNL_IoydY2jdyorbtb4zMhWNKYGUbma6pC4VYo1J0pnm_zADdvCrLSUNklUivzQKL4WduJ1G1EZJTcnxNdn/s1600/IMGP0676.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6WE00SGjKYKyQ0n5_E5Vi4MPoH1o3iILvDUeOs_GOghyphenhyphentgQRmXBu7kgj_lNL_IoydY2jdyorbtb4zMhWNKYGUbma6pC4VYo1J0pnm_zADdvCrLSUNklUivzQKL4WduJ1G1EZJTcnxNdn/s400/IMGP0676.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724369888221628050" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUh_1_YGXznDUoHSFXVGKIINs-YHSl2BlnkGOu6eoH9DkrWLIp_mn6kCibV6tnpviVtMi55AKIqe9or4mXrPHZ8ftfyoaoMWjx0S3gJmOvkWi_E_b2xIrWe_laHWJoid1a6gRrBRn17tGT/s1600/IMGP0660.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUh_1_YGXznDUoHSFXVGKIINs-YHSl2BlnkGOu6eoH9DkrWLIp_mn6kCibV6tnpviVtMi55AKIqe9or4mXrPHZ8ftfyoaoMWjx0S3gJmOvkWi_E_b2xIrWe_laHWJoid1a6gRrBRn17tGT/s400/IMGP0660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724369414422374946" /></a><br /><br />We stayed on to see the Classic Yacht Regatta and were joined by many of our friends like Mark and Willie from the Yacht "LIAHONA" ..... That Regatta was a World-class event with spectacular entries ....... Elegance of a past era 'On Parade' ......<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-xG0T-sibReYLK1AdLHn1lf4mUMOwk5HUkYbN4H0AMQt1HFNZI01U-aV1sby2Xj8cVALTQqHlKlNe7aLQxLeoAw9HhRQt4hKwDM2J5tmGIxKhc326IQl80XYVDlSuWKnRs_CP_n5zEF8/s1600/IMGP0649.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-xG0T-sibReYLK1AdLHn1lf4mUMOwk5HUkYbN4H0AMQt1HFNZI01U-aV1sby2Xj8cVALTQqHlKlNe7aLQxLeoAw9HhRQt4hKwDM2J5tmGIxKhc326IQl80XYVDlSuWKnRs_CP_n5zEF8/s400/IMGP0649.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724368927817492322" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d66OgA1OKT2CRifqikdlFdfdvY4vSZGg41wUXikuCD9BjL2v2doslG9ZMqpQDlc2Yg93N5jLh0TppzRiWdtFbGFsQpckevTMAKaaqCfEzk6PhAkEN51hPesZlRRSeFsOXlqI2zVVMB_x/s1600/2012-rc600-falmouth-harbour-night-tw.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d66OgA1OKT2CRifqikdlFdfdvY4vSZGg41wUXikuCD9BjL2v2doslG9ZMqpQDlc2Yg93N5jLh0TppzRiWdtFbGFsQpckevTMAKaaqCfEzk6PhAkEN51hPesZlRRSeFsOXlqI2zVVMB_x/s400/2012-rc600-falmouth-harbour-night-tw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724368361039446034" /></a><br /><br />We met Bev and John on the schooner "AMOEBA" who had lost an engine and spent worrying days importing a new one from the States ....... And therein lies the challenge that we all face .... We may be in Paradise, but when it goes wrong, it normally goes drastically wrong ...... Anything that we can fix ourselves would not be called 'wrong' ...... That would be called 'normal' .... And like champions, John and Bev overcame those difficulties and sailed away eventually to Nova Scotia, CANADA ........ That night shot of English Harbour is sort of "borrowed" .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UHBvu9AuKQxVY-nAPnpfoaORfvcxqzXNLW13un_iWk5WXdaF_b4DvbUcc_ai9wVCy6wOzFgJcolJOyKGtugBuAuaGjlFJu-VjbHxUV5K9iNZz4VaI8Ag8O3ONDadM7Nf-JJmL5pq1fN0/s1600/P1010240.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UHBvu9AuKQxVY-nAPnpfoaORfvcxqzXNLW13un_iWk5WXdaF_b4DvbUcc_ai9wVCy6wOzFgJcolJOyKGtugBuAuaGjlFJu-VjbHxUV5K9iNZz4VaI8Ag8O3ONDadM7Nf-JJmL5pq1fN0/s400/P1010240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724368180220692626" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH99v6xC9OLDL-32_6aFDbmEyoTXq_pEtYoczUuJCf8lmAePV0XbeuqJy-2p3nQkooi96v1Qn7e6cJBz8b76uVrkhP6s-Ns4TpU65jkpCX_wVjNQKXgPTIu6Nl4rA3OnM4TEVWW03b0bYC/s1600/P1010239.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH99v6xC9OLDL-32_6aFDbmEyoTXq_pEtYoczUuJCf8lmAePV0XbeuqJy-2p3nQkooi96v1Qn7e6cJBz8b76uVrkhP6s-Ns4TpU65jkpCX_wVjNQKXgPTIu6Nl4rA3OnM4TEVWW03b0bYC/s400/P1010239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724367954683223202" /></a><br /><br />Now this is at the other end of what might be called ...."challenges" ........ The yacht hit a well marked reef in Virgin Gorda where we worked on "SOUTHERN COMFORT", and sank instantly ...... Rescue salvage arrived within hours and had her re-floated and lifted out of the water .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFzZz5SeYoGgP1n6-CPNCSyGvqgRHDF0dD4eFm3GUs0ScDKFi5_LM4VLVTktlixBgEw31BFGkh2xLTV7WjR24LXDmCSw3HHt_x46P42QlHAShAzNGJVqFxme0k6dxFuePs-VKSqn8pu1A/s1600/P1010238.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFzZz5SeYoGgP1n6-CPNCSyGvqgRHDF0dD4eFm3GUs0ScDKFi5_LM4VLVTktlixBgEw31BFGkh2xLTV7WjR24LXDmCSw3HHt_x46P42QlHAShAzNGJVqFxme0k6dxFuePs-VKSqn8pu1A/s400/P1010238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724367593007499394" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAeJX5szlWukZ4mHEUc-ClaX7nF72VqLLadXjLLmH8gIUlmgS46Y-gAh8uQjbc3q_2GsoKei-jET2108j_DWTW5LtVOsa5R3-VAV-gU_M6BkixnKpBsWXer-toXM0Rpi4kiWzv7w8QjKJ/s1600/CIMG2272.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAeJX5szlWukZ4mHEUc-ClaX7nF72VqLLadXjLLmH8gIUlmgS46Y-gAh8uQjbc3q_2GsoKei-jET2108j_DWTW5LtVOsa5R3-VAV-gU_M6BkixnKpBsWXer-toXM0Rpi4kiWzv7w8QjKJ/s400/CIMG2272.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724367151442192274" /></a><br /><br />The forty-something ketch was dried out right alongside our new yacht in the boatyard, and we watched in sheer amazement when sometime later a couple of guys slapped on fibreglass and filler despite the lead keel hanging out of the bottom, and in four days flat she was re-launched, sold and towed away ...... The new owners bought her for $US 20.00, being equal to the stamp duty on the contract ..... The 'meter is running' when you have a boat on-the-hard in a boat yard, and letting it go for 'ziltch' is a much better option than to procrastinate over an action plan....... Challenges alright ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgN-zL1CF4jZLuiZKP620Re7squuha886iUgCW5lBwkQgJvGVOzlvp6SmfuBUHM8vY4ZJ_Ykr0Ksm5qHtApQWf4T2JEdfrzaIuRbGUiNvkfZbxBnBW7rEhXmA8vaBD3RguWZKuSGmzsMB/s1600/P1000272.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgN-zL1CF4jZLuiZKP620Re7squuha886iUgCW5lBwkQgJvGVOzlvp6SmfuBUHM8vY4ZJ_Ykr0Ksm5qHtApQWf4T2JEdfrzaIuRbGUiNvkfZbxBnBW7rEhXmA8vaBD3RguWZKuSGmzsMB/s400/P1000272.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724361586833456402" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-RdNtZfRG3KhVJtFlGS9T4KL5Cf5ZzfgIuDA3AaFLWjRFBAh0Y27p-o3ytkKODZb3ekaoc3Euu2zR6wy7YHsEO6RgD2UViR6COCcRnwVZsS6gB9rxkkzWEWlfItG_8RdsAKeEQrThMJE/s1600/P1000281.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-RdNtZfRG3KhVJtFlGS9T4KL5Cf5ZzfgIuDA3AaFLWjRFBAh0Y27p-o3ytkKODZb3ekaoc3Euu2zR6wy7YHsEO6RgD2UViR6COCcRnwVZsS6gB9rxkkzWEWlfItG_8RdsAKeEQrThMJE/s400/P1000281.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724361434460641906" /></a><br /><br />Which brings us full circle to our buddy TIMO, back in Curacao for whom the 'challenge' is all in a day's work ...... The hull is now completed and coated in epoxy resin ...... She is now towed back to his floating workshop by hand ...... After all, the water there is only about four feet deep ...... Now that's what's called "cost-effective" transport ....... Check out TIMO's tow-line ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknknqi4dITO9JXIyp_HYqustBzHWHVbCwx0rcxr-g2G_0mjxdvxpktpGs4U3E9APX9pndCKcRqgW4anybj77bRNz-1hfpHA6J680VxLmSX1w_ZzChwAlz8pd7HieUhMcBiJw9tw2I_-nJ/s1600/P1000282.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknknqi4dITO9JXIyp_HYqustBzHWHVbCwx0rcxr-g2G_0mjxdvxpktpGs4U3E9APX9pndCKcRqgW4anybj77bRNz-1hfpHA6J680VxLmSX1w_ZzChwAlz8pd7HieUhMcBiJw9tw2I_-nJ/s400/P1000282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724360617937893922" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqDQkaHvTIdECZf_sZkKBO7uIoRcxn2Jd7MKuBayxsmRzVSQmZvrfZd5-UKQZuEfnFAiAaHcToqIkP1cTR1IL1hEDziRZIrHfXb0R4CHhB4NxOtqQe7ksvJRq82nuagw5CGgyghgo-v7n/s1600/P1000275.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqDQkaHvTIdECZf_sZkKBO7uIoRcxn2Jd7MKuBayxsmRzVSQmZvrfZd5-UKQZuEfnFAiAaHcToqIkP1cTR1IL1hEDziRZIrHfXb0R4CHhB4NxOtqQe7ksvJRq82nuagw5CGgyghgo-v7n/s400/P1000275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724360480444993186" /></a><br /><br />He really is incredible if you look back to the days of that simple flotation platform, or even further back when he told us of his plan to replace the lost yacht "Blue Marlin" ..... For most of us this would be an extreme 'challenge' and for TIMO it's just 'a piece of cake' ......... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJHNy2EWKdzEETDNS9A8EiXorHNT7IBXBuDBb2UuRJFiEQUYVcgZWsVXDjpl5alloXX4OUgMX-Ynd1r9mMINM5n1j5a-e2dcg3ON5UuEPPAuwDrbLVDxqGXLF5aVsK3Tb29Zf9y7cdyOu/s1600/IMGP0128.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJHNy2EWKdzEETDNS9A8EiXorHNT7IBXBuDBb2UuRJFiEQUYVcgZWsVXDjpl5alloXX4OUgMX-Ynd1r9mMINM5n1j5a-e2dcg3ON5UuEPPAuwDrbLVDxqGXLF5aVsK3Tb29Zf9y7cdyOu/s400/IMGP0128.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724360204291682386" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ua6sM0hb1xkVT1rDHjlbNjb_TIrHvlD8dxI0nsbbvAtZN2tuqzHre6fxBfqOcbnO2pc5mD8QcFrGVgTWYo8tkOD2d3B49Wrx9SziRC0bcj30VALo-vKiLX6PA04vmfsQswm26YKAExow/s1600/IMGP0654.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ua6sM0hb1xkVT1rDHjlbNjb_TIrHvlD8dxI0nsbbvAtZN2tuqzHre6fxBfqOcbnO2pc5mD8QcFrGVgTWYo8tkOD2d3B49Wrx9SziRC0bcj30VALo-vKiLX6PA04vmfsQswm26YKAExow/s400/IMGP0654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724359500596545650" /></a><br /><br />So sticking with this "CHALLENGE" thing, here's a wooden sloop on the left that needs absolutely nothing ....... While on the right, we saw the schooner "ASTOR" in Antigua which had split its mizzen mast ........ That's the same as splitting a sizable bank roll ....... Hurts real bad ....... "ASTOR" was built in 1923 in Scotland, and is 86 feet long ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6claSxyscxYuT9OybuyI1i-hQlpRG89b1-xzv3kzpv5dfhRjWQ9Yk5pTGlou4LSaXGEH9lC1fOFpSaiR0QHfZvQEWnChRk6EYMHw5L0bvWnkLk28iocme2ORf9bKEF1K_bQ0MEudM7Um/s1600/IMGP0057.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6claSxyscxYuT9OybuyI1i-hQlpRG89b1-xzv3kzpv5dfhRjWQ9Yk5pTGlou4LSaXGEH9lC1fOFpSaiR0QHfZvQEWnChRk6EYMHw5L0bvWnkLk28iocme2ORf9bKEF1K_bQ0MEudM7Um/s400/IMGP0057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724359075825322962" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqra3ZURkrjJIXDnrtDoLKQPsrvg6bZWxFJSvuRBmqB6zlUOR9ZC51TraNX5Sg7rFTo1rQijXYf53JxdgOLxu2Kb7NmB66MfYOUiEqJJTekoddUDCnbz9y07bSYD17z62RkoqaNrrC-Mq5/s1600/IMGP0062.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqra3ZURkrjJIXDnrtDoLKQPsrvg6bZWxFJSvuRBmqB6zlUOR9ZC51TraNX5Sg7rFTo1rQijXYf53JxdgOLxu2Kb7NmB66MfYOUiEqJJTekoddUDCnbz9y07bSYD17z62RkoqaNrrC-Mq5/s400/IMGP0062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724358815840722466" /></a><br /><br />So you see, our own 'challenges' back in CULEBRA, are really nothing to speak of ..... We have arranged for SEARS to deliver the newly purchased washer/dryer to the ferry terminal in FAJARDO on the mainland of PUERTO RICO between 10.30 and 12.00 ....... Well anyway it arrives at 1.30 .. No big deal ...... We wheel it onto the ferry and off at the other end in CULEBRA and then to the dinghy dock .........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYXRqkskRi-8A2Ml3MQfNw-q02x6xYTWFRrKnPzo6UlIzL3-yC45OA8HNNq1jmNpt_Ha59QfOR-HMnDyIup_NsShtAeICZDYpyCWj0OsB8ZYVTwU8fQ2GfyA0QmmnYxeUcC3xpSNiOon3/s1600/DSC_0238.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYXRqkskRi-8A2Ml3MQfNw-q02x6xYTWFRrKnPzo6UlIzL3-yC45OA8HNNq1jmNpt_Ha59QfOR-HMnDyIup_NsShtAeICZDYpyCWj0OsB8ZYVTwU8fQ2GfyA0QmmnYxeUcC3xpSNiOon3/s400/DSC_0238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724357851508161746" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrCI2bdoda9dQcGic__vWF_wWPfzqojaC21mzomDRZhsw2qv4ENTCv0IXVbUkACQDk_E8p-IgLZdQyLIV6lWkp1ZtIMNZl_Bj7BVY4rYlCfJCGaN_Mpi6HD6t8PrwQMn1EbgmDoC0tUKs/s1600/CIMG0031+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrCI2bdoda9dQcGic__vWF_wWPfzqojaC21mzomDRZhsw2qv4ENTCv0IXVbUkACQDk_E8p-IgLZdQyLIV6lWkp1ZtIMNZl_Bj7BVY4rYlCfJCGaN_Mpi6HD6t8PrwQMn1EbgmDoC0tUKs/s400/CIMG0031+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724357614234033682" /></a><br /><br />Hoist it up with the mizzen boom and the mizzen sheet on "SOUTHERN COMFORT"....... A couple of friends stop by to give a helping hand, and in no time at all we are all several sheets to the wind ...... You see what we mean by the "challenges" .......<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LVYGff5wtJWMYEqRG0q_hThyh59eRKV3Xu58sOIrXJd0Pc5IT6qTGbIrCnhy1NvNOJv_bCGS3zUHxRIBGHYyZeeo750qC8AwEJEy3AG1ZygKgVWJ2IBhYqf4yvkqkoLQ8cZvd8hZtNYo/s1600/CIMG0022+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LVYGff5wtJWMYEqRG0q_hThyh59eRKV3Xu58sOIrXJd0Pc5IT6qTGbIrCnhy1NvNOJv_bCGS3zUHxRIBGHYyZeeo750qC8AwEJEy3AG1ZygKgVWJ2IBhYqf4yvkqkoLQ8cZvd8hZtNYo/s400/CIMG0022+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724355312341285474" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RsWVu8iZrhNgrUV47zCtg5XyGSjON919yFKoc78AKsy_pqoZbPtKfS-IEoL98f7lBxq-0rymMcAiVg3WJLVm78CJ1al1-RN1u8OgM37CyFziiqSrO5ZmXwg9qpruiEwT2Y1_PEp1As0c/s1600/IMGP0049.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RsWVu8iZrhNgrUV47zCtg5XyGSjON919yFKoc78AKsy_pqoZbPtKfS-IEoL98f7lBxq-0rymMcAiVg3WJLVm78CJ1al1-RN1u8OgM37CyFziiqSrO5ZmXwg9qpruiEwT2Y1_PEp1As0c/s400/IMGP0049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724356227650893282" /></a><br /><br />The plan is simple ...... Cut a hole in the cockpit floor ..... Cut the side of the bunk beneath it, and hinge it ........ Cut the wall of the middle cabin's head out, together with its door ....... Those spots in the photo are pieces of flying sawdust ..... Then go on deck and separate the washer from the dryer ....... Drop each unit down separately, put them back together again, and "Bob's your Uncle" ...........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0DvaxipBhF2h6Zqau9mzLHd-LRxyDBmYYidK8eBnlRCOywiV8hMJ3WrI1LbMnqWpb3yGfkzD7CEkxdT_kqZycprkDpTDvKIC7soY551UOsM-R5XQ0lMWdnRB_k9LgbZQDlS7iVN2z1Q0/s1600/CIMG0041+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0DvaxipBhF2h6Zqau9mzLHd-LRxyDBmYYidK8eBnlRCOywiV8hMJ3WrI1LbMnqWpb3yGfkzD7CEkxdT_kqZycprkDpTDvKIC7soY551UOsM-R5XQ0lMWdnRB_k9LgbZQDlS7iVN2z1Q0/s400/CIMG0041+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724353942338763090" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7-Njtowm1p2TgH4GaWJAsui65HQh5cwS2b3360kIRDrLlhhhl3OdtwbMk3Ipv4QoBszfwvgiIJR-Qpy60BiM0HfIBBnf9xn9vkoF6m8Ve_Tc_QrVqONP53ngu9sjluUykzgWU8lIy7wV/s1600/CIMG0045.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7-Njtowm1p2TgH4GaWJAsui65HQh5cwS2b3360kIRDrLlhhhl3OdtwbMk3Ipv4QoBszfwvgiIJR-Qpy60BiM0HfIBBnf9xn9vkoF6m8Ve_Tc_QrVqONP53ngu9sjluUykzgWU8lIy7wV/s400/CIMG0045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724352928913708978" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"O.K. ...... So far so good!" ........<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76fsrj_Ho1mjB19PkL8fDPATRRa-wVnldOkmultCY4XCjO5-VD7FDZzD-wnHb7w6GoXpDu7cXYCUOJDR_KrVlINu2NMXcpan6DnvBM2nV-zUJtXsh29tCc_AQ46yxgOjgXZR6W35ozQia/s1600/CIMG0048.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76fsrj_Ho1mjB19PkL8fDPATRRa-wVnldOkmultCY4XCjO5-VD7FDZzD-wnHb7w6GoXpDu7cXYCUOJDR_KrVlINu2NMXcpan6DnvBM2nV-zUJtXsh29tCc_AQ46yxgOjgXZR6W35ozQia/s400/CIMG0048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724352605111711538" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KJadCPJtdQdXiNd1AWCucMdMNcXcLsnMEhGechhOsfPRPBl6XUizOXSu2AZFlXlubllCpu6X6YluzQbZxP9HFxIrE_DbzEAzuYGvO51qLd5-w5LAmaIwYAmVGzqgAoJkkv2K0040gG0H/s1600/CIMG0053.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KJadCPJtdQdXiNd1AWCucMdMNcXcLsnMEhGechhOsfPRPBl6XUizOXSu2AZFlXlubllCpu6X6YluzQbZxP9HFxIrE_DbzEAzuYGvO51qLd5-w5LAmaIwYAmVGzqgAoJkkv2K0040gG0H/s400/CIMG0053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724352323888607282" /></a><br /><br />Now having re-assembled both pieces in no space at all, I need to get out from behind it and that becomes the 'challenge' ....... Even after taking the top off the washer there is just not enough space ...... Like a dying rat behind a wall, I will eventually get thin, I guess ..... As you can see I did get out ..... My heart was racing so fast it clear burst out of my T-shirt .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaq_j3I97QxlbrjCmC_tQrcS3IophYn6tG-kSP_7SwiwzPN8ERwOizhqLWh6UcDDYj5SM6s2STJO_klFJMl-UptNRkmn0f5G2nEsY7uq-BYhDyLcA-vpy-mMlmhFRC-EsD3_WnNd0qLgfM/s1600/CIMG0055.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaq_j3I97QxlbrjCmC_tQrcS3IophYn6tG-kSP_7SwiwzPN8ERwOizhqLWh6UcDDYj5SM6s2STJO_klFJMl-UptNRkmn0f5G2nEsY7uq-BYhDyLcA-vpy-mMlmhFRC-EsD3_WnNd0qLgfM/s400/CIMG0055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724351903030792514" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKFYrsY08azwZ_8bekT3xYufNsAoOC6cAon3jwZxqq9vTphCKs16zqCXgnepuNc1A7UCzDvZ71elwbUw0Uv5b4DG-aJaAGTJu3l9IK77Os156SesM4U9Uv6mvVjF0o340_AxiyOBlhc3P/s1600/CIMG0056+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKFYrsY08azwZ_8bekT3xYufNsAoOC6cAon3jwZxqq9vTphCKs16zqCXgnepuNc1A7UCzDvZ71elwbUw0Uv5b4DG-aJaAGTJu3l9IK77Os156SesM4U9Uv6mvVjF0o340_AxiyOBlhc3P/s400/CIMG0056+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724351031791689234" /></a><br /><br />And <span style="font-weight:bold;">" VOILA "</span> ...... We have a washer/dryer in place and the wall with the door will go back into place .... When the door is open the dryer door will open easily ...... Now here is something that our beautiful "ARITA" never had ..... <span style="font-weight:bold;">A LAUNDRY CENTRE</span> ..... Though she does have a very warm lounge ...... That means 'saloon' for you nautical types .......<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-<br />shTwvGFU7ZI/T3D6sjJa4WI/AAAAAAAAcIk/x38duIeRp2A/s1600/CIMG0057%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-57bN3KFxSFSxBaQEDXQ-xEXnPnlEvZBU6tWSOdcSIKdl-52fBacwfxnVHZr13KHrI4n0Vau9LBqJhvAwSS7fidUaQsrAaZ00O9WVNKKWPFT_9us2BNhAeNEbcdjrKBe9_tNSZDOd1Bm/s400/CIMG0057+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724350769643839842" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKreXXj0yaTqzKCB_DtIoMX6Zw7BsvbFaAknvZ2c34ZRMdVkiPe1fIM4cP_uC6tkgNShnqIqIgC4bic5EBD6feJQnEnCpP1PYZjrALEDCzbHUZYXHUSNm6Pbltw_3osOHFBK3gNFbEKmSf/s1600/CIMG0060+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKreXXj0yaTqzKCB_DtIoMX6Zw7BsvbFaAknvZ2c34ZRMdVkiPe1fIM4cP_uC6tkgNShnqIqIgC4bic5EBD6feJQnEnCpP1PYZjrALEDCzbHUZYXHUSNm6Pbltw_3osOHFBK3gNFbEKmSf/s400/CIMG0060+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724350473330024338" /></a><br /><br />Hard to part with, our awesome Classic ketch, but hopefully a new owner will love her as much as we do ...... That's ARITA's galley and head ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-IGpwBVoXMv55E_Cs7kM6A6cP6JQ6MTX1aMTKGtuu4oNm6mqmB5GGtKB68iGbCHFedV6V9kbpoaTXyvpQYJ7hyphenhyphenYZc02I-pQrVRMo8z6X7VLyNKslFhG25nDMeyVViBm0zh2NT9jU7YFE/s1600/CIMG0064+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-IGpwBVoXMv55E_Cs7kM6A6cP6JQ6MTX1aMTKGtuu4oNm6mqmB5GGtKB68iGbCHFedV6V9kbpoaTXyvpQYJ7hyphenhyphenYZc02I-pQrVRMo8z6X7VLyNKslFhG25nDMeyVViBm0zh2NT9jU7YFE/s400/CIMG0064+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724350154533902146" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGT9TFTypZEI9G71lfixgP_ouY2RWjgDXI8e6dFZq_BHCwKX6O3vlVt2rCk-UMjLP8jVcdO0RlnJPIDuXbP0A51OWUafC3TfghImPeEvkLGiP0VpLmtqCn2vH6EjC5UKRIJV4Cixf5o-H/s1600/CIMG0068.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGT9TFTypZEI9G71lfixgP_ouY2RWjgDXI8e6dFZq_BHCwKX6O3vlVt2rCk-UMjLP8jVcdO0RlnJPIDuXbP0A51OWUafC3TfghImPeEvkLGiP0VpLmtqCn2vH6EjC5UKRIJV4Cixf5o-H/s400/CIMG0068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724349793498138178" /></a><br /><br />That's the passage on ARITA from the front cabin, past the head, the hanging closet, the middle cabin and the galley, to the lounge ...... And so we've come full circle back to KUHELA, where young Harry prepares 'Mimosas and eggs Benedict' in honour of young Linda's birthday ........ In all of that Harry was not 'challenged' at all ....He's a natural in the galley .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP-Qmpm4_2nvMzDF2sa5IHRygGrI6U8iRo4ox0KY2HKBjlvEs7-n5js9kOE5JJHcI2MtQ6hjbdgqvlSxqjnm7VRmAFXmsO0zaKMKD2AVAPDrez4-XWZ7mOrcQFMAuDrH7JW4Xy3jjpVfd/s1600/CIMG0038+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP-Qmpm4_2nvMzDF2sa5IHRygGrI6U8iRo4ox0KY2HKBjlvEs7-n5js9kOE5JJHcI2MtQ6hjbdgqvlSxqjnm7VRmAFXmsO0zaKMKD2AVAPDrez4-XWZ7mOrcQFMAuDrH7JW4Xy3jjpVfd/s400/CIMG0038+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724348449755987090" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGDzQWJk_NkL_W0DMvZfOTes9fVwID7XdYRzXBx7IRdEubtfLUZd5Qa1CVjG0d3CRtkowsRSYpKtQVgm6Bes6LqsJnRI8a6DQe-G21I3wpgOeXHWt3lWZPcJ7m69HxYrDrBNa3iwuCEWX/s1600/CIMG0037+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGDzQWJk_NkL_W0DMvZfOTes9fVwID7XdYRzXBx7IRdEubtfLUZd5Qa1CVjG0d3CRtkowsRSYpKtQVgm6Bes6LqsJnRI8a6DQe-G21I3wpgOeXHWt3lWZPcJ7m69HxYrDrBNa3iwuCEWX/s400/CIMG0037+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724348141869895618" /></a><br /><br />O.K. ....... That's enough about "challenges" ...... Here are some mango flowers trying to become baby mangoes ........ These are about the size of golf balls .....<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTHnAP68Td9N4LunWx_P9h1IbryF3FqnyvB_-kJ-kksoSQ1yQm1xwTGnO1cSiHSMD2mlgmR0hky71x02bv1ebe8nUImJDf-OPhQJdWz2KR0sVjmsdPpyq2CAwsZKZV5FNQxSYwvq0gPji/s1600/CIMG0070+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTHnAP68Td9N4LunWx_P9h1IbryF3FqnyvB_-kJ-kksoSQ1yQm1xwTGnO1cSiHSMD2mlgmR0hky71x02bv1ebe8nUImJDf-OPhQJdWz2KR0sVjmsdPpyq2CAwsZKZV5FNQxSYwvq0gPji/s400/CIMG0070+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724347723771034786" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRs-PS5rqJAgdnKzhNQlBLqhmmzeT17wm2HFxKbv0IQ1JiAeuMWWENlt1iW9wUJFj7LELNa9bS9sulAj7avvrigNMtVaeVEd6cK1mDs0YyIt8BkrW4PhqYZUvnk3v2dPpHi3ZmRDj_Wzti/s1600/CIMG0015+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRs-PS5rqJAgdnKzhNQlBLqhmmzeT17wm2HFxKbv0IQ1JiAeuMWWENlt1iW9wUJFj7LELNa9bS9sulAj7avvrigNMtVaeVEd6cK1mDs0YyIt8BkrW4PhqYZUvnk3v2dPpHi3ZmRDj_Wzti/s400/CIMG0015+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724347281277775618" /></a><br /><br />Not hard to tell who the birthday girl is, is it now? ........ On an entirely different note,..... Does it not seem strange to you the length some people go to in order to cut the slightest bit of mold off a piece of cheese, only to then go out and buy a pound of 'blue' cheese ...... Or this handle I picked up going round and round on the luggage carousel at the airport ...... Just the handle by itself ....... Really does make you laugh at life on the planet .......Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-12260667830692787022012-03-10T11:24:00.058-05:002012-03-11T15:35:46.984-04:00THAT HUGE SCARY LEAP FORWARD ...................<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4Ff9SZxfSdju27jAqy7ZpbFvRooZkoIiteTtvx84P-LPYJaXL_eTXkLoWRsK7Sxl0Z26StMfueYzutb75J8jcLlHOAhXdHEIDhjetr-4hjPn4DgK0IfWjIUYYykevDrt6BXysJzJLjLw/s1600/CIMG2323.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4Ff9SZxfSdju27jAqy7ZpbFvRooZkoIiteTtvx84P-LPYJaXL_eTXkLoWRsK7Sxl0Z26StMfueYzutb75J8jcLlHOAhXdHEIDhjetr-4hjPn4DgK0IfWjIUYYykevDrt6BXysJzJLjLw/s400/CIMG2323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718315490831528466" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcvHoH7cfBfftd5tNqHOcTtMoEKw8dz7eIUPc0Xrhr3xUWByYJvy6V4M9Weedts69YxStAvuZJrRj8l-nBWL7DeCUrVmtgnz8a25nlLUU_RGNd-sZJ1XDAMuk4sOFCNyQBp0ZdkhMVn2X/s1600/CIMG2328.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcvHoH7cfBfftd5tNqHOcTtMoEKw8dz7eIUPc0Xrhr3xUWByYJvy6V4M9Weedts69YxStAvuZJrRj8l-nBWL7DeCUrVmtgnz8a25nlLUU_RGNd-sZJ1XDAMuk4sOFCNyQBp0ZdkhMVn2X/s400/CIMG2328.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718317519381183138" /></a><br /><br />So came the day when we were more or less done in the boatyard in VIRGIN GORDA and we needed to put "SOUTHERN COMFORT" in the water, having left "ARITA" safely tied to a mooring back in CULEBRA, P.R. ....... Four or five skin fittings had been changed and all of them checked ........<span style="font-weight:bold;"> "SC"</span> has 26 through-hull fittings ..... That's enough to scare anybody .......The travel-lift arrived and gently lowered her in to the salt water with some excited yelling from me " Get her up, get her up!" ....... The stern-gland was leaking like a fire-hose and one fitting weeping nicely ...... An hour later, we were good to go and in the morning made the epic journey of 100 yards from the drop-in spot to the dock ...... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_8SEMFdzvcSMlScAtH9RnuMi5TYMPCUM32UxgiFmQ5_SGYLtMfjmvhN9SRiskLw_CIQX4n4lx2TKYl2Xz0LMdaYJVODFThOzvyPZT_57Mdpb8S1RtMu84IiABrrniUJdYzGTchq5dMwT/s1600/CIMG2324.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_8SEMFdzvcSMlScAtH9RnuMi5TYMPCUM32UxgiFmQ5_SGYLtMfjmvhN9SRiskLw_CIQX4n4lx2TKYl2Xz0LMdaYJVODFThOzvyPZT_57Mdpb8S1RtMu84IiABrrniUJdYzGTchq5dMwT/s400/CIMG2324.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718314682586294034" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PWcNZuqOc61ZSm_x26bsVYPclCFiYlPMz9kolJdH49YwxbyDTidYoIsxvzN38-DqJBL7kGvtcWyzlbqwrMDh9NJcJ3Yyx3KPP4cYixrOTqZRofaiU1skeneVZW1rCQdddMcID5SXCKEk/s1600/CIMG2325.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PWcNZuqOc61ZSm_x26bsVYPclCFiYlPMz9kolJdH49YwxbyDTidYoIsxvzN38-DqJBL7kGvtcWyzlbqwrMDh9NJcJ3Yyx3KPP4cYixrOTqZRofaiU1skeneVZW1rCQdddMcID5SXCKEk/s400/CIMG2325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718314548120165458" /></a><br /><br />This part was the nervous part, when you suddenly realize how big "SOUTHERN COMFORT" really is .............<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0CQLM8oRghE-9VoKjSKW3yGq7m9_c9afWTijUFDBTBRoDzLBrGbRQihyphenhyphen_9mdW0M38JT2cUKKodsIi5wJkrpOO0VR4ytL-DZfmUbqN2rKNJN65uKOYo4BRUyppelvRlh91sneOluQ_kQO/s1600/CIMG2326.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0CQLM8oRghE-9VoKjSKW3yGq7m9_c9afWTijUFDBTBRoDzLBrGbRQihyphenhyphen_9mdW0M38JT2cUKKodsIi5wJkrpOO0VR4ytL-DZfmUbqN2rKNJN65uKOYo4BRUyppelvRlh91sneOluQ_kQO/s400/CIMG2326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718314378662430274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozyOMld5buptJWek1FqKY-q8JzFfXKGR-9RDLVJwH9DnQtjyRQmcMNVd-0QTgeUGGjcjMIJCGpNJ8W5GBpPrwFC0ODQzKNX56D9Aw34rGX97t1qCVI9DjMsVccZqD0YUltwKpcnI6H0af/s1600/CIMG2327.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozyOMld5buptJWek1FqKY-q8JzFfXKGR-9RDLVJwH9DnQtjyRQmcMNVd-0QTgeUGGjcjMIJCGpNJ8W5GBpPrwFC0ODQzKNX56D9Aw34rGX97t1qCVI9DjMsVccZqD0YUltwKpcnI6H0af/s400/CIMG2327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718314220073903922" /></a><br /><br />And then she touches the water ........... Notice the swim platform that we have made while in the boat-yard .... All made from a South American hardwood called 'Purple-heart' ..... Or at least the pieces came from Guyana in South America .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_S1LjTdvxMOFiRh2vWS1jn2rsAVROxrxwnaIBa-5TT-KWentf-J53FaStZA74ARpoKGkRuGLJwrD1R4lOfkJn866MCE60H-7IvqsUuXAfUZXaFPv8-992AesUaHRv6nShcSA12HGcuqE/s1600/CIMG2355.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_S1LjTdvxMOFiRh2vWS1jn2rsAVROxrxwnaIBa-5TT-KWentf-J53FaStZA74ARpoKGkRuGLJwrD1R4lOfkJn866MCE60H-7IvqsUuXAfUZXaFPv8-992AesUaHRv6nShcSA12HGcuqE/s400/CIMG2355.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718313891757393074" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-PWNPx9UT889mmJsnc9MUECuOTL87rviPAPAxlA3B5eipPm4Cz7EBWYviAGbRknQtJ9Lye5M0XQ9JwV6-lHVGtQWbcJUoPdcC3ZL37WZKnBRTks673diLo5OZU-3D3ahl4iGZKQhsIYN/s1600/CIMG2331.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-PWNPx9UT889mmJsnc9MUECuOTL87rviPAPAxlA3B5eipPm4Cz7EBWYviAGbRknQtJ9Lye5M0XQ9JwV6-lHVGtQWbcJUoPdcC3ZL37WZKnBRTks673diLo5OZU-3D3ahl4iGZKQhsIYN/s400/CIMG2331.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718321246069615362" /></a><br /><br />Yes, we've made the break from land ..... We're floating and on the water .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuqTyRLBuqKmenoU1ugJ_5Nksji04zrqHdT9t_CwkBMV028-ztlpXb_hlcTNi77tiNa9U21RsmUYOh6WVtzF8CrdMfKVZGTyA_jcIrI8kLco-mBcZOvSrqs87qhP1jNxuZiJiwu5laNr7/s1600/CIMG2357.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuqTyRLBuqKmenoU1ugJ_5Nksji04zrqHdT9t_CwkBMV028-ztlpXb_hlcTNi77tiNa9U21RsmUYOh6WVtzF8CrdMfKVZGTyA_jcIrI8kLco-mBcZOvSrqs87qhP1jNxuZiJiwu5laNr7/s400/CIMG2357.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718313389071761842" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0HfOT1iRZMHepbsF8p_1aqvCkxLOG34ERJ4NeGGUNd9Iq947Cd_PhugVflO5RDmldlvolJjhxwDgHqiNq9SK39lMM70cujrJ-JTWacAWsetTecBiZ0CjGtm0mPyMlV6CUyYm29Pg8Xas/s1600/CIMG2356.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0HfOT1iRZMHepbsF8p_1aqvCkxLOG34ERJ4NeGGUNd9Iq947Cd_PhugVflO5RDmldlvolJjhxwDgHqiNq9SK39lMM70cujrJ-JTWacAWsetTecBiZ0CjGtm0mPyMlV6CUyYm29Pg8Xas/s400/CIMG2356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718313177829525570" /></a><br /><br />A week later we let the dock lines go and we sailed back to PUERTO RICO, a distance of about 80 miles, and not without its moments, but by late afternoon with only the genoa up, we sail into the safe bay at CULEBRA .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5GPi49Rlokv29RSg5dTXBLg1NAtMF4CMek3ycXDugYf-y2lzQFzI3nfOvyOv4lj4ext_mQIsMnzN_ca5tVh3oi2YVG_RAn5P5chM3GXNRbCCEEuu8cCFCmFCyum_RBtHJH3mxwsLlXXj/s1600/CIMG2360.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5GPi49Rlokv29RSg5dTXBLg1NAtMF4CMek3ycXDugYf-y2lzQFzI3nfOvyOv4lj4ext_mQIsMnzN_ca5tVh3oi2YVG_RAn5P5chM3GXNRbCCEEuu8cCFCmFCyum_RBtHJH3mxwsLlXXj/s400/CIMG2360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718312844202438386" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihILHTwYLyVCF0MUwHO_aeAkxG3zqPmFhCvu20NaLBEFToTolm6euulijijq80J24exfE0SvBSx4NdPug4wjQPMpxgmA0qWdZLFgL0hr8kiSa3CPEk_e2YuImuWrTRbRvLEDaAFvj1bIju/s1600/CIMG2359.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihILHTwYLyVCF0MUwHO_aeAkxG3zqPmFhCvu20NaLBEFToTolm6euulijijq80J24exfE0SvBSx4NdPug4wjQPMpxgmA0qWdZLFgL0hr8kiSa3CPEk_e2YuImuWrTRbRvLEDaAFvj1bIju/s400/CIMG2359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718312683387568834" /></a><br /><br />The "Queen of Florida" is now in her element ....... Great views, nice seat, easy motion, wind on the quarter ...... Doesn't get any better than that ........ The seat's too high and the step stool has to go ...... We'll take care of that later .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw7qSKWC3hemvZldyw5h4_8A-jLhQX32_bTUGWONidm9qLr9BepjrN8mABAflZG5khk81yu2wgEm9TBYAipupn7xf41_9uleCE_-47xk3nRWCO0k6R961vxquRp_vTnQ7upyGMn0ndzPF/s1600/CIMG2361.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw7qSKWC3hemvZldyw5h4_8A-jLhQX32_bTUGWONidm9qLr9BepjrN8mABAflZG5khk81yu2wgEm9TBYAipupn7xf41_9uleCE_-47xk3nRWCO0k6R961vxquRp_vTnQ7upyGMn0ndzPF/s400/CIMG2361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718312493089429634" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmx2N0he38RA_LOgPFl-AuivLssfe5FZrmLuMBrHOcR25Hs8Arhx9hDN-QAd6DFBjzyQdEXDN0wEqMgYUbO2mvQ-3H9-qQnHl2eQBhk0-pP0Qn9JCMThK-5HQIpJIVhvniNdXEsHWDZSc/s1600/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmx2N0he38RA_LOgPFl-AuivLssfe5FZrmLuMBrHOcR25Hs8Arhx9hDN-QAd6DFBjzyQdEXDN0wEqMgYUbO2mvQ-3H9-qQnHl2eQBhk0-pP0Qn9JCMThK-5HQIpJIVhvniNdXEsHWDZSc/s400/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718312356662389826" /></a><br /><br />We pass 'Sail Rock' and hit the Virgin Channel that separates the Spanish Virgins from the U.S. Virgins ..... A stretch of turbulent water with criss-crossing waves and things go flying, as they always do ........ The big dinghy that comes with <span style="font-weight:bold;">"SC"</span> suddenly makes "ARITA's" beemer look pathetically small .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhYIb-35m2KnscNTmzzcJbk76F08Wd9fldYx2T7G_U3aVSNE7F5YFYL3n6-MwaSTQ3iViCPPWMViSSU28XMTuCK0ldAvWbm2gdkEVC_RFRzK6ItndLXatknFFAyr_VUNP5ee8TM77vxe6/s1600/CIMG2362.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhYIb-35m2KnscNTmzzcJbk76F08Wd9fldYx2T7G_U3aVSNE7F5YFYL3n6-MwaSTQ3iViCPPWMViSSU28XMTuCK0ldAvWbm2gdkEVC_RFRzK6ItndLXatknFFAyr_VUNP5ee8TM77vxe6/s400/CIMG2362.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718311710950532786" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGh6tiFuF-btLTXU_L3Ha85LY_CJuI0KFb-fl4H_4kPC5hCGyPmYBoXRHFHRoK6ryqC67q6jp7fnAc2rhrNFcZ7F7mKrXdntdx0LIsXJvhhBXAhfCpMmdEQPlzxAbSkU5PoprWoc6J_yB/s1600/CIMG2364.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGh6tiFuF-btLTXU_L3Ha85LY_CJuI0KFb-fl4H_4kPC5hCGyPmYBoXRHFHRoK6ryqC67q6jp7fnAc2rhrNFcZ7F7mKrXdntdx0LIsXJvhhBXAhfCpMmdEQPlzxAbSkU5PoprWoc6J_yB/s400/CIMG2364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718311514159447506" /></a><br /><br />Being back in CULEBRA we raft up to ARITA and go ashore to be once again face to face with bougainvillea everywhere and in all colours ........ Wonderful to be back on "ARITA" too, with all the finished home comforts ...... She really is beautiful, cozy and so homey .... Perhaps one day "SOUTHERN COMFORT" will be the same ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-YUj_tCrjS0RlhQpRLEZa0H0JENM0XQOjLU_ui1QbB9jE1lyNgz3MLWpGuSEKeq0K425-xNBEKesOltbhy9lKcHBdPtEY1ezOBtbBtxJVNSBDQmVCXBPCMVEHVEdA944ne2ZupkLdyd6/s1600/CIMG2365.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-YUj_tCrjS0RlhQpRLEZa0H0JENM0XQOjLU_ui1QbB9jE1lyNgz3MLWpGuSEKeq0K425-xNBEKesOltbhy9lKcHBdPtEY1ezOBtbBtxJVNSBDQmVCXBPCMVEHVEdA944ne2ZupkLdyd6/s400/CIMG2365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718311187341063522" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjno9htIOaX94BpRGLW3wr5BaOEomwwz98_-0iOOWA-VlipKUt4RY-HIdejoKthVBp1mwPm82EZ_EjSWCUDRl7Hi2hamRzg9Abui2K6M4ef3qUsAarVum7xRgi7iq0NK1lNd9Ddunu-GG-N/s1600/CIMG2368.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjno9htIOaX94BpRGLW3wr5BaOEomwwz98_-0iOOWA-VlipKUt4RY-HIdejoKthVBp1mwPm82EZ_EjSWCUDRl7Hi2hamRzg9Abui2K6M4ef3qUsAarVum7xRgi7iq0NK1lNd9Ddunu-GG-N/s400/CIMG2368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718310994092224546" /></a><br /><br />Now, whereas we should have updated the blog at that point, we got stuck into the work program immediately ......... Firstly, go to town with the new workboat and start bringing all the 'goodies' out of the crate that we had shipped from Florida ...... It takes four trips to get it all, including the solar panels and the new Yanmar generator ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwq8fm2eP33ELZmzcLm8kJBi-q_OLwmeSWal_re4vYpOWeS-m36gVDnytHt1rHgSPyixkwig6iRFtJ2NwwmouucbMG845P1DJGzamWGwXG3nJ5XbREAHmC2m-ULr1waPVKJF7r_oKFNBp/s1600/IMGP0029.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwq8fm2eP33ELZmzcLm8kJBi-q_OLwmeSWal_re4vYpOWeS-m36gVDnytHt1rHgSPyixkwig6iRFtJ2NwwmouucbMG845P1DJGzamWGwXG3nJ5XbREAHmC2m-ULr1waPVKJF7r_oKFNBp/s400/IMGP0029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718310661274665346" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQxZoL5I7KqMSgXkpi1X-TvaeMY_xwGfSWYSWrlV717474MfHyA2eK8ofdXUfd5xk8tdaAX0Q3gFwtfyPyJuW6S9ENQg1Xjpk2GG0yUljkw93BsOeYS-cfArrYFXLQLT-p2DonZ1JcFcX/s1600/DSC_0085.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQxZoL5I7KqMSgXkpi1X-TvaeMY_xwGfSWYSWrlV717474MfHyA2eK8ofdXUfd5xk8tdaAX0Q3gFwtfyPyJuW6S9ENQg1Xjpk2GG0yUljkw93BsOeYS-cfArrYFXLQLT-p2DonZ1JcFcX/s400/DSC_0085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718310409976872418" /></a><br /><br />Somewhere in the island crossing, the old Northern Lights generator had slid off its platform and ended up in the bottom of the lazarette (the aft compartment) and in removing it we had to separate it into three separate parts, then haul it out using the mizzen boom and take it to town in the dinghy ....... Clean the room out, put in a new fibre-glassed base and spray the whole room in sound-reducing foam ...... A whole new chamber and un-recognizable from the past .... Laurie and I dropped the new 9KVA Yanmar generator into place with silky smoothness .... Awesome .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJhQg_jLMIGaJx0ZNh3k8iso3ji1n2GQ142InrtBA-D0Am4fv9eTsrCZ-0y5yjBERgrtuiOe3fPPQ2-bT6JGBwFgV841RwnTeeed77-ZJHRB8EZHunOnAC3ZSCfP1m4jcKTvDdxJqs_5E/s1600/CIMG2384.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJhQg_jLMIGaJx0ZNh3k8iso3ji1n2GQ142InrtBA-D0Am4fv9eTsrCZ-0y5yjBERgrtuiOe3fPPQ2-bT6JGBwFgV841RwnTeeed77-ZJHRB8EZHunOnAC3ZSCfP1m4jcKTvDdxJqs_5E/s400/CIMG2384.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718309919062388674" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DKVIJ4DCLOFKK-5mcj-6lp6CtW1y77haKPswbnyTiiCh8Y8PXh5AJgMNQ8oJLlaShTqOg_0wTTdGg9MB7n5p1DHdHjMXOlRiQUiHOx-vp2gx2ER8eZDo1BAuCJnA05psfeF8hlh2eu-1/s1600/CIMG2378.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DKVIJ4DCLOFKK-5mcj-6lp6CtW1y77haKPswbnyTiiCh8Y8PXh5AJgMNQ8oJLlaShTqOg_0wTTdGg9MB7n5p1DHdHjMXOlRiQUiHOx-vp2gx2ER8eZDo1BAuCJnA05psfeF8hlh2eu-1/s400/CIMG2378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718309765520618610" /></a><br /><br />We get word that there's a yacht "JOANA" in the anchorage, with two ladies on board who do TIG welding ....... By morning they have brought their steel yacht alongside, ready to transfer their welding gear on board ....... We have about a dozen broken stainless steel welds that definitely need attention ...... Mostly on the stanchion bases ....... That's "LIAHONA", our sister-ship in the background, with Mark and Willie who have arrived and immediately jumped in to help us ....... Champions, that couple .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguFaLgLOEFsflGZLedr5NMIiDhn7_QE66PrXaaQp8RQynVuSkyAw1Z1otsf8TQ0kHnKSj0sqkT5bhxgbsgZRKDoCe8NbFx83usYm55oRjTOeY-5MJi_DAkF1bEHzxSdEF3cJZwHxko-uV/s1600/CIMG2381.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguFaLgLOEFsflGZLedr5NMIiDhn7_QE66PrXaaQp8RQynVuSkyAw1Z1otsf8TQ0kHnKSj0sqkT5bhxgbsgZRKDoCe8NbFx83usYm55oRjTOeY-5MJi_DAkF1bEHzxSdEF3cJZwHxko-uV/s400/CIMG2381.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718309437236788066" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRy9qfk8Mmj8S21i_3bGUCL58u7oprAIjWezSCPGzlLn760nUB0g2dWvvm2gUTCKrt9m66OoajJT63rKMMDHBf7a6qo_GQ5eFE3PUB8l1qLwoZMPj5XZZHUJmMUsJbaCyydmd7L-IfsR7/s1600/CIMG2392.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRy9qfk8Mmj8S21i_3bGUCL58u7oprAIjWezSCPGzlLn760nUB0g2dWvvm2gUTCKrt9m66OoajJT63rKMMDHBf7a6qo_GQ5eFE3PUB8l1qLwoZMPj5XZZHUJmMUsJbaCyydmd7L-IfsR7/s400/CIMG2392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718309227753382274" /></a><br /><br />The swim platform again comes into its own, and by now we have removed the satellite phone dome and mounted the new solar panels ....... Talk about wonderful free power from the sun .......... 45amps when we first switched it on ..... You probably remember that 'paper-clip' that we had made in CURACAO that is now part of the support frame for the solar panels ......<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-Sjt61aCsWyjF9H1QsiNhmp3HD2GAwD6BlqMyHEZx_RrSexP4eo5Hu4s_tn5PV-r00Kux4rhdqFEDpSFcgQiFIPQ5OOicUXUcSUXvnxtK1TxJkG5zguCdYoA5yfn5rGJnMxoa09Mcmpu/s1600/CIMG2396.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-Sjt61aCsWyjF9H1QsiNhmp3HD2GAwD6BlqMyHEZx_RrSexP4eo5Hu4s_tn5PV-r00Kux4rhdqFEDpSFcgQiFIPQ5OOicUXUcSUXvnxtK1TxJkG5zguCdYoA5yfn5rGJnMxoa09Mcmpu/s400/CIMG2396.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718308934027658242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNzPbaAf_QciwiGrrCKPV35Nd3QcK4CnD7BscFS056ilS9Mu_xqQPonnh9l3XmjuobmUP3u93U7fX4eXjJ24_0cFDil8MgQ9m7b7ekbeII4MwQFtwkNBtB2qeEvIne6liryA4GG9munjR/s1600/CIMG2363.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNzPbaAf_QciwiGrrCKPV35Nd3QcK4CnD7BscFS056ilS9Mu_xqQPonnh9l3XmjuobmUP3u93U7fX4eXjJ24_0cFDil8MgQ9m7b7ekbeII4MwQFtwkNBtB2qeEvIne6liryA4GG9munjR/s400/CIMG2363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718308760245238066" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb_B4tuj7Rur0GD3oU3xz8eCRuJtxpmlg72k-B-ZmSzd2fWDA4AIzY5fHXkntqmG8PirJi0JxnvE3LiqyYBXrI9z6c2A_JsPigUVozySCr7xzsWxa8N4q60apP6x9SSfkcJyAZc3cNdL-/s1600/CIMG2374.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb_B4tuj7Rur0GD3oU3xz8eCRuJtxpmlg72k-B-ZmSzd2fWDA4AIzY5fHXkntqmG8PirJi0JxnvE3LiqyYBXrI9z6c2A_JsPigUVozySCr7xzsWxa8N4q60apP6x9SSfkcJyAZc3cNdL-/s400/CIMG2374.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718308549077529490" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxAJDF1ahk2N900fYaoDGAWKpsLirhOF5_cdxf6VR11Saj9BvJmtykhmphvzeQ78TARKJw3Wf2CIqYPMRlXbljPqh9qDOs7irlkDhkS1H6unsENSwBqZbHdF2HZG40j79mG4fqKKpr9SX/s1600/IMGP0034.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxAJDF1ahk2N900fYaoDGAWKpsLirhOF5_cdxf6VR11Saj9BvJmtykhmphvzeQ78TARKJw3Wf2CIqYPMRlXbljPqh9qDOs7irlkDhkS1H6unsENSwBqZbHdF2HZG40j79mG4fqKKpr9SX/s400/IMGP0034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718308333499474802" /></a><br /><br />With the construction project now in full swing, we make numerous trips to town to get the small stuff ........ Hard to resist a photo of a baby iguana climbing the bamboo fence ....... Or the flowers for that matter, and the new work-horse even gets a topside coat of vinyl dinghy paint to hide all the patches ....... With the 30HP motor it has become the perfect fast-dinghy for this stage of re-construction ..... But way too big to lift or to tow ...... That cloth I'm holding prevents the wind from blowing the inert gas away while Marie does the welding ...... Now who would have thought you could get such specialized welding done in a remote place like CULEBRA and on the water too ....... Miracles never cease .... Try to get that done in Ft. Lauderdale without tearing your hair out .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RqvbU567XUSBGMyIiz9AreFiNDOyUPL-_2WhE4ZweNg723M1pEM2Y7LvVpAGdDHnWqoY92BsWZ2pjhNWEEsOfX4vyReBg5UHXNat78V8RBIPALg6rXOSzfrdDbFBIWTaM7SNQhXjxU-b/s1600/CIMG2410.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RqvbU567XUSBGMyIiz9AreFiNDOyUPL-_2WhE4ZweNg723M1pEM2Y7LvVpAGdDHnWqoY92BsWZ2pjhNWEEsOfX4vyReBg5UHXNat78V8RBIPALg6rXOSzfrdDbFBIWTaM7SNQhXjxU-b/s400/CIMG2410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718308177644323106" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUoYoGyTxHF5AXIKi6o5TzvgWPVppLc5fdzIxwkgonw3Xb0bczX4u27OlcxpNM28tmtnzK2dtA3r2O-vtiQQDsztw7vIqmGVAXMI1LCvTzUO5yRIuF0oSa_B6lqF4tBBQbfA22Pwg2PmP/s1600/CIMG2411.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUoYoGyTxHF5AXIKi6o5TzvgWPVppLc5fdzIxwkgonw3Xb0bczX4u27OlcxpNM28tmtnzK2dtA3r2O-vtiQQDsztw7vIqmGVAXMI1LCvTzUO5yRIuF0oSa_B6lqF4tBBQbfA22Pwg2PmP/s400/CIMG2411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718307910643680674" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvxWNHIjbhwBvHO5WPzCJfxAe3DE6JnTJ_f5cY0NnXjNSEgX2b88NDREvyBy-o3kpyp7mhCvCbwcQ6gujOw9yNkgNCKIaFQwhyphenhyphenltdBEFiyNRPZRTiNSDA_fixbsreEHC6PxPPJeKrCgn4/s1600/CIMG2413.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvxWNHIjbhwBvHO5WPzCJfxAe3DE6JnTJ_f5cY0NnXjNSEgX2b88NDREvyBy-o3kpyp7mhCvCbwcQ6gujOw9yNkgNCKIaFQwhyphenhyphenltdBEFiyNRPZRTiNSDA_fixbsreEHC6PxPPJeKrCgn4/s400/CIMG2413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718307359263645122" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_LtNtFIubNH8puCYCgAgl5ebtbo-cKKN-JZ6PxvvMUMfMReqfJBvAxNs85kIcBIInyEweK0CWQWzcLZiqK92KnGejzBVy2NNpxSzoA4rTX28CTP6PIOdk7j7sFu3aMC6Tcr2YQNJLlyI/s1600/CIMG2403.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_LtNtFIubNH8puCYCgAgl5ebtbo-cKKN-JZ6PxvvMUMfMReqfJBvAxNs85kIcBIInyEweK0CWQWzcLZiqK92KnGejzBVy2NNpxSzoA4rTX28CTP6PIOdk7j7sFu3aMC6Tcr2YQNJLlyI/s400/CIMG2403.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718306787505091250" /></a><br /><br />The CULEBRA anchorage is great ...... A perfect place to do this renovation ..... Town is a mere 10 minute dinghy ride away with small restaurants including this one called "Dinghy Dock" ......... And 'Big Town'(SAN JUAN) on the big island is a ferry ride and a car rental away, but necessary for the 'Home Depot' stuff .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHSWrAFxOFb30Pr86AwWJ_lEUeEppx4tjWdCCR_XdAQapR-qlbUw3NuyTX2dKA1vw80lVylkQuysC_swfAb9wfBqvi2pCNB9Ds_9lG5iapUDsZbb7Ixcaz3GW3ahBrZQFMEA50u-8Dtyu/s1600/CIMG2408.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHSWrAFxOFb30Pr86AwWJ_lEUeEppx4tjWdCCR_XdAQapR-qlbUw3NuyTX2dKA1vw80lVylkQuysC_swfAb9wfBqvi2pCNB9Ds_9lG5iapUDsZbb7Ixcaz3GW3ahBrZQFMEA50u-8Dtyu/s400/CIMG2408.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718306555725041842" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYYDw0rK0_t_D4xBPIuZKxXHaKV_bAS039dZ0vA-6l5DU-cMX12WTRGW5TWZ8HcPOj_sPKcv-tKsqykkQT53Mknx2qtHTRSIsN6Iep8FZzY_CBU32gvt60Oqnd8tERv2fkjxP0dLB7htO/s1600/CIMG2404.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYYDw0rK0_t_D4xBPIuZKxXHaKV_bAS039dZ0vA-6l5DU-cMX12WTRGW5TWZ8HcPOj_sPKcv-tKsqykkQT53Mknx2qtHTRSIsN6Iep8FZzY_CBU32gvt60Oqnd8tERv2fkjxP0dLB7htO/s400/CIMG2404.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718306429062530882" /></a><br /><br />Still, in between the massive work-load now in front of us, we do just great with the local economy ....... Every Friday there's a fresh vegetable truck that comes from the mainland and there's a couple of supermarkets on the island that cater to everything from chewing gum to fiber-glass resin .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFNM0jsxEBBPzPnOKmSZNDGg91jPegr0VtktpkcRgjAsKkKo9YmsXnzcuzctq3H2vqC-XrwMQuRNyKzSj85Kh3Tsfzryw2PyRZ1TdGDYDd5lH_c1pn6xXCx4xq_73-NLXznL93vsCpzEN/s1600/CIMG2402.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFNM0jsxEBBPzPnOKmSZNDGg91jPegr0VtktpkcRgjAsKkKo9YmsXnzcuzctq3H2vqC-XrwMQuRNyKzSj85Kh3Tsfzryw2PyRZ1TdGDYDd5lH_c1pn6xXCx4xq_73-NLXznL93vsCpzEN/s400/CIMG2402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718306225890477682" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZivlEEV_oT2z68LmZSktrb1qrHcB3Yn1I4xCWDgnnSFAriD7Y8s_51v70vGKNb_ZoALzw09mSKO3U8bi4UjUwl4gLJpz1MewGEHPPFpo58kP6tp1z6Ey-htMi0SRBLV21AXnfoa-N5XQ/s1600/CIMG2406.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZivlEEV_oT2z68LmZSktrb1qrHcB3Yn1I4xCWDgnnSFAriD7Y8s_51v70vGKNb_ZoALzw09mSKO3U8bi4UjUwl4gLJpz1MewGEHPPFpo58kP6tp1z6Ey-htMi0SRBLV21AXnfoa-N5XQ/s400/CIMG2406.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718306042309745778" /></a><br /><br />Photos will follow of all the jobs completed ...... Work before pictures (WBP)..... But here's a whole new bank of golf-cart batteries and the hot water tank is being replaced with new instant tankless hotwater heaters ..... All the deck fittings have been installed ...... We'll just show you later ....... But this you've got to see .....<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP95lPDxa7hu4wf7x0evD9AcnLKhNJj73_zzebo4uXWYcXnAmFIEwkJ-P9xQfKzISpSGmHZzXPTuLODLuHRvR50HDusVt5uFzyfACW4BNrBUaS-uz92cXTxoMvNp3Xc0lBX2rSuMUl9SG/s1600/IMGP0027.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP95lPDxa7hu4wf7x0evD9AcnLKhNJj73_zzebo4uXWYcXnAmFIEwkJ-P9xQfKzISpSGmHZzXPTuLODLuHRvR50HDusVt5uFzyfACW4BNrBUaS-uz92cXTxoMvNp3Xc0lBX2rSuMUl9SG/s400/IMGP0027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718305794759502562" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-iL_peb0yCQqEJ09SaZTdcOeTqX7U9SSHc6sSuG45GJMphItnm9nQ8MIGsgbYnCECjoIZt-PNWd2GmQQcRFkvxeovwlrvB-vNvXcyvKmiq1FFj_rFYfqNISeYSLddByao5hhnWUjd1nb/s1600/CIMG2418.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-iL_peb0yCQqEJ09SaZTdcOeTqX7U9SSHc6sSuG45GJMphItnm9nQ8MIGsgbYnCECjoIZt-PNWd2GmQQcRFkvxeovwlrvB-vNvXcyvKmiq1FFj_rFYfqNISeYSLddByao5hhnWUjd1nb/s400/CIMG2418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718359611878900210" /></a><br /><br />The black unit, the 'OUTBACK', is the MPPT controller, which converts the 130 volt input from the four solar panels and converts it into 12v DC at whatever amps are required to keep the battery bank full ...... The blue ones are the two 'Victron' inverters, that turn the 12v DC battery power into 110v AC to power all the outlets on board so that microwave, coffeemaker, the future watermaker , future washer/dryer and all my power tools, like the circular saw and grinder, work flawlessly ...... Now, should the batteries ever reach a low point of 11.9v DC, the diesel generator automatically switches on, and the inverters now become battery chargers ....... The good news is that the solar panels normally keep things full with the batteries at 13.6 volts .... <span style="font-weight:bold;">That's 13.6 volts and that, folks, is the ultimate</span> ...... More later ....... Later, meaning after I get through sorting out the wiring problems on board "SOUTHERN COMFORT"..... At the moment, the navigation lights come on when I connect the anchor windlass ..... We'll take care of that in due course ..... But if truth be told, and I mean the real truth, I can only describe it like this ......... <span style="font-weight:bold;">"I'm like a kid in a sand-box" ..... And lovin it. "</span> ..... Just don't tell Mc Donalds .....Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-64417510960715031972012-03-09T16:31:00.027-05:002012-03-09T18:09:23.157-05:00MEANTIME BACK IN CURACAO .......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTRPGixnPJfO_ida1bDh_WMupxD9esSXp7BQzibyVv8f0Y6tLW18sUzsBIqJBEhoXVN6aXg56q0woVUSoz3dtkreo1tJ-bD0WiKjwL1BxUlFSzjWcWKxsHZ7ccbLJyNfSLKpjW7kVMMmM/s1600/14.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTRPGixnPJfO_ida1bDh_WMupxD9esSXp7BQzibyVv8f0Y6tLW18sUzsBIqJBEhoXVN6aXg56q0woVUSoz3dtkreo1tJ-bD0WiKjwL1BxUlFSzjWcWKxsHZ7ccbLJyNfSLKpjW7kVMMmM/s400/14.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718019527512907506" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdsiH23kV3NaRrLZBzK84QYPxbp1ZvMiL5gZCKQQ9NZ3PHaAqOOlhOGDlJuDA-ew93SMdG6lFQzQOWukV04ztHC-5adlMSmLC6ISZESzlvqjtWr6iGth03_GOlbXiWMdLKNVZqi3Et63N/s1600/11+stripplanking.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdsiH23kV3NaRrLZBzK84QYPxbp1ZvMiL5gZCKQQ9NZ3PHaAqOOlhOGDlJuDA-ew93SMdG6lFQzQOWukV04ztHC-5adlMSmLC6ISZESzlvqjtWr6iGth03_GOlbXiWMdLKNVZqi3Et63N/s400/11+stripplanking.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718019412029158514" /></a><br /><br />If you recall ...... Our friends TIMO and ANNEMIEKE in CURACAO have been really busy building their beautiful mahogany replacement yacht for the one they lost in Los Aves, a group of small islands off the coast of VENEZUELA last year ..... A real tragedy but a lesson for all cruisers .... Even last week, the yacht "CHINOOK WIND" was lost during the night when she ran onto a reef at 1am in the same location, notwithstanding that she was being sailed by a very experienced New Zealand couple on the return leg of a circumnavigation ...... They survived, were picked off the wreck by the 'Guardia Costa' and flew home ...... Their yacht a total loss as was TIMO's "BLUE MARLIN" ....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfAnvoFHI9x0IuUevwCgop9kUdhjdJ1noZoYOowTY5XLjs3i3lxPx3392vAERs1IRGGWHrX6nYVWpWafQJk813cFxsSTqZgQhua0WEnwvNatDCylo598v-TkgUwK2xymoPmfLHTgfJFO4/s1600/10+schotten.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfAnvoFHI9x0IuUevwCgop9kUdhjdJ1noZoYOowTY5XLjs3i3lxPx3392vAERs1IRGGWHrX6nYVWpWafQJk813cFxsSTqZgQhua0WEnwvNatDCylo598v-TkgUwK2xymoPmfLHTgfJFO4/s400/10+schotten.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718019278073395298" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUzatqLh1iHnQFK_lrcwkYX2eaAMC0hls82DvHkIMA5ZWNUYsMaMA_AnjJQOyOONcRppLQ45rqknjFl5T6MF_TfwmwCzGM-TE4BOf1nIq58rHxseJvp0xRKBFgYzjtBAAaIHzTejvy32I/s1600/5+schotten+plaatsen.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUzatqLh1iHnQFK_lrcwkYX2eaAMC0hls82DvHkIMA5ZWNUYsMaMA_AnjJQOyOONcRppLQ45rqknjFl5T6MF_TfwmwCzGM-TE4BOf1nIq58rHxseJvp0xRKBFgYzjtBAAaIHzTejvy32I/s400/5+schotten+plaatsen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718019145937542786" /></a><br /><br />TIMO's method has been unique ...... Loft his design, cut the panels and then build a flotation platform on which to construct the vessel ......... And now the project is nearing completion, or at least the hull is almost done .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EV5wH095mbOayVoySsOoijB2dX1H70bp9qPVUrrGT8K-vCw76O-x-L4oiJYvLf-IPmELu6OoTW9xSACGhcPL0mEyjLXf-xxAHbNciM0JBAgGt8nt2tBCfWOZMD86Ja-FM6imbULGGC8W/s1600/16+balans+roer+maken+met+Naca+profiel.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EV5wH095mbOayVoySsOoijB2dX1H70bp9qPVUrrGT8K-vCw76O-x-L4oiJYvLf-IPmELu6OoTW9xSACGhcPL0mEyjLXf-xxAHbNciM0JBAgGt8nt2tBCfWOZMD86Ja-FM6imbULGGC8W/s400/16+balans+roer+maken+met+Naca+profiel.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718018975225130882" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Z0DFeGUcpOVrxHrwVJ9AfFhHT00s70wdIZQ-iycHH_FtNfXth0vONYwGT-yhUkrghNEBpbaWcXZXgOTWKy9klkqaGUGFYruSz7L7t8Iu05cLm3yPRV_Q7hM366LjNh1Jsa2cc3PLWWBm/s1600/bouwen+vanuit+bootje.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Z0DFeGUcpOVrxHrwVJ9AfFhHT00s70wdIZQ-iycHH_FtNfXth0vONYwGT-yhUkrghNEBpbaWcXZXgOTWKy9klkqaGUGFYruSz7L7t8Iu05cLm3yPRV_Q7hM366LjNh1Jsa2cc3PLWWBm/s400/bouwen+vanuit+bootje.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718018876648889170" /></a><br /><br />Each of the bulkhead frames was fabricated and put into its vertical position and held in place by temporary stringers ...... The magic of all this is that everything is being done on the water, and not on land ....... Even the fabricated rudder will be laminated and epoxy-coated ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh4bnkoPO_27FNIIVf6DDK7UPDSQ5_UAmoXhWTD-MwgJjxyVl2F4V2OhFsKAFXnh9AgGAuB3JhciBNhfBtRW6o6e8wAjrTgoupHBurkaF9wgZGMS0qM9V1gVetu88Di83uewKLaWN4PST/s1600/P1020510.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh4bnkoPO_27FNIIVf6DDK7UPDSQ5_UAmoXhWTD-MwgJjxyVl2F4V2OhFsKAFXnh9AgGAuB3JhciBNhfBtRW6o6e8wAjrTgoupHBurkaF9wgZGMS0qM9V1gVetu88Di83uewKLaWN4PST/s400/P1020510.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718015432718998418" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhuWedVCEpEccjj2UjYgw3eBy2hWQo0cPI1OH1dvvlXi0LZrHgBfT-xxrHxLXmz_XioDQpEpAxUHx0KaAmILBQbm1F57TPiI0HX-avOxzf7H8WaOYRb8SBq22RYcZ3HgkiPu4eateBnib/s1600/P1020523.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhuWedVCEpEccjj2UjYgw3eBy2hWQo0cPI1OH1dvvlXi0LZrHgBfT-xxrHxLXmz_XioDQpEpAxUHx0KaAmILBQbm1F57TPiI0HX-avOxzf7H8WaOYRb8SBq22RYcZ3HgkiPu4eateBnib/s400/P1020523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718015311488449954" /></a><br /><br />The keel, the counter-balance in the sail plan, is being manufactured on land in steel and will be sunk and the hull floated over the top of it before being bolted on ...... Talk about thinking outside the box ...... Or the keel, in this case ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrI6t_Esnlh4DdQPM9sy5xn73uDyX9vHKbh6-e1M4tv1ykmOCFCBHwyjVnMKrwi5RtzRTL0OWK06V6TnjzKRAttZYM9N0IRZq62QWnjeFZq_1qwabe6Ks7JrgRPDEbQ_LmA9Wn-CZcN9_/s1600/P1020512.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrI6t_Esnlh4DdQPM9sy5xn73uDyX9vHKbh6-e1M4tv1ykmOCFCBHwyjVnMKrwi5RtzRTL0OWK06V6TnjzKRAttZYM9N0IRZq62QWnjeFZq_1qwabe6Ks7JrgRPDEbQ_LmA9Wn-CZcN9_/s400/P1020512.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718015201239277538" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcTxBUh_j7oTEWP9mZmdFhGjSnF_jnJsUxrW5Ur-K9dbOZGyfK4jY4TT-vGyPIPHJcHfNOjRHmT_9gOqB1iIBqUymbMrFAKxTxirpbG-MwG6Ntf1L7LTz5eOOmEyyeoMyPsD7naGN25Ft/s1600/P1020524.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcTxBUh_j7oTEWP9mZmdFhGjSnF_jnJsUxrW5Ur-K9dbOZGyfK4jY4TT-vGyPIPHJcHfNOjRHmT_9gOqB1iIBqUymbMrFAKxTxirpbG-MwG6Ntf1L7LTz5eOOmEyyeoMyPsD7naGN25Ft/s400/P1020524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718015095383886210" /></a><br /><br />Now I have been with TIMO while we slung engine blocks beneath his runabout and dropped them in the water as mooring blocks ...... Thus I have no doubt that when it comes to suspending this steel keel beneath his runabout, he will do it all with <span style="font-weight:bold;">"Style and Grace"</span> ..... And maybe a little sweat and tears ....... It will be no easy task to do that ...... for mere mortals I mean .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzJbzYuSrTKRN7NGpFnv3a_GZOnN9BPEKmzMUWFIno8D_sFtJBcm4Fcru9RW01jfLCWmrrkDDKhBM_MeAgr6Mw-AZR1NqxKmoGwhIIhyphenhyphenAr0UU42HNuJaWbtkxJLKbYp5wJJjChA_FdPDy/s1600/P1020526.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzJbzYuSrTKRN7NGpFnv3a_GZOnN9BPEKmzMUWFIno8D_sFtJBcm4Fcru9RW01jfLCWmrrkDDKhBM_MeAgr6Mw-AZR1NqxKmoGwhIIhyphenhyphenAr0UU42HNuJaWbtkxJLKbYp5wJJjChA_FdPDy/s400/P1020526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718014979349052770" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbO_Z-EevEL-Z4bcm8MgBhLaYcz1D1qzgCbx7oV4fGpeawAfNeB2ip8A5lnAeQQTW8D5r9YmrC-PLFsNn6zeDKmCqw1FIYyl5bKRRO65P3AqolEsZT5Y4dZbzPgJSRUWDdbBZtEP_TAfS/s1600/P1030277.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbO_Z-EevEL-Z4bcm8MgBhLaYcz1D1qzgCbx7oV4fGpeawAfNeB2ip8A5lnAeQQTW8D5r9YmrC-PLFsNn6zeDKmCqw1FIYyl5bKRRO65P3AqolEsZT5Y4dZbzPgJSRUWDdbBZtEP_TAfS/s400/P1030277.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718014874353717394" /></a><br /><br />You just have to admire a man with such patience and determination...... Each of the hundreds of pieces of mahogany are screwed and epoxy-glued onto the previous strips and bent around the frames as he works aft ....... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpGCyRb_qBGzH43bK6lVvsVUNcAybqV5UO-v-bAkJIXecpXxkaqPBOqK6sJNaTxOCsm1hdAiSdtI-8zpWGhovSLBZQ0PvRcQPmB_JqkXJ75marDhtJppRsnBxQHhDjQbRF106h_1qtP4f/s1600/P1030288.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpGCyRb_qBGzH43bK6lVvsVUNcAybqV5UO-v-bAkJIXecpXxkaqPBOqK6sJNaTxOCsm1hdAiSdtI-8zpWGhovSLBZQ0PvRcQPmB_JqkXJ75marDhtJppRsnBxQHhDjQbRF106h_1qtP4f/s400/P1030288.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718014740574422354" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtghjzCdPOcCyxkpDkwL6DYQV0EUQeCla9a_PSW4OtE2kVtryD7MfOzs5IpC41XkZq4YOFv5CvQhTzBNend14cZrVT47FbKyXlTDUK1YVaG9XqAjBoURGa0bG85XaxQLaSV53NX35buDe/s1600/P1030301.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtghjzCdPOcCyxkpDkwL6DYQV0EUQeCla9a_PSW4OtE2kVtryD7MfOzs5IpC41XkZq4YOFv5CvQhTzBNend14cZrVT47FbKyXlTDUK1YVaG9XqAjBoURGa0bG85XaxQLaSV53NX35buDe/s400/P1030301.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718014543454960834" /></a><br /><br />Then again, when the workplace is rafted up to your house and living on the water is as normal as living on land, ........... Well then, maybe it all comes naturally ....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2ncGl4mekcSla8FQOY4yMSrZuUKj8Ttm90hxTjb0XS22-zw5xZjqctcMZ0QwGpCqcMLBqkRl6KmGZyHptLGJVD2XYDXQS53cLgHem1odhIHWf3TKV0Yh5i0UbYFmijNUbPqHASyyhHAA/s1600/P1030303.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2ncGl4mekcSla8FQOY4yMSrZuUKj8Ttm90hxTjb0XS22-zw5xZjqctcMZ0QwGpCqcMLBqkRl6KmGZyHptLGJVD2XYDXQS53cLgHem1odhIHWf3TKV0Yh5i0UbYFmijNUbPqHASyyhHAA/s400/P1030303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718014405045219026" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjKt2E-tyd7Lq33WyNoXiS7PF97RDZqXNFpOSko9znnMdJKpaVfC5PCXVu8Dn4TrhjZRQ76skqZpgf86T5yAZURLwcoPBDoM_fkno_aVeGQ-5ybUCmtv6eqViepht6zgu9cIJp-iUISeg/s1600/P1020515.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjKt2E-tyd7Lq33WyNoXiS7PF97RDZqXNFpOSko9znnMdJKpaVfC5PCXVu8Dn4TrhjZRQ76skqZpgf86T5yAZURLwcoPBDoM_fkno_aVeGQ-5ybUCmtv6eqViepht6zgu9cIJp-iUISeg/s400/P1020515.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718014223219569586" /></a><br /><br />Vistors have to raft up on the other side of the houseboat, and to show them how it all works, TIMO has even constructed this 1 in 10 scale model of the new yacht which is to be called " LAZY LIZ " ..........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAB-NyLw4AU2VFVUxb00Q_9Epa07CZp4VUn3zcv2L-bi4SX1JjwuT4l-ew4TZt7gnuM0E_l-hUag8qNWu8DpiJjIqejDZ3ORSJRvb4g5v5cHV5spwH2O6pZMi2Kio-RctWMy2wj0tLlKt/s1600/P1030296.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAB-NyLw4AU2VFVUxb00Q_9Epa07CZp4VUn3zcv2L-bi4SX1JjwuT4l-ew4TZt7gnuM0E_l-hUag8qNWu8DpiJjIqejDZ3ORSJRvb4g5v5cHV5spwH2O6pZMi2Kio-RctWMy2wj0tLlKt/s400/P1030296.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718014054729970978" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizApi6MvrG5WtLhnMlHo9sY1oa-MrtHO-v2NErz2w9XZjdP6QwkbHabJbvloCIoq85BxtqhOf0c3x9gM03OhfzxEOBklpCJPQKV3RdaXJl0d7YsBpaGleT3tk9FJK4lGV-0ODZy-Al96T/s1600/P1040343.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizApi6MvrG5WtLhnMlHo9sY1oa-MrtHO-v2NErz2w9XZjdP6QwkbHabJbvloCIoq85BxtqhOf0c3x9gM03OhfzxEOBklpCJPQKV3RdaXJl0d7YsBpaGleT3tk9FJK4lGV-0ODZy-Al96T/s400/P1040343.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718013902264839442" /></a><br />But bit by bit the hull takes shape and form and gets its strength from all the epoxy joints which are finally sanded, as the hull nears completion .......... Smooth as a baby's bottom ........ Even the tapered pieces are glued in, to make the smooth curve of the hull ..... The transom will follow .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVJxblEiLTMnuwDq7F2rIOAqLETJK0tB52Zu-a_tZnYEXjid3uveoEinRqcbxOrME2HlP6QkxXnqynJB6ZJZWY2G3z2OKvI1qiYiCbfJwtb_2ivRM29jCVxBj7zqdD78k90xdDnhazGCs/s1600/P1040227.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVJxblEiLTMnuwDq7F2rIOAqLETJK0tB52Zu-a_tZnYEXjid3uveoEinRqcbxOrME2HlP6QkxXnqynJB6ZJZWY2G3z2OKvI1qiYiCbfJwtb_2ivRM29jCVxBj7zqdD78k90xdDnhazGCs/s400/P1040227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718029469268238482" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWo9HVJYk95Rv03T5_bTiIX2Ro2g224ND_am_2NVUg-dI6vQ-O3aaIhaESS5HndAm5LOuEbDjKpRlA9212HGATCwfbwd7hAzEJgpd7guB4P4zILXcXxKK9NByol_qc_JP4Aurh8K6BVEJ/s1600/P1040352.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWo9HVJYk95Rv03T5_bTiIX2Ro2g224ND_am_2NVUg-dI6vQ-O3aaIhaESS5HndAm5LOuEbDjKpRlA9212HGATCwfbwd7hAzEJgpd7guB4P4zILXcXxKK9NByol_qc_JP4Aurh8K6BVEJ/s400/P1040352.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718013774761082962" /></a><br /><br />He has managed to line up a mast from somewhere ....... So finish the hull and before you know it TIMO and ANNEMIEKE, his wonderful artist wife will be out sailing again ...... Hopefully in time for us to sail to CURACAO and spend another hurricane season in the delightful SPANISH WATERS with them before we head for Cartagena and the SAN BLAS Islands ..... This time on "SOUTHERN COMFORT" ......... We've always disliked that expression " SOUTHERN COMFORT ON THE ROCKS" ....... We much prefer "Southern Comfort Neat" ......Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-39651315676183986192012-03-09T12:54:00.057-05:002012-03-11T15:50:49.762-04:00SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED ............<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtxKv2IId9h7a_49P_BbLm0Wyz_yI295L7BdUaM7uSACH-wjzblilrP0ujxIJjqECbZSQpygo7nEsUuG7_UnbSMqml19S6KZ1MtQV4AdTNIAreUm5i8-JA9Bp9KxAOj2FEl_JbMBI3jpQ/s1600/CIMG2234.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtxKv2IId9h7a_49P_BbLm0Wyz_yI295L7BdUaM7uSACH-wjzblilrP0ujxIJjqECbZSQpygo7nEsUuG7_UnbSMqml19S6KZ1MtQV4AdTNIAreUm5i8-JA9Bp9KxAOj2FEl_JbMBI3jpQ/s400/CIMG2234.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717963479000553378" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOTv00XWCoiQnqmM21BHRpNeGl_Osckii1u-uvRtLhdJ59Cl1jkK6cuSNL7yCEL50jHJPHdUULblNq_c8Sn29c0ZMNNhjn8XkeYhMwoucxXRDPaMhLlsiZPN1NZGwVQWD1qn8d_4C_xK-/s1600/CIMG2238.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOTv00XWCoiQnqmM21BHRpNeGl_Osckii1u-uvRtLhdJ59Cl1jkK6cuSNL7yCEL50jHJPHdUULblNq_c8Sn29c0ZMNNhjn8XkeYhMwoucxXRDPaMhLlsiZPN1NZGwVQWD1qn8d_4C_xK-/s400/CIMG2238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717963297635419762" /></a><br /><br />No, it was not the New Year's Eve celebration hangover ...... Nor the departure from Culebra on another yacht ....... Nor was it the fact that <span style="font-weight:bold;">'Google'</span> cut us off for having uploaded too many photos ...... All of which, by the way, was true ..... It was that once we had left PUERTO RICO again, we got busy, so busy in fact that days of exhausting work just flowed into one another seamlessly .... And at the end of each day we would both say " We'll do it tomorrow" and, off course, tomorrow never comes ...... So here then is the catch-up story, some two months later and very much overdue ...... And thanks for staying with us .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP14xnyP4w-AwKhPQgsCxPNCON2WAwzFKadtSwnBOdVL8ARyov8an5wQe0QNwSIdBKKo4twbIEIwQTonkUIFekP3-m5e4TumhNELxj9iYynCjXRZBl1BV-pB8rpsAD-oK9mjelJU-CZ6Dx/s1600/CIMG2235.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP14xnyP4w-AwKhPQgsCxPNCON2WAwzFKadtSwnBOdVL8ARyov8an5wQe0QNwSIdBKKo4twbIEIwQTonkUIFekP3-m5e4TumhNELxj9iYynCjXRZBl1BV-pB8rpsAD-oK9mjelJU-CZ6Dx/s400/CIMG2235.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717963160412970386" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmXb4JrvCk6TIUciPQwKFjnc3lF_XgSMe0dV6tlBXiRNrh9GAlD5OBexbQLVK6PtwqJTlFahM9_8ZwOAiTKkdp7DWf8_D1llUxMLilUUN0WGDCBMOf04KC63YGda_EdwJYddrKbYH8mYC/s1600/CIMG2236.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmXb4JrvCk6TIUciPQwKFjnc3lF_XgSMe0dV6tlBXiRNrh9GAlD5OBexbQLVK6PtwqJTlFahM9_8ZwOAiTKkdp7DWf8_D1llUxMLilUUN0WGDCBMOf04KC63YGda_EdwJYddrKbYH8mYC/s400/CIMG2236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717963049305865058" /></a><br /><br />A wonderful cruising couple, Jim and Ellen on the yacht "BOLDLY GO" offered us a lift back to Spanish Town in the British Virgin Islands, to continue where we had left off on "SOUTHERN COMFORT" ...... A stop-over in St. Thomas allowed us to replenish our rum supply, as well as see the cruise ships in town and the wrecked yachts lining the shore from the hurricanes that passed though two years ago ............<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mkm93XeBCnwMmbMB16pruR2ms_XoQTetXicV6DV48fYNVG5iMcI7G-lCwnBZVuxANJiGkQnIRXbQAP4cjqkxthpfE_sTZ7cFOFxajtlIiVR5n_IjSm2mKVmFzzGIRNkQgVCDNtmInXQg/s1600/CIMG2232.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mkm93XeBCnwMmbMB16pruR2ms_XoQTetXicV6DV48fYNVG5iMcI7G-lCwnBZVuxANJiGkQnIRXbQAP4cjqkxthpfE_sTZ7cFOFxajtlIiVR5n_IjSm2mKVmFzzGIRNkQgVCDNtmInXQg/s400/CIMG2232.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717962901343622338" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgco4fDb7OcFKwCc8UDuwHAie5N26CfHoCNcVJvQogFrGPE4Ae6wRwQM7Z1_7LTmwbhvRX0WBrjEJvggjVYjVTxytIPrtrZZ2X5vt-62jprVVBr7_Kyr9bMkkSZRYagDcKzaXSBC45mxyRB/s1600/CIMG2233.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgco4fDb7OcFKwCc8UDuwHAie5N26CfHoCNcVJvQogFrGPE4Ae6wRwQM7Z1_7LTmwbhvRX0WBrjEJvggjVYjVTxytIPrtrZZ2X5vt-62jprVVBr7_Kyr9bMkkSZRYagDcKzaXSBC45mxyRB/s400/CIMG2233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717962771135647378" /></a><br /><br />There may be as many as five cruise ships in the harbour at any one time,putting as many as 12,000 extra people in town and needless to say, the waste produced is sizable...... Take a look at that mountain of buried trash we sailed past on our way to the BVIs .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqS6Fk3bEDFG_YY3N7FLTJZtZgXYxo9NRcn_ObjRwzbGljnxCUi5fyDafSrObj4VF7eTXCGYBmCaV_7klmh8ZUzkPLh82xw3SLwQHf3w8spuDhjwZafruTiHasRYx06r2u8SCBBXYgKuC1/s1600/CIMG2229.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqS6Fk3bEDFG_YY3N7FLTJZtZgXYxo9NRcn_ObjRwzbGljnxCUi5fyDafSrObj4VF7eTXCGYBmCaV_7klmh8ZUzkPLh82xw3SLwQHf3w8spuDhjwZafruTiHasRYx06r2u8SCBBXYgKuC1/s400/CIMG2229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717962613029720626" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv18H0oSj963NWbRRDfIYGpjui1yZFPGltQG0njNbVYFm5F0zgSEZmfPmthxUNn7X5thvfbYOGAieEwvfs6HFW4_gbRyBcSPG8KnL-c5bLicHaoj0Vj3DImhBy3Vgeio0AjVkMoWt33rRV/s1600/CIMG2239.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv18H0oSj963NWbRRDfIYGpjui1yZFPGltQG0njNbVYFm5F0zgSEZmfPmthxUNn7X5thvfbYOGAieEwvfs6HFW4_gbRyBcSPG8KnL-c5bLicHaoj0Vj3DImhBy3Vgeio0AjVkMoWt33rRV/s400/CIMG2239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717962491221203826" /></a><br /><br />The New Year brings the Caribbean cruising and charter season into full swing ........<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Escape the cold and go sailing in the sun</span></span> ..... Go <span style="font-weight:bold;">'bareboat' </span>(meaning rent one even if you've never sailed before) ....... And scare the daylights out of everybody else ....... "No worries right, they've signed that insurance clause" .... While some damaged yacht sits in an anchorage for months waiting to get the repairs done ........ Crazy really, because you need a licence to rent a car, but absolutely nothing to rent a million dollar yacht except a credit card and a signature .... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XwTrljs3TsPeg51jEkRVOB2zj-uhARJFRi-i74W9YDYoxlDIMH2V1nmGvpRC_MoB_yxROH4BkZAU55NYMiw4MNiJN_vtbU8ENB6OAgTj2btZMZmgUp993U7SFgYGB0_mKPAqxEXU_X8F/s1600/CIMG2228.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XwTrljs3TsPeg51jEkRVOB2zj-uhARJFRi-i74W9YDYoxlDIMH2V1nmGvpRC_MoB_yxROH4BkZAU55NYMiw4MNiJN_vtbU8ENB6OAgTj2btZMZmgUp993U7SFgYGB0_mKPAqxEXU_X8F/s400/CIMG2228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717962239576873842" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1bbaFeprqIv-A-gC-NJUD358HCgThKNmM3xy9Nc467gW_iD8TbESXgxgkKLE_lFkrcc1ZXHUMR3Evl5lySm4H0ixU2sDsKPHollNZoT9A_2BDrKVZM7L04O4cwQLstykBDrfkSj1dzJ9/s1600/CIMG2248.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1bbaFeprqIv-A-gC-NJUD358HCgThKNmM3xy9Nc467gW_iD8TbESXgxgkKLE_lFkrcc1ZXHUMR3Evl5lySm4H0ixU2sDsKPHollNZoT9A_2BDrKVZM7L04O4cwQLstykBDrfkSj1dzJ9/s400/CIMG2248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717961909003786210" /></a><br /><br />Anchored in Pirate's Bay on Norman Island rather than pick up a mooring and then watched the antics of the charter yachts ....... Fabulous free entertainment ...... And here's a little tip on how to do that more successfully ........ Make a loop at the end of a line and hang it on the boat-hook as you approach the mooring ball .... Then just drop it over the ball, haul in the line, pick up the slimy bitter-end on the rope attached to the mooring ball with the boat-hook and 'Bob's your Uncle' ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJp9gEMs-RVwMHDFbZQ7kDNHLmq05YcuKDYa-sFCucJnHYH-msR9fik-jWiGQdzfWc1TX-hMu9r-LGpz45_Q1WT8topRYtMz8_36_RDzwqpZhmGsgrzjW9Fx3zY9i0vWuWgZeZxXf0f6B/s1600/CIMG2255.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJp9gEMs-RVwMHDFbZQ7kDNHLmq05YcuKDYa-sFCucJnHYH-msR9fik-jWiGQdzfWc1TX-hMu9r-LGpz45_Q1WT8topRYtMz8_36_RDzwqpZhmGsgrzjW9Fx3zY9i0vWuWgZeZxXf0f6B/s400/CIMG2255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717961705713800626" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRCc2rPMwflc59ACbB_hupS2ZVCxko7Wxi5qen_2BbzhN0jmggVxrd4-XdvMMlz6oIDqpEZJs8L2onBBXZIAJ5kHCf-_YWLxBe2f_GlPvGLSUpiftDykgKVSlspeQI25etMrT2RNk_5ry/s1600/P1050477.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRCc2rPMwflc59ACbB_hupS2ZVCxko7Wxi5qen_2BbzhN0jmggVxrd4-XdvMMlz6oIDqpEZJs8L2onBBXZIAJ5kHCf-_YWLxBe2f_GlPvGLSUpiftDykgKVSlspeQI25etMrT2RNk_5ry/s400/P1050477.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717973092256710130" /></a><br /><br />Magnificent Classic yachts are all around us, most of which are in the charter business ...... Our own classic yacht "ARITA" has been left on a mooring back in Culebra, P.R. .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCfHTbBUQom4r9DjJU3g-jKQ_JxRdGgZUXTH7YeWUX6opHK2tcHXWq3_FeJa_5tAuFJqhLsWvNZeE8xOync5TqZ2uTwPiMYutfArLvEHLkSHMWL2fY54DFUrxlgepsjz5YhfKy7xVm9j4/s1600/CIMG2250.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCfHTbBUQom4r9DjJU3g-jKQ_JxRdGgZUXTH7YeWUX6opHK2tcHXWq3_FeJa_5tAuFJqhLsWvNZeE8xOync5TqZ2uTwPiMYutfArLvEHLkSHMWL2fY54DFUrxlgepsjz5YhfKy7xVm9j4/s400/CIMG2250.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717974435046781986" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_3mv9AYWSVFoaYgbMPI9Hc_lAw0u7p7_P_jfvICBR-qyXbhgnvRBWwGJCYd1wcGKjDMGLo7C0mDss_2KNHIVp9RKY11TeU8mFe7f2LHgxy-tSBRD_Q5VB0TU2LIzhCpS4GXhhA30i_MA/s1600/CIMG2227.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_3mv9AYWSVFoaYgbMPI9Hc_lAw0u7p7_P_jfvICBR-qyXbhgnvRBWwGJCYd1wcGKjDMGLo7C0mDss_2KNHIVp9RKY11TeU8mFe7f2LHgxy-tSBRD_Q5VB0TU2LIzhCpS4GXhhA30i_MA/s400/CIMG2227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717961113721402530" /></a><br /><br />This 'ride' is turning out to be a lot of fun as we relax in style ....... Jim and Ellen do all the sailing and we get to be 'guests' ...... No trouble handling this at all ...... They really are a very entertaining couple ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wQNbkRW1d1jEdNBGTFd0DbxWXfIhlk_2m17Q3KIdyOZzKst29uuVifLAU2FNoNlBXYv9MIbL-kafyOoHi1r9LM-v_5h7wp3NBHvon2Ye1u37RkONcYmR26eq8wmr1jHCt0WpdexvNcu_/s1600/CIMG2257.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wQNbkRW1d1jEdNBGTFd0DbxWXfIhlk_2m17Q3KIdyOZzKst29uuVifLAU2FNoNlBXYv9MIbL-kafyOoHi1r9LM-v_5h7wp3NBHvon2Ye1u37RkONcYmR26eq8wmr1jHCt0WpdexvNcu_/s400/CIMG2257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717978605819879538" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68rOwlR7VnwnhdauLMZ7HjBc6BB30gv3uIYrEloYeW6gjn1wycntbcYyt7a_6-jTsbgafkiMr4FFCJuOj0VKOzpbJCBmB5CIW91xiYvvvul1D6GJAb0j8O9nMvOZ3t88SEXeo72d-IjQf/s1600/CIMG2259.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68rOwlR7VnwnhdauLMZ7HjBc6BB30gv3uIYrEloYeW6gjn1wycntbcYyt7a_6-jTsbgafkiMr4FFCJuOj0VKOzpbJCBmB5CIW91xiYvvvul1D6GJAb0j8O9nMvOZ3t88SEXeo72d-IjQf/s400/CIMG2259.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717978396932848130" /></a><br /><br />But, by the time we arrive at Spanish Town to go into the marina the wind is pumping and for the first time we see a surfer riding the waves near shore ..... The thing is ... The channel into the marina is between the breaking surf and the shore ...... Not only narrow but now very turbulent ...... This time Ellen is not smiling so much ..... More like relief, when we get past it all ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDDDYQK1CuWXXAR8CTGcjixAOWfMIYhEYeUpHGDc-yTYfYLLuitGdBwvgrDdIpYmqsIFhUQT_-b2djNvwMMIuRN6dsD5ob7zhxhB_XmeMAhYs1W0iwHQeqwXmetRbVg_ijGFebRRzhl3m/s1600/P1050363.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDDDYQK1CuWXXAR8CTGcjixAOWfMIYhEYeUpHGDc-yTYfYLLuitGdBwvgrDdIpYmqsIFhUQT_-b2djNvwMMIuRN6dsD5ob7zhxhB_XmeMAhYs1W0iwHQeqwXmetRbVg_ijGFebRRzhl3m/s400/P1050363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717977315285575122" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix37WzYl9jTDyv3Zh0xCNpZGOuBQE6-HtTta1RNu_2N9Ce2GOT-y_AuPONNTMqj-_hyphenhyphenKiL7ZmXurZikkEFKwIl85c8jpsqCVp3MO1ViSdukoFtCswB4wu1k04q_6Kr_vdSMjjSyhvW4ntX/s1600/P1050161.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix37WzYl9jTDyv3Zh0xCNpZGOuBQE6-HtTta1RNu_2N9Ce2GOT-y_AuPONNTMqj-_hyphenhyphenKiL7ZmXurZikkEFKwIl85c8jpsqCVp3MO1ViSdukoFtCswB4wu1k04q_6Kr_vdSMjjSyhvW4ntX/s400/P1050161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717977111929003474" /></a><br /><br />That's the official crest of Spanish Town and no reflection on the way Jim prepares breakfast on board " BOLDLY GO" ...... They stay in the marina for another three nights and we stay on board with them, because "SOUTHERN COMFORT" is nowhere near ready for any type of 'comfort' ...... But we are fully into it ..... Jim takes on the repair of the dinghy ..... A huge dinghy, all of thirteen and a half feet long ..... A great workboat but not a keeper .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Sg_Q4pe4_i50l8qZqheQU8X56AshB-6cg_rEXcBgryJnO7TAtLMuoHRN0kq-bQs7-FkfPWY7E9kYohurCPditajvWMDBw4o5fd1wXbk2W4kxnuvAEzVdJ1irHlohTy9k_9uU28GviUrw/s1600/P1050160.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Sg_Q4pe4_i50l8qZqheQU8X56AshB-6cg_rEXcBgryJnO7TAtLMuoHRN0kq-bQs7-FkfPWY7E9kYohurCPditajvWMDBw4o5fd1wXbk2W4kxnuvAEzVdJ1irHlohTy9k_9uU28GviUrw/s400/P1050160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718727733036371986" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqintZs2dA7i-il2P9bd27Q-t2gvNH2k-hLxwbG7KDqNeh_Wdne2bsfpdwowiT_hzof3tl7Ip3gygNT-IrSd97GBhv6LC6ixluIZqw-bbTZ6hHre5ebNKAMXQv6BbmTD97Y0xR7xR7Ln-/s1600/CIMG2247.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqintZs2dA7i-il2P9bd27Q-t2gvNH2k-hLxwbG7KDqNeh_Wdne2bsfpdwowiT_hzof3tl7Ip3gygNT-IrSd97GBhv6LC6ixluIZqw-bbTZ6hHre5ebNKAMXQv6BbmTD97Y0xR7xR7Ln-/s400/CIMG2247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718727499840317106" /></a><br /><br />Just look at that awesome breakfast Jim knocked up and served in style in the cockpit in 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and to think that somewhere 30 degrees further north they are in mid-winter snows and ice, something our refrigerators can't match ..... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YU7JsTWZ3VijV1X-h_uQFMF08ZSx2BjUhwGfYXW-t1xzhmVWEC0BoV1qq2OPR0uXj4z8xB-WVBEh3oRTmIo_hbW_A2VeTJLS5muD1rJJNmz52Xk7-OAEJLtv7vUIwO9g9xplTc0uwzUb/s1600/P1050245.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YU7JsTWZ3VijV1X-h_uQFMF08ZSx2BjUhwGfYXW-t1xzhmVWEC0BoV1qq2OPR0uXj4z8xB-WVBEh3oRTmIo_hbW_A2VeTJLS5muD1rJJNmz52Xk7-OAEJLtv7vUIwO9g9xplTc0uwzUb/s400/P1050245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717983825795169282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyMOb0-jiUycsQrpgEEID_Xy3_KsrBIX8xPcXZsbstNc_FpdfdH8581b-DQecF8XQQEtYmD-BRZduDV2ukx5DL0XIKUUwDtqcedK2T2xQd_of_8M-ksSfIoAYG8w6zM58sQriFZQipTup/s1600/P1050339.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyMOb0-jiUycsQrpgEEID_Xy3_KsrBIX8xPcXZsbstNc_FpdfdH8581b-DQecF8XQQEtYmD-BRZduDV2ukx5DL0XIKUUwDtqcedK2T2xQd_of_8M-ksSfIoAYG8w6zM58sQriFZQipTup/s400/P1050339.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717982740272108290" /></a><br /><br />First off, we get rid of that blue stripe on the side of the hull and put scaffolding in place to do the toe rails ...... Laurie has become the 'Go-for' ...... The hardware store is on top of the hill that overlooks the marina and the blue water ..... Interestingly, someone is growing tomatoes with irrigation .... What a great idea ...... Tomatoes and most of the imported vegetables cost an arm and a leg ..... Nice leg on the 'Go-for' ........ Even if you can't see it ..... Oh, and those seeds are not tomatoes ....... Just thought you ought to know that ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintWwOmddPvz0nEMvFbxszmL8UrD25elHklPIJM89MK0SgozIRgFi6s3El6Uqg7e_MZ7E0WzVDCtLW0YiC5wL0D9qrH7tHZ2TZ47DU8veDuIM5OQS09ywfd4Fgjjw5vz89btfTP0vupO7w/s1600/P1050342.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintWwOmddPvz0nEMvFbxszmL8UrD25elHklPIJM89MK0SgozIRgFi6s3El6Uqg7e_MZ7E0WzVDCtLW0YiC5wL0D9qrH7tHZ2TZ47DU8veDuIM5OQS09ywfd4Fgjjw5vz89btfTP0vupO7w/s400/P1050342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717976911827391858" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLLGdOWk81ngvkK0HrhvQ0pK3-RxvROmgReOEIoCT9HJNkXSsz1FRZkpf8gx0K5YIFD02o8REQOPvALbFyxEYtVkOKrFJBYH9brDzEsbxNLvD62YDn6O2NjD24NgLFPey0XIvaL11m61Q/s1600/P1050354.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLLGdOWk81ngvkK0HrhvQ0pK3-RxvROmgReOEIoCT9HJNkXSsz1FRZkpf8gx0K5YIFD02o8REQOPvALbFyxEYtVkOKrFJBYH9brDzEsbxNLvD62YDn6O2NjD24NgLFPey0XIvaL11m61Q/s400/P1050354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717976762947486610" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7wg1e6n8o-WaZ3wCMMHu4YMiQPPHIP7FjOVFtI9EM760HJgztd0rhYTLoVDinNbn-SRX8Vv8Roa725WvMKoC9L-hDJa8CYlTEA4QqF7zOsN4H-K1MMi6h0XvQWOv7deL7vrW1moj9Yzj/s1600/P1050246.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7wg1e6n8o-WaZ3wCMMHu4YMiQPPHIP7FjOVFtI9EM760HJgztd0rhYTLoVDinNbn-SRX8Vv8Roa725WvMKoC9L-hDJa8CYlTEA4QqF7zOsN4H-K1MMi6h0XvQWOv7deL7vrW1moj9Yzj/s400/P1050246.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717976635270618210" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf-MH-soWXNXvMUCrO0MOSnYR3UTw2zd_Q5MYrLnWPzpD2E7BVGbytCPZL1teeEFxVy0nI-Qt5o-MSYNJXYzlsCFdYPjwJ39mhdSgbBWV1Lg3voWquBvjG89i3h5OCuNinCqHC6uqPrZV/s1600/P1050284.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf-MH-soWXNXvMUCrO0MOSnYR3UTw2zd_Q5MYrLnWPzpD2E7BVGbytCPZL1teeEFxVy0nI-Qt5o-MSYNJXYzlsCFdYPjwJ39mhdSgbBWV1Lg3voWquBvjG89i3h5OCuNinCqHC6uqPrZV/s400/P1050284.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717976456036513858" /></a><br /><br />Awesome days with magnificent sunsets ........... Making progress and moving on board with P-bucket ........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjYkEODi1NZuFccgi1AuSourrVA2WYtINpt0DPflqF5wmW0jEFk8TlMxYxSC2HeFuHflSADTGMbgTInj-wlBY-VDlayPovVtdsakYciaYXWZ4L01QAvI7oYrvHNa0PflR9DGjYvS7yTRb/s1600/CIMG2254.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjYkEODi1NZuFccgi1AuSourrVA2WYtINpt0DPflqF5wmW0jEFk8TlMxYxSC2HeFuHflSADTGMbgTInj-wlBY-VDlayPovVtdsakYciaYXWZ4L01QAvI7oYrvHNa0PflR9DGjYvS7yTRb/s400/CIMG2254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717960844480062274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXWThl5XrozlsXoOdJAI3m5tmuvKbbtLq3bYzns6XsIR00ugn0JraEBy_MbMURb7YTM9aJcDQU8_L9agFmw6txFimAfnm6Z7vlG4D0QvsOBs3KHZBAStuGbkklL74pi2PihR-N4mQuIWa/s1600/CIMG2253.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXWThl5XrozlsXoOdJAI3m5tmuvKbbtLq3bYzns6XsIR00ugn0JraEBy_MbMURb7YTM9aJcDQU8_L9agFmw6txFimAfnm6Z7vlG4D0QvsOBs3KHZBAStuGbkklL74pi2PihR-N4mQuIWa/s400/CIMG2253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717960700307956290" /></a><br /><br />We will long remember Jim and Ellen and be forever grateful for the fun and laughter we shared on board "BOLDLY GO"....... A 'survivor' couple, who were pirated the year before, off the coast of Venezuela, where Ellen was beaten and Jim was shot but despite all that they continue to cruise joyfully ....... After all "BOLDLY GO" means boldly go ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIjtl2JeTZHk9PLN-Tul0PTPjZF1LxXVV-okZGWW_VYI8iPayGQBks-L0qgNvALI3kxjrrgsd_QENeqmlQZ7DO5V9tmiiObRhiKB5hk23ihdcFhJGu9uKvxu_zHVJaHSwXehelmcT47vZ/s1600/CIMG2310.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIjtl2JeTZHk9PLN-Tul0PTPjZF1LxXVV-okZGWW_VYI8iPayGQBks-L0qgNvALI3kxjrrgsd_QENeqmlQZ7DO5V9tmiiObRhiKB5hk23ihdcFhJGu9uKvxu_zHVJaHSwXehelmcT47vZ/s400/CIMG2310.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717960490165869282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLj2tRfOHLOlOWNw3_JBpJiDcjKXVwX6hb-KHiSgSswdJiYNRkvlagtSVUWGJ1aqTxo5ah_s-VwbJRhkFhomqQJDfoZnwqREC_M4MMq12eST9HNlhJsELMbdtjIH1QO3Z6imfJLleu_CS/s1600/CIMG2322.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLj2tRfOHLOlOWNw3_JBpJiDcjKXVwX6hb-KHiSgSswdJiYNRkvlagtSVUWGJ1aqTxo5ah_s-VwbJRhkFhomqQJDfoZnwqREC_M4MMq12eST9HNlhJsELMbdtjIH1QO3Z6imfJLleu_CS/s400/CIMG2322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717960333761073666" /></a><br /><br />The bottom of "SOUTHERN COMFORT" is next ..... Sanding and painting with black anti-fouling ......Stuff that requires a space-suit ..... The toxicity of the paint irritates the skin no end ..... Don't know why the fenders are hanging over the side .... It's not like we are going anywhere today .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL53DJyyeD1_0LmiOJQkJYoeefdhX6el6t1jCfSSkecYQc-Bg3CH8C2HZqNt1qgTgGLi_paqZNxO5R1Ck2dr_GXefGl07Wd40IM6E5axi-J-tvBuooplwNllc3P2dJjZE103mxJZyfowIP/s1600/CIMG2318.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL53DJyyeD1_0LmiOJQkJYoeefdhX6el6t1jCfSSkecYQc-Bg3CH8C2HZqNt1qgTgGLi_paqZNxO5R1Ck2dr_GXefGl07Wd40IM6E5axi-J-tvBuooplwNllc3P2dJjZE103mxJZyfowIP/s400/CIMG2318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717960009075628946" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPCKZnEVYW8meVuLT7_5lgCkBsLrr2XS2VMthbFqBxCB-Z7eqtBFLXIjXeWFbppjA2vug2Je4Qdq-UmvjXRQrlIfbrcB2UgHccBLD6oTm36Q9_0oLqH0KCzKdHLEWtZzd9Gy34c1xcd0g/s1600/CIMG2316.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPCKZnEVYW8meVuLT7_5lgCkBsLrr2XS2VMthbFqBxCB-Z7eqtBFLXIjXeWFbppjA2vug2Je4Qdq-UmvjXRQrlIfbrcB2UgHccBLD6oTm36Q9_0oLqH0KCzKdHLEWtZzd9Gy34c1xcd0g/s400/CIMG2316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717959900615837698" /></a><br /><br />Things you never think about in 'Paradise' ..... Like how do they deliver the gas (petrol) and diesel to the island ...... Well, they anchor offshore and float the fuel line to the beach and then pump the stuff ashore to holding tanks .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt6KU2xr_Eq2P3nXGu3Btow4v9aaWoc_5RMZOSysayKCY7mIoP9X9aLYg1rnCwvO6NwnO4GCCISKsR0fVC2MP3GyAjIpzj_sLcv_wzHmOj124zuACxSzb887zSY_lmJQ_G0JCLZnRzsDt/s1600/CIMG2317.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt6KU2xr_Eq2P3nXGu3Btow4v9aaWoc_5RMZOSysayKCY7mIoP9X9aLYg1rnCwvO6NwnO4GCCISKsR0fVC2MP3GyAjIpzj_sLcv_wzHmOj124zuACxSzb887zSY_lmJQ_G0JCLZnRzsDt/s400/CIMG2317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717959511700207378" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgD0VqlI5ey5QrAP9UX_iqnAG4eD86ESuu8cTt3po3tpK2TFnQExGdyZpSQmsMLO5wQRTJ1U_DszOPndUrUSiQBGU6SD8458YaFEc2zsX6qvcxoNDtreQ8ZGw30HzErNQw5cfZnWBMATJ/s1600/CIMG2319.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgD0VqlI5ey5QrAP9UX_iqnAG4eD86ESuu8cTt3po3tpK2TFnQExGdyZpSQmsMLO5wQRTJ1U_DszOPndUrUSiQBGU6SD8458YaFEc2zsX6qvcxoNDtreQ8ZGw30HzErNQw5cfZnWBMATJ/s400/CIMG2319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717959362800301682" /></a><br /><br />Flowers everywhere but don't get confused ..... These 'stalks' with orange heads are the jack stands to hold the yachts up ........... Most yachts are already gone and out there sailing ..... Us too, real soon ..........<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxt8lBJ3f265GaaseYwH6dBCMHYD4S9gbi6w_oqB8BSv1zy50rbtHnk0Jx4QP9A2Pew99mUzl6SrnxLUzM8s6dmoWtHdAedHJvcHwQPuJeyxDZAYtXBuHarqkbO8QZJeAjwy4YqjHiVv3V/s1600/CIMG2265.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxt8lBJ3f265GaaseYwH6dBCMHYD4S9gbi6w_oqB8BSv1zy50rbtHnk0Jx4QP9A2Pew99mUzl6SrnxLUzM8s6dmoWtHdAedHJvcHwQPuJeyxDZAYtXBuHarqkbO8QZJeAjwy4YqjHiVv3V/s400/CIMG2265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717959144814779762" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCNqhVPEJWOAR4dvOqs-TUvHqdqaiNZJJrA967_5gPa-8MB9T-Yet85E3jpO-2dwh7FBqZMZitpp7Iyi0L0lus-QeLm67e_rP5uvKNlJ-E3b9TL4nJCDhLemmxf-9wZnrsfr3LubHhatU/s1600/CIMG2266.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCNqhVPEJWOAR4dvOqs-TUvHqdqaiNZJJrA967_5gPa-8MB9T-Yet85E3jpO-2dwh7FBqZMZitpp7Iyi0L0lus-QeLm67e_rP5uvKNlJ-E3b9TL4nJCDhLemmxf-9wZnrsfr3LubHhatU/s400/CIMG2266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717959019439891298" /></a><br /><br />There's a fisherman here who goes out each afternoon and comes back in the morning with a load of red snapper ...... His fishing spot is off the bank at Anguilla ....... However it is 1200 feet deep and he sets his lines and hooks with the electric motors mounted on the rods ...... Now that's what's called 'deep-sea' fishing ........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSXR6Ojzn47RJLrAWEWE611jUm_FXHbZL-9B96cvEqkaelc3TbRWRUlCOLoowFLWtETi9kShENKRPFjudI2S7M6WM4S6iaTjpqg6c4C7aD5fCye5eW3mXact6rCAOaXM9X31Jsb3vKcVN/s1600/CIMG2320.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSXR6Ojzn47RJLrAWEWE611jUm_FXHbZL-9B96cvEqkaelc3TbRWRUlCOLoowFLWtETi9kShENKRPFjudI2S7M6WM4S6iaTjpqg6c4C7aD5fCye5eW3mXact6rCAOaXM9X31Jsb3vKcVN/s400/CIMG2320.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717958853667869394" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2r6zjDaVIeBmFAO2UNreqhv6t_zmkXNm7ONhPbGa6h3J3z1VcjNs0GpKAZ7hHMhY_lo-0Un9ro5bMDrOT-lvdD8xZnAWGLOuvMWHXg2du13tMnMykHbUuzzfw9m_bH2wPrFfCtJDHQ_d/s1600/CIMG2313.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2r6zjDaVIeBmFAO2UNreqhv6t_zmkXNm7ONhPbGa6h3J3z1VcjNs0GpKAZ7hHMhY_lo-0Un9ro5bMDrOT-lvdD8xZnAWGLOuvMWHXg2du13tMnMykHbUuzzfw9m_bH2wPrFfCtJDHQ_d/s400/CIMG2313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717958677976780530" /></a><br /><br />We were racing another couple Phil and Paula, who were also working to get their yacht in the water and they won...... Hands down ..... Rather surprising since the name of their yacht is "INFINITY" ...... Check out that handy little hydraulic lifter that makes the pick-up a piece of cake ..... Golden opportunity to celebrate their victory with 'bubbly' .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbejBxw5R14j2WjdPEidycbAKYK8qU04cZK1v-kf6v7pY_HKXFNTg71Yyf5xFp4-9eLbWiehDgaYiZ7HtS8Nd2iONZuKHMNfwXU9STuEs8v08Dd14bqPaAwBwB1LMG9wz0AlW0FFXwQZP/s1600/CIMG2312.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbejBxw5R14j2WjdPEidycbAKYK8qU04cZK1v-kf6v7pY_HKXFNTg71Yyf5xFp4-9eLbWiehDgaYiZ7HtS8Nd2iONZuKHMNfwXU9STuEs8v08Dd14bqPaAwBwB1LMG9wz0AlW0FFXwQZP/s400/CIMG2312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717958495227554146" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgImahamHXQIw9WRnL-gx-qL2ymSvWr0wUgdx4xGxCY7EFqKQejFvEhIUbNRHQWJIYtjsB_QpwMVWCVhYJ38NlradzqwvbwIUs9hKJEGLG7NKRQ04G1OyJrmPxdR__qU6CEqjN7IShSAQO/s1600/CIMG2315.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgImahamHXQIw9WRnL-gx-qL2ymSvWr0wUgdx4xGxCY7EFqKQejFvEhIUbNRHQWJIYtjsB_QpwMVWCVhYJ38NlradzqwvbwIUs9hKJEGLG7NKRQ04G1OyJrmPxdR__qU6CEqjN7IShSAQO/s400/CIMG2315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717958310867451186" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg12QOI7iJtX5p8qdP9e1wBGRN6eKr7cbQh_VNsMXWitxkuTkqmqXq8F7WuEAGuCu8i-1dqcqlYg7KNF7AmhChvZk54tNu9-ZxdD5d6ZWSgLvxwdZbfOP2P5Ivrg6GZgaYtByO-16i7oJf/s1600/CIMG2269.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg12QOI7iJtX5p8qdP9e1wBGRN6eKr7cbQh_VNsMXWitxkuTkqmqXq8F7WuEAGuCu8i-1dqcqlYg7KNF7AmhChvZk54tNu9-ZxdD5d6ZWSgLvxwdZbfOP2P5Ivrg6GZgaYtByO-16i7oJf/s400/CIMG2269.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717958027449099570" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALyFZ6VKnd5L9xG2R_9RttJI2jUWsAVzjWzUYxs0B7tNeswV8dzkid8YqmHp-94qjUbuQVxouYAelToTEliB3zk-DdCMCsKxhTdD4SISmeq75cZYGHGC_SYF0gOtFYT5je9JCOWY8HnTn/s1600/CIMG2267.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALyFZ6VKnd5L9xG2R_9RttJI2jUWsAVzjWzUYxs0B7tNeswV8dzkid8YqmHp-94qjUbuQVxouYAelToTEliB3zk-DdCMCsKxhTdD4SISmeq75cZYGHGC_SYF0gOtFYT5je9JCOWY8HnTn/s400/CIMG2267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717957869428214706" /></a><br /><br />We're not alone when it comes to working on yachts ...... This couple is doing their sewing in the shade of their hull, on a make-shift table ........ <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwBYc9NNtLYngwE1hl35XQu4POBBxJZWPjnd84gAzOhxQoiRgIGoOETYsW85SCZT2MTX4kcWLkxwEUWxGZpkPBUbfUsWnWl6UdS8MhkBqIS6eL-MuJNDvJjQraMST4Ipu1v7DdNnkIji3/s1600/CIMG2230.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwBYc9NNtLYngwE1hl35XQu4POBBxJZWPjnd84gAzOhxQoiRgIGoOETYsW85SCZT2MTX4kcWLkxwEUWxGZpkPBUbfUsWnWl6UdS8MhkBqIS6eL-MuJNDvJjQraMST4Ipu1v7DdNnkIji3/s400/CIMG2230.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717957630313974242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZAo44APlf3pj8f9w0DJx-QwujrX3z4gjYSuYcg5TMHORiXS7vdSufvLUICkvfY8uFPeTpUCoXSoHV9XXZZK6Nooxr1GSbokkkALZL5BIUqisJfL8h1CavOpK1lpfuPaeVr7bRyB2d9TS/s1600/CIMG2246.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZAo44APlf3pj8f9w0DJx-QwujrX3z4gjYSuYcg5TMHORiXS7vdSufvLUICkvfY8uFPeTpUCoXSoHV9XXZZK6Nooxr1GSbokkkALZL5BIUqisJfL8h1CavOpK1lpfuPaeVr7bRyB2d9TS/s400/CIMG2246.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717957478542991298" /></a><br /><br />And somewhere out there, amongst those historic buildings in <span style="font-weight:bold;">Charlotte Amalie</span> on St Thomas in the USVIs, is a factory still to be discovered, that makes the most delightful "Virgin Island Mango Rum" ...... A very sweet replacement for the Bahamian variety, now in extremely short supply on board either of our two yachts ............Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-46434785196942459202012-01-02T14:21:00.055-05:002012-01-03T13:19:41.767-05:00IN THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND TRAVEL ......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNn-WOf_oquawdY2lvp2fybOdD-wMLSNazVp4mAsjltGpW-XovbHWQtuNHlA0p0S4dwd241O7_AY8kq_S3CQnMERmzjUYNyDZZUoLLR8jQrf9vbNvFCvU7XuhEB-UGPxOwaAgl3-1b-YKY/s1600/CIMG2212.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNn-WOf_oquawdY2lvp2fybOdD-wMLSNazVp4mAsjltGpW-XovbHWQtuNHlA0p0S4dwd241O7_AY8kq_S3CQnMERmzjUYNyDZZUoLLR8jQrf9vbNvFCvU7XuhEB-UGPxOwaAgl3-1b-YKY/s400/CIMG2212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693136138985050370"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IpQe-bE-N8VZnp50tSCYWjF5x7tMG0PgAER95DuJ3aF4dbVYPBwE9KLPtglLzd8r45pBL0if-r6lapYSyJhTKOFk3BerxEvapovUEf8aG8sfHI3gVLw2wYXQ110AEJgprsp7XvuPZY5-/s1600/CIMG2186.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IpQe-bE-N8VZnp50tSCYWjF5x7tMG0PgAER95DuJ3aF4dbVYPBwE9KLPtglLzd8r45pBL0if-r6lapYSyJhTKOFk3BerxEvapovUEf8aG8sfHI3gVLw2wYXQ110AEJgprsp7XvuPZY5-/s400/CIMG2186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693134047258564082"></a><br /><br />Yes, ...... Here's a toast to "The "Spirit of Love and Travel" as we celebrated the coming of the New Year in Spanish-speaking CULEBRA, Puerto Rico ..... Elsewhere in the World almost everybody celebrated also, either the New Year or the passing of the Old Year ...... Ours was probably no different, except that it was very different from the ones we've had previously ....... This time, we were surrounded by other people's families, young and old together, and dancing in the street and on the ferry dock amongst lights, lanterns and music from several live Latino bands ...... Great atmosphere, lively songs and everybody dressed 'to kill' ....... You know what I mean .... We know this because the police were all wearing bullet-proof vests ....... "Anyone you know?" ......" <span style="font-style:italic;">Si, la Reina de Florida </span>"<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsB4VoF2C2Wlh5XjC3j7f9J249k-kZ7Q7VizKAp_o-p63KL3OFGoYhUlIJ3E6p6ZsPI8Y-NLEQhCCnrpfLMpUkJcri8so900-5CZMbXpsQRmSeqP0pqJv5OQBLeHeTeocL5PDKbfp_0FS/s1600/CIMG2209.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsB4VoF2C2Wlh5XjC3j7f9J249k-kZ7Q7VizKAp_o-p63KL3OFGoYhUlIJ3E6p6ZsPI8Y-NLEQhCCnrpfLMpUkJcri8so900-5CZMbXpsQRmSeqP0pqJv5OQBLeHeTeocL5PDKbfp_0FS/s400/CIMG2209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693132855178650338"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe62Q96wXb_u6j-mUihiRqPDmvSJJslVAb6rOakokPtd-WGKgGw187eZ3ayEUaoE0bGzDi_wvOtJoLTGQ99uhj6D-vjla2KuoxyqPcq2NChx1xkwl-xzPmoB9jaN_Zbg-rR9Q4lCzxPy1/s1600/CIMG2204.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe62Q96wXb_u6j-mUihiRqPDmvSJJslVAb6rOakokPtd-WGKgGw187eZ3ayEUaoE0bGzDi_wvOtJoLTGQ99uhj6D-vjla2KuoxyqPcq2NChx1xkwl-xzPmoB9jaN_Zbg-rR9Q4lCzxPy1/s400/CIMG2204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693131402972255794"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy79QQW-vXNuym8rt5VF8Gp5_ruZGm9DUygRQs1baNfoitubL8wp_g_agqtYyijPsxPQHXn3RRp4M74mFAfLogDthEyqQHF5oIMmjCyM1fjGkxwmEB4zRnNWBEAIBn-Q-tiWI7CgtjdjQv/s1600/CIMG2197.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy79QQW-vXNuym8rt5VF8Gp5_ruZGm9DUygRQs1baNfoitubL8wp_g_agqtYyijPsxPQHXn3RRp4M74mFAfLogDthEyqQHF5oIMmjCyM1fjGkxwmEB4zRnNWBEAIBn-Q-tiWI7CgtjdjQv/s400/CIMG2197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693130637505655474"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8hfBfApgjS2Wh4TpJvvC057qvmkg5yRs3-sCduP1xJbcxnxnz9k2xcH7kaIDvnBtpgnjv7yOCourZy20pX3McbMuigyBQt-15dq_QU8T61NmR4AtTSSvw-wi39qyo8bXq0nUqujz-SVp/s1600/CIMG2193.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8hfBfApgjS2Wh4TpJvvC057qvmkg5yRs3-sCduP1xJbcxnxnz9k2xcH7kaIDvnBtpgnjv7yOCourZy20pX3McbMuigyBQt-15dq_QU8T61NmR4AtTSSvw-wi39qyo8bXq0nUqujz-SVp/s400/CIMG2193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693129271173726594"></a><br /><br />One huge street party with hundreds of people, including those still racing their Christmas toys, and only five toilets (inodoros) for this huge crowd ....... And to scare you away from using them, they would light all the fireworks right outside the door of each one ......... Even 'KENNY', of that hilarious Australian portable dunny movie of the same name, would have said ' Now that's not right, mate! .... That's just not on .... Fair go, mate" ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAHpyGXAYhcldSIuf6M0KNdx27YoeTmC-6u7GwHsbnJs1GWQ9xJmVufmG4xqsL7XTgFQ1eunOeS9R2GRpJ-utDX5ruFpBMibPLqCI7fl0pzKc5ccfWvqehvXbPJRHmvC_V8_iLRWQEmoj/s1600/CIMG2194.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAHpyGXAYhcldSIuf6M0KNdx27YoeTmC-6u7GwHsbnJs1GWQ9xJmVufmG4xqsL7XTgFQ1eunOeS9R2GRpJ-utDX5ruFpBMibPLqCI7fl0pzKc5ccfWvqehvXbPJRHmvC_V8_iLRWQEmoj/s400/CIMG2194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693128964575500850"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEzEJR0CnZFnWBsm5j5HIMPFq72RVR9tTucB1ASpnP6HFMuAqXLUjNluwMM7jqahHwbAQHtEqUVahAyLuNZ9ym4wxevXytOoodvexECV3bZXWw1CzQRMtd2P2JaVNJgrg2ujRSUKzA-kQ/s1600/CIMG2195.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEzEJR0CnZFnWBsm5j5HIMPFq72RVR9tTucB1ASpnP6HFMuAqXLUjNluwMM7jqahHwbAQHtEqUVahAyLuNZ9ym4wxevXytOoodvexECV3bZXWw1CzQRMtd2P2JaVNJgrg2ujRSUKzA-kQ/s400/CIMG2195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693128486015292466"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkuxR8RaCURub0oZ-1_8SHGMD59IZOJz3mvL2yIvPfokHeI5P9CA5x61CSCY5VJxSb-ME0iMFKFIoLaSFLH2Mo547hvNfjSQNwrI3fglQGCJcQ8eb6o3-OYm6K6wzKUTXt8_DJ3j_bNY6/s1600/CIMG2201.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkuxR8RaCURub0oZ-1_8SHGMD59IZOJz3mvL2yIvPfokHeI5P9CA5x61CSCY5VJxSb-ME0iMFKFIoLaSFLH2Mo547hvNfjSQNwrI3fglQGCJcQ8eb6o3-OYm6K6wzKUTXt8_DJ3j_bNY6/s400/CIMG2201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693128108278553090"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIQ0DaX9Otupy3IEYowZH60bpXIMNFMyEDlkyQT-Od45UO93LFNHdUpag_rda9Mg5MoylsOqmYGJnefYhvsiAiwwYD9V2TOiqmBIPH14i_pexY-gvzcjxXHxccvDXULt8Ro_Waoc6L8KA/s1600/CIMG2190.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIQ0DaX9Otupy3IEYowZH60bpXIMNFMyEDlkyQT-Od45UO93LFNHdUpag_rda9Mg5MoylsOqmYGJnefYhvsiAiwwYD9V2TOiqmBIPH14i_pexY-gvzcjxXHxccvDXULt8Ro_Waoc6L8KA/s400/CIMG2190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693127849537333170"></a><br /><br />Everybody dancing in the street to the music ....... Even Mark and Willie from our new sistership " LIAHONA" .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRApkbMbfjuiWLdLvZVfZsDEk5HjlFzK2sOlYVArjdca7vKlM4McQ20hkV-vJqVotzvCwwXzF2UwbotYgLveHdElLzfFsXKjsxgvRsYaZ2RQDP4e714fYc-vM8ndU00z4dHBmwfuw-v9d/s1600/CIMG2202.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRApkbMbfjuiWLdLvZVfZsDEk5HjlFzK2sOlYVArjdca7vKlM4McQ20hkV-vJqVotzvCwwXzF2UwbotYgLveHdElLzfFsXKjsxgvRsYaZ2RQDP4e714fYc-vM8ndU00z4dHBmwfuw-v9d/s400/CIMG2202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693127425212426754"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAumVeNGrAwy364cj0j2AGLoiU0YBcid6PU4T-HXT6WPOr1gfJDZxdyQ8Atnlmk3mgSSTCBYlbKfFF1ICz9cIkyORj-kvbmwp4PzXjp-9wdwh646PPSuwraJmE-GuakoT1b9rHpu-FbuEd/s1600/CIMG2207.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAumVeNGrAwy364cj0j2AGLoiU0YBcid6PU4T-HXT6WPOr1gfJDZxdyQ8Atnlmk3mgSSTCBYlbKfFF1ICz9cIkyORj-kvbmwp4PzXjp-9wdwh646PPSuwraJmE-GuakoT1b9rHpu-FbuEd/s400/CIMG2207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693126984536382674"></a><br /><br />And amongst the dancing couples was this guy with a deadly serious look on his face, who did an incredible salsa with his PVC partner ....... <span style="font-weight:bold;">PVC</span> stands for 'procreation-free vinyl companion' ......... She was bare-footed with a plunging neckline and wore an exquisite burgundy chiffon evening negligee with black silk see-through trim and wore no jewelry to achieve that 'natural' look .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacTQ0pFmG-4GOgQtEB02Jxr6P95vTbclakAIr9_DzWDxoMEdn_UF9dpF1BFtlE3EUJS2I9eYGe-PHOZU6AP2Jx499SD8HqfP8DgUDPYBeB1jlGdCLCnKWRpjeIZ9sQSSS0ae5RYicI3S-/s1600/CIMG2188.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacTQ0pFmG-4GOgQtEB02Jxr6P95vTbclakAIr9_DzWDxoMEdn_UF9dpF1BFtlE3EUJS2I9eYGe-PHOZU6AP2Jx499SD8HqfP8DgUDPYBeB1jlGdCLCnKWRpjeIZ9sQSSS0ae5RYicI3S-/s400/CIMG2188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693126775690789458"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkdWXZEsU0E_KAJEiTMTTed-GoF4uloAxMR4xlS7APB8BZpRQ44gdL-rDWS2-B66_DawWX4OySjwquBER-FS_tjJ0iU0XxywI3k0TXvkMbj2XnjLigcp-1T6s6gKQeGwjZpDl6LafGgaD/s1600/CIMG2214.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkdWXZEsU0E_KAJEiTMTTed-GoF4uloAxMR4xlS7APB8BZpRQ44gdL-rDWS2-B66_DawWX4OySjwquBER-FS_tjJ0iU0XxywI3k0TXvkMbj2XnjLigcp-1T6s6gKQeGwjZpDl6LafGgaD/s400/CIMG2214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693126601063232050"></a><br /><br />It was enough to make all your lights shiver and shake, and 'Old Jose' on his porch was right in the middle of things with people stopping by to sample from his plates of Puerto Ricon delicacies ....... We bet he's seen it all before ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCDsvuA90qmgyplioiVb6CXLXS9K7MXuh3W4gf-GiAVyfMH94Q2CVSCTadYqjG0-0AGRyh7D_2URzoRSrlIHKkd13a4r4G0znkDjT4sUn9n0WK0yOBU-ExbSqHUTE8m1JULn9Caw5CIVp/s1600/wreckclose.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCDsvuA90qmgyplioiVb6CXLXS9K7MXuh3W4gf-GiAVyfMH94Q2CVSCTadYqjG0-0AGRyh7D_2URzoRSrlIHKkd13a4r4G0znkDjT4sUn9n0WK0yOBU-ExbSqHUTE8m1JULn9Caw5CIVp/s400/wreckclose.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693126312332986722"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo7FhAsfogeX3w_odvTJ2tY2OT8OcNFcaAcAtEoqFykrGNedWUURntg7tNBscHGIO9r0-Bu4uGRbnH4xtZTw5_4q6tETblEVGg-CHhyphenhyphenDiunDgQP3HN7ud-7ywP4Qu1Ztj8pfl5cX0z8OM/s1600/IMGP0798a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo7FhAsfogeX3w_odvTJ2tY2OT8OcNFcaAcAtEoqFykrGNedWUURntg7tNBscHGIO9r0-Bu4uGRbnH4xtZTw5_4q6tETblEVGg-CHhyphenhyphenDiunDgQP3HN7ud-7ywP4Qu1Ztj8pfl5cX0z8OM/s400/IMGP0798a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693126203076903090"></a><br /><br />On a much sadder note was the VHF radio call we overheard a few nights before, from a vessel in distress calling the US coastguard on Channel 16 ...... " Mayday, mayday" ....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVHCsIPC9srN_o3iaSRuKXXJB9yodc5_fV4Ls4LmwUVZUCO40xaCHXyZV5su7ynvQAVbbX0c4Ho3XK1-bWeEjCNgZxQU0xnAR3177Bhs4F_DYjZY8FLQx8XTyyceLWPgnww4oKG7diN-2/s1600/wreckfara.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVHCsIPC9srN_o3iaSRuKXXJB9yodc5_fV4Ls4LmwUVZUCO40xaCHXyZV5su7ynvQAVbbX0c4Ho3XK1-bWeEjCNgZxQU0xnAR3177Bhs4F_DYjZY8FLQx8XTyyceLWPgnww4oKG7diN-2/s400/wreckfara.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693125554777665154"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq19mqiEsz5XTi0QBHQNwHQC0iU7yu48uYCF55R97SgZyM7gCFIqIuKPeFolcZ0UYjr1T6WAmtlKamE_JtnfQzhhVpsAebQ8hwGQt3R5dunM34Bcj9ch4UuyUGe7JBoe1d26YMDmHijwQx/s1600/wreckport.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq19mqiEsz5XTi0QBHQNwHQC0iU7yu48uYCF55R97SgZyM7gCFIqIuKPeFolcZ0UYjr1T6WAmtlKamE_JtnfQzhhVpsAebQ8hwGQt3R5dunM34Bcj9ch4UuyUGe7JBoe1d26YMDmHijwQx/s400/wreckport.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693125149333467394"></a><br /><br />Apparently the yacht "Morning Mist" had taken off from St. Thomas USVI, at about 6pm to sail to San Juan, in Puerto Rico ...... As best as we can make out, they were sailing in very strong winds and big seas and presumably on a compass course and no electronic chart plotter ....... The vessel must have made considerable lee-way for which they probably made no allowance and they ended up on the outer reef at the island of Culebrita, about thirty degrees off-course, with not a clue where they were ..... (We heard the whole conversation) The 911 operator was able to triangulate their cell phone and give the Coastguard their exact position ....... Eventually about midnight, the Coastguard helicopter airlifted them off ..... Their vessel drifted free again during the night and was eventually stranded on another reef ...... These photos were taken by someone else on the following morning ...... A sad reminder of how quickly a dream cruise can become a nightmare, although in this case it was not gear failure but navigation errors that led to the disaster ........ A simple GPS chart-plotter would have prevented all of that ...... Even a hand-held one and obviously the ability to use it .... As little as $120 could have prevented this .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruFYQeEHjhn6gKjj7zuNRy283n5o1bRcrdBM9hpGx0GysGBjDw6qnpqPk1IIupuQGjRriaXHQNdscp2wPobq6o4bTS7Ms8jYQ7Dec5kPOc335rDFpwMJr-jQZx-YiBimXW1yeDjC5vHP_/s1600/CIMG2152.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruFYQeEHjhn6gKjj7zuNRy283n5o1bRcrdBM9hpGx0GysGBjDw6qnpqPk1IIupuQGjRriaXHQNdscp2wPobq6o4bTS7Ms8jYQ7Dec5kPOc335rDFpwMJr-jQZx-YiBimXW1yeDjC5vHP_/s400/CIMG2152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693124868322698194"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYG0Hc4pk43Z6h56f1WOLy3mEDnLHmnL5OI2R_h5y39v3gX_mD_zQJXzD08RbRrSO9Cgl9B5xu9_yaAin8OhUtCEe2kXjsk-sOE6QtR2NdEu5aMMvg9gpcb4jKRNmPCJ0KkZ_5giXYaah/s1600/CIMG2163.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYG0Hc4pk43Z6h56f1WOLy3mEDnLHmnL5OI2R_h5y39v3gX_mD_zQJXzD08RbRrSO9Cgl9B5xu9_yaAin8OhUtCEe2kXjsk-sOE6QtR2NdEu5aMMvg9gpcb4jKRNmPCJ0KkZ_5giXYaah/s400/CIMG2163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693124588954848290"></a><br /><br />Too scary to think about ....... The yacht's owners are currently negotiating with 'Seatow', the salvor, to get their vessel back .... Meantime as we walk on the 'Wild Side' we have to show you some of Culebra's wild iguanas ...... Not sure about the 'wild' bit anymore .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQVTytKCH2QblqBdmssRcIuoaHyuJ4DPXFKh3Qbfl_ZCgkf3_aA7Kehm2y-QUxbFB0vFwgrBH2VJ4n-mSeNP_Rd6yyrKt2cBmnB8Fjr-trXgkqHOW1lV5obklaetCtftyH3J_sugZqWiy/s1600/CIMG2178a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQVTytKCH2QblqBdmssRcIuoaHyuJ4DPXFKh3Qbfl_ZCgkf3_aA7Kehm2y-QUxbFB0vFwgrBH2VJ4n-mSeNP_Rd6yyrKt2cBmnB8Fjr-trXgkqHOW1lV5obklaetCtftyH3J_sugZqWiy/s400/CIMG2178a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693123994276048754"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveyv-yn2CGn-ygHpFYIJo75sB6senu17U0Qhrk_c-Urm9PHDENikRNm4cT_M8KstZc17xedd_DUOUpDU4Gjzfz2wowRqZMG8c-VEzGaOfbLBP4YBkdWjWSGkZhGX0kitOPtFQrSNODnok/s1600/CIMG2177.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveyv-yn2CGn-ygHpFYIJo75sB6senu17U0Qhrk_c-Urm9PHDENikRNm4cT_M8KstZc17xedd_DUOUpDU4Gjzfz2wowRqZMG8c-VEzGaOfbLBP4YBkdWjWSGkZhGX0kitOPtFQrSNODnok/s400/CIMG2177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693123202401867074"></a><br /><br />There's this little restaurant called " Mamacitas " where the owner feeds the critters salad for lunch ....... They scare the patrons, which in turn causes the waitress to run them off, into the mangroves ...... This only last a short time before they surreptitiously slink back beneath the tables to get at the lettuce, thereby scaring the patrons even more, when they slide beneath the chairs ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYADYJFH1veCan5A2uBR4H7QLAZ4YJkDD3Hr1Ik3e36k0pxzEK4yrTCXkTIFXuAzG50gjusIo8fD0fX25w4cR3HmbCI1qK7yy9Xo3tnpcupGcpd8DS_5imxw0JLKJsYX0X1IgqJu8d8ufU/s1600/CIMG2167.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYADYJFH1veCan5A2uBR4H7QLAZ4YJkDD3Hr1Ik3e36k0pxzEK4yrTCXkTIFXuAzG50gjusIo8fD0fX25w4cR3HmbCI1qK7yy9Xo3tnpcupGcpd8DS_5imxw0JLKJsYX0X1IgqJu8d8ufU/s400/CIMG2167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693122759856415810"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwewCDZVYeS3_XdrJ6dcSRqa6DgkIAZ0KB-plRFJ_z8yloEAdusEsInw5InkfxZK7FWPFbxYpUZ0tllPT4gskoHtZMaNzfMxOI6ielgG0omvOD24tJGtm7ye8HGeJqSQoZnQg-4iwwdtcH/s1600/CIMG2162.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwewCDZVYeS3_XdrJ6dcSRqa6DgkIAZ0KB-plRFJ_z8yloEAdusEsInw5InkfxZK7FWPFbxYpUZ0tllPT4gskoHtZMaNzfMxOI6ielgG0omvOD24tJGtm7ye8HGeJqSQoZnQg-4iwwdtcH/s400/CIMG2162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693122350600140242"></a><br /><br />I mean, you are sitting there having a quiet bite to eat and a little something to drink and this 'Jurassic Park' situation occurs right next to you or under you.......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eGoplnxeOu0SLdZYVQZ5D7t-eLxPyDbZaGR7VquppLGn24GBxu1mkP76rkpJv8BiDzcdBaGR2Oru1LGPpGngJlaeCat3OSrGiC1Hp7M2PYG4rO9oBldHxJm6IUEqdRlKPgWO6pQCh09w/s1600/CIMG2175a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eGoplnxeOu0SLdZYVQZ5D7t-eLxPyDbZaGR7VquppLGn24GBxu1mkP76rkpJv8BiDzcdBaGR2Oru1LGPpGngJlaeCat3OSrGiC1Hp7M2PYG4rO9oBldHxJm6IUEqdRlKPgWO6pQCh09w/s400/CIMG2175a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693121976709993954"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgV2gd-HJYIKv56sdjzbk_K6kL9R0vxyY3yer-aAxOOpRc_3Sz31CgJj552Vg0eXeKU8xYwQigfouhDCU5yLTCVehUQbx41tczegk1x0EPzZx-uX8elgwdM9EVJB6XxOYm6P6KQB_cetz/s1600/CIMG2179.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgV2gd-HJYIKv56sdjzbk_K6kL9R0vxyY3yer-aAxOOpRc_3Sz31CgJj552Vg0eXeKU8xYwQigfouhDCU5yLTCVehUQbx41tczegk1x0EPzZx-uX8elgwdM9EVJB6XxOYm6P6KQB_cetz/s400/CIMG2179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693121439162360562"></a><br /><br />And then you realize that 'you' are nowhere near as tasty as the lettuce put out by the owner of 'Mamacitas' ........ In fact, that iguana is giving Laurie the look that says " Don't even think about touching my lettuce!" ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLoXemkNs-NCPqBL0eRoPJ4DbMiRZvaLnnqaeBDh7AT0yalf2nEyqMG5CTW2VGj3ygPiVhkv-NdbdeiZZDgMcdKqVy7PirbjsE6q43kVgbi3aX5Nak2J1UMkiFhvUHRvYv5xBZJF6dMaG/s1600/CIMG2180.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLoXemkNs-NCPqBL0eRoPJ4DbMiRZvaLnnqaeBDh7AT0yalf2nEyqMG5CTW2VGj3ygPiVhkv-NdbdeiZZDgMcdKqVy7PirbjsE6q43kVgbi3aX5Nak2J1UMkiFhvUHRvYv5xBZJF6dMaG/s400/CIMG2180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693121191654948482"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYAETg1uDv1z9O3K32S5TDViVYPs6Fo_2JXsCOuW5Iwd6-WHH4b5xntHK0PQv-utHzx63xvg_hZIqA4wkNQ6lu36PaRTV14BI69TYBeMX54uP_OMJ_HxW1wT-hVIVh2DD5Qd_I4RRmaqA/s1600/CIMG2153.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYAETg1uDv1z9O3K32S5TDViVYPs6Fo_2JXsCOuW5Iwd6-WHH4b5xntHK0PQv-utHzx63xvg_hZIqA4wkNQ6lu36PaRTV14BI69TYBeMX54uP_OMJ_HxW1wT-hVIVh2DD5Qd_I4RRmaqA/s400/CIMG2153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693120831959028530"></a><br /><br />Just look at that face, with its almost purple scales ....... Could be 'Jurassic Park', you know .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfvDgGCGQFNE72RCYQI2u6ocJrDQwwjdW3Sqzsrv7dMFnXHWcKeRfVRaZ3mx5lkJ44mxAXhgedLRZwyzk_xZq3odqiUkKthKQ9WgoidGZaSH8FobMrX9WJT3ekKxNZgnLAwgVgxV9KhYa/s1600/CIMG2173a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfvDgGCGQFNE72RCYQI2u6ocJrDQwwjdW3Sqzsrv7dMFnXHWcKeRfVRaZ3mx5lkJ44mxAXhgedLRZwyzk_xZq3odqiUkKthKQ9WgoidGZaSH8FobMrX9WJT3ekKxNZgnLAwgVgxV9KhYa/s400/CIMG2173a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693120474116508242"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdneAPYfneXj3eZPECtuFesEYEIh2RuF4WvXpibZHbTzwUIY0cWTzx6MvLS9MdlMr0cKl5h-FzywIv-cL8PB3T4bN4vtiP1XfYwZmYOjedBKA1qA2nJUPt99hqzOFQt2ZfEK9xnpJnpTY/s1600/CIMG2174.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdneAPYfneXj3eZPECtuFesEYEIh2RuF4WvXpibZHbTzwUIY0cWTzx6MvLS9MdlMr0cKl5h-FzywIv-cL8PB3T4bN4vtiP1XfYwZmYOjedBKA1qA2nJUPt99hqzOFQt2ZfEK9xnpJnpTY/s400/CIMG2174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693120270001792258"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUuuJhEbxK__kGb3hxSXnVWtnoZJMXXqgiDY7MV_1yPV8F6tRZ-qRVQxth1Qs-cQw1QweQgxlLPt9CwnfMr8aOLrc4M3PjR86gqxIPycz7cAbZcFjp837xohHN2WhNx2gwU3Aeufg43ws/s1600/CIMG2155.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUuuJhEbxK__kGb3hxSXnVWtnoZJMXXqgiDY7MV_1yPV8F6tRZ-qRVQxth1Qs-cQw1QweQgxlLPt9CwnfMr8aOLrc4M3PjR86gqxIPycz7cAbZcFjp837xohHN2WhNx2gwU3Aeufg43ws/s400/CIMG2155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693119802828576210"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGhuK4STpRP8EKrzXl1-9BzVpOJG6ynzpqZ1btGLGcNQ-CDXUsSVGYMflHMSSWoCoN4P59wwT3P60_CH73PKhV_SYdIGY2PxvLLHkN6ObCrHaHP0ngsgBkOVApfA4rXK7yrem4EnBnGeD/s1600/CIMG2154.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGhuK4STpRP8EKrzXl1-9BzVpOJG6ynzpqZ1btGLGcNQ-CDXUsSVGYMflHMSSWoCoN4P59wwT3P60_CH73PKhV_SYdIGY2PxvLLHkN6ObCrHaHP0ngsgBkOVApfA4rXK7yrem4EnBnGeD/s400/CIMG2154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693119485161807250"></a><br /><br />In and out of the water at lightning speed ....... Great swimmers ...... Faster than you can focus the camera .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BrrQQpTZT-AS2wqHwZNoZLgU-Beg3TcFBvDGYg3Jf2SqNJkp0rQ_9wWIBeaImLvK4hZXObvBizMX6oop7i7ja1974hKSXzRoQtGbAfl1OyHOSru-5l9-h60uOjxSKjPAUk4eeZdhh_ur/s1600/CIMG2169.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BrrQQpTZT-AS2wqHwZNoZLgU-Beg3TcFBvDGYg3Jf2SqNJkp0rQ_9wWIBeaImLvK4hZXObvBizMX6oop7i7ja1974hKSXzRoQtGbAfl1OyHOSru-5l9-h60uOjxSKjPAUk4eeZdhh_ur/s400/CIMG2169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693118881361671986"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2IOvSLoGbcedz4V4LH5x5lbu3JQeJFRp_znWm6y3v1mu4_l8w113xlTBqURzPboVUEzngi-Yo23Qx6n5YfEZWG0yp4PhglMaoFCRBdf337Gjb3bEDQp-3KzETu0zfkF7zyth6VgbuQcU/s1600/CIMG2160.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2IOvSLoGbcedz4V4LH5x5lbu3JQeJFRp_znWm6y3v1mu4_l8w113xlTBqURzPboVUEzngi-Yo23Qx6n5YfEZWG0yp4PhglMaoFCRBdf337Gjb3bEDQp-3KzETu0zfkF7zyth6VgbuQcU/s400/CIMG2160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693118563511146642"></a><br /><br />Then a little of that " How's it going, Mama?" .... "Will I see you up in the mangroves a little later, Honey child?" ........ And just like that all you're left with is the tail end of what could have been 'A close encounter of another kind' .........<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FELICIDADES .......WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A WONDERFUL 2012 ........ FROM ISLA CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO ..... AND PLANNING TO STAY IN 'THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND TRAVEL' ....... </span>Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-48776881373560401272011-12-27T12:42:00.055-05:002012-01-02T17:47:57.706-05:00BEYOND THE "QUEEN's BIRTHDAY" WEEKEND .......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRBiCL6InhYxQ2Ot6-entFjIOTK3iRGa4-fQ9uvgV9LajoeSKEJGHnOstnf6bvlV7KPcD6P9_jVE_lyR-j02ZU2As-D3E6Xpt4_z9zhk3Z-2DKLMPHMWS9XeNEFuW-PH9xv9ouVjb8yNr/s1600/IMG_9147.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRBiCL6InhYxQ2Ot6-entFjIOTK3iRGa4-fQ9uvgV9LajoeSKEJGHnOstnf6bvlV7KPcD6P9_jVE_lyR-j02ZU2As-D3E6Xpt4_z9zhk3Z-2DKLMPHMWS9XeNEFuW-PH9xv9ouVjb8yNr/s400/IMG_9147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690903946972987890" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsV-RA8-Bn_vD-xhj2flMtjIhAsDG5yUobrppYv0WhOI7PhX7AciAZURnWspHMRDLvhHsOqxcgGBBe3JMhV_qW_HkJjsTgKcLLWKpCPLylj2ovJUnJW8NAGqSXcrMiEmCkV8IKEQ8t39w/s1600/CIMG2145.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsV-RA8-Bn_vD-xhj2flMtjIhAsDG5yUobrppYv0WhOI7PhX7AciAZURnWspHMRDLvhHsOqxcgGBBe3JMhV_qW_HkJjsTgKcLLWKpCPLylj2ovJUnJW8NAGqSXcrMiEmCkV8IKEQ8t39w/s400/CIMG2145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690903638235662082" /></a><br /><br />Now the "Queen of Florida and the Bahamas" having a birthday is no ordinary event .... After all, when we had the same event last year, all the details appeared in the October 2011 issue of 'Latitudes and Attitudes', a sailing magazine for genuine nautical escape artists ..... Well this year's event lived up to it's reputation ...... "ARITA" was suitably decorated with flags above the waterline, numerous dinghies on the waterline, and a clean bottom below the waterline ..... So nice to have so many fellow cruisers on board in the safe and calm anchorage at CULEBRA in the Spanish Virgin part of PUERTO RICO ..... And it lasted well into the night ....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-Lf14Ignp9kqDP4Of6hK3xjopWqEvVTKlABi_94OxqIofUXSnKlM1C7dnAlKqQ5ZWkpR0rLoJybuz-EcuGI8kHwWFza_38sCiW28KsS0o_Id2vkRhQjOFpEu_gYQA3_mYfvk0Fuhw97h/s1600/IMGP0826.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-Lf14Ignp9kqDP4Of6hK3xjopWqEvVTKlABi_94OxqIofUXSnKlM1C7dnAlKqQ5ZWkpR0rLoJybuz-EcuGI8kHwWFza_38sCiW28KsS0o_Id2vkRhQjOFpEu_gYQA3_mYfvk0Fuhw97h/s400/IMGP0826.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690903131138457554" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6IfVj7tjLwNYMEy8QUHIvkTy6_IXmGAmZKXSy0T9upkPv0H1n2EJP3aQi3h1YJ0s95GwhG-EqX3Q0VB9Jaogg13ELuDOVfOUHJt_UUAhSlQcUqOCGC1fOJiiQHUQpPdaCfZPhgSth6or/s1600/P1050014.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6IfVj7tjLwNYMEy8QUHIvkTy6_IXmGAmZKXSy0T9upkPv0H1n2EJP3aQi3h1YJ0s95GwhG-EqX3Q0VB9Jaogg13ELuDOVfOUHJt_UUAhSlQcUqOCGC1fOJiiQHUQpPdaCfZPhgSth6or/s400/P1050014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690902474251636738" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE_M43PyN05i3MArXlEK8nBcBIpOEbzU-_Xddkn87NzS2NwiFChTzxwj6NlHa-YlpHCQGbR9f2ZaX0SrYg2l9lbLrItUjlTROYxbYzBEmCYjidHQM1p5tQ93vXZkJGhP0VOxU5S32u9Ds/s1600/P1050026.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE_M43PyN05i3MArXlEK8nBcBIpOEbzU-_Xddkn87NzS2NwiFChTzxwj6NlHa-YlpHCQGbR9f2ZaX0SrYg2l9lbLrItUjlTROYxbYzBEmCYjidHQM1p5tQ93vXZkJGhP0VOxU5S32u9Ds/s400/P1050026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690902012780353874" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6ZUQCximTDGIXtKflQc7d2VpWPU1fzHBDSdkUyTU-o9EcI2USima_nfWzxduV4CYAGWX1eyY4R3_1VuXWAar2tFKwJtYCTESb0KvOkz60Jbt4VrsgMWocMF319tcea3zAG_H-AABNZHD/s1600/P1050013.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6ZUQCximTDGIXtKflQc7d2VpWPU1fzHBDSdkUyTU-o9EcI2USima_nfWzxduV4CYAGWX1eyY4R3_1VuXWAar2tFKwJtYCTESb0KvOkz60Jbt4VrsgMWocMF319tcea3zAG_H-AABNZHD/s400/P1050013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690901717242357906" /></a><br /><br />Just look at the way her 'Highness' was surrounded by well-wishers ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW22M87XIdzxndqhtYc3kheXASqb-_nUINjIpflLjcguhhTWVxrWcOI6jk3cU2nSTKq-Xz7hxPHWeR9WgcAp6327mec6IcFaYMviWoI1kzecA4kJ35IKqb8mKsj9j-_idYVvAIW-2F44EN/s1600/384627_2872126283269_1263261732_3168032_1138558769_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW22M87XIdzxndqhtYc3kheXASqb-_nUINjIpflLjcguhhTWVxrWcOI6jk3cU2nSTKq-Xz7hxPHWeR9WgcAp6327mec6IcFaYMviWoI1kzecA4kJ35IKqb8mKsj9j-_idYVvAIW-2F44EN/s400/384627_2872126283269_1263261732_3168032_1138558769_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690901026012322226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-aKUf-GKdV3kmhLqeOtV9z3clQdthl-M36oRnVMEhk61VnSXhpxGPnJvlSK0cVlklZ-iII2eywXJ9LP9sJ6xPWMpf3XkMQLXBHqWJ8Lne-gZ_HtpsiqsLQ2XIGuIS2ERXcIWy_nlQQWm/s1600/P1050030.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-aKUf-GKdV3kmhLqeOtV9z3clQdthl-M36oRnVMEhk61VnSXhpxGPnJvlSK0cVlklZ-iII2eywXJ9LP9sJ6xPWMpf3XkMQLXBHqWJ8Lne-gZ_HtpsiqsLQ2XIGuIS2ERXcIWy_nlQQWm/s400/P1050030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690900804212957810" /></a><br /><br />Don't remember doing the dishes ..... Then again, perhaps I didn't do the dishes ..... But isn't a little wine a most wonderful way of stimulating serious and totally debilitating conversation ....... Can't remember any of that either .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIoOt3_f0QQErDd7o6t-TL7zhdfDnLn5frpXotgaGSfcyKaZFeJ8qp5_WHnNYHT1fws1uISy_3A9G3vZA7kdti07-mPm36W2sm-o-Ms4H7oHjfuB0ByXtSZcxHlGfzckjhDYCB6NrH2wM/s1600/IMGP0781.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIoOt3_f0QQErDd7o6t-TL7zhdfDnLn5frpXotgaGSfcyKaZFeJ8qp5_WHnNYHT1fws1uISy_3A9G3vZA7kdti07-mPm36W2sm-o-Ms4H7oHjfuB0ByXtSZcxHlGfzckjhDYCB6NrH2wM/s400/IMGP0781.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690899298609245314" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlCjagrpFQ3SNpuTwM_fZI-UZpzxwZMvhzleELSNijUq341hD8AZglc0e4h9m7hnudxwWeo2Ocfp5IxQlkxnmL9vF0v7_Za0RDqj6fQnHdx-et8c9uz7n-v347bPqijY2X60qvpbjJyfR/s1600/CIMG2124.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlCjagrpFQ3SNpuTwM_fZI-UZpzxwZMvhzleELSNijUq341hD8AZglc0e4h9m7hnudxwWeo2Ocfp5IxQlkxnmL9vF0v7_Za0RDqj6fQnHdx-et8c9uz7n-v347bPqijY2X60qvpbjJyfR/s400/CIMG2124.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690898030910420418" /></a><br /><br />'Downtown' CULEBRA ..... Let me re-phrase that ...... The middle of the little town on Culebra has a waterway through the middle of it, with a few waterside restaurants and quite a few iguanas that kind 'hang-out' over the edge of the bulkhead lining the channel ....... Fearsome looking, but totally harmless and so is the town ....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeOsgCVJ8tfN_vh79p-iBVZPEcJm1oPgi67sbTEoxP2HKmMluTk1UBp-jcD49m761IFGYOusvFNPFJW2rdABvHDaJ6aIY3dhV-6x5QnayLu18OeK85mOc-uaDGUlIPRYS6_XxDiOcwBic/s1600/CIMG2144.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeOsgCVJ8tfN_vh79p-iBVZPEcJm1oPgi67sbTEoxP2HKmMluTk1UBp-jcD49m761IFGYOusvFNPFJW2rdABvHDaJ6aIY3dhV-6x5QnayLu18OeK85mOc-uaDGUlIPRYS6_XxDiOcwBic/s400/CIMG2144.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690896264894920866" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKo2q4iwEMmyeUMCtk8Cu8G69wrm4NVCWwWaBH6T4IyOtndK31aE48vZqo6uYNj_GniWBRCvVyQmY6kLM87vfwSQEwnmWrObCn-3ellr14z1NGc42FRbrartByJYUeLg8TLWm7hDerxMV/s1600/CIMG2149.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKo2q4iwEMmyeUMCtk8Cu8G69wrm4NVCWwWaBH6T4IyOtndK31aE48vZqo6uYNj_GniWBRCvVyQmY6kLM87vfwSQEwnmWrObCn-3ellr14z1NGc42FRbrartByJYUeLg8TLWm7hDerxMV/s400/CIMG2149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690894408527012930" /></a><br /><br />But the waters surrounding the island and the enclosed bays are beautifully clear and wonderful to swim in, even in the winter when the temperature here rarely dips below 80 degrees Fahrenheit ........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSK-FHF_-jPc5_5LA6EZ-HI249lMz5mVLNSXzgShdwTNLYwbYun10V9AXR9eOFNEgj5NzfrubctfJG_RWdzOQ0UiHbIQEQMh-c7jjEz5bEhpuVLCTxelqffIilSKIgO0r1dh1Gnf-ny09/s1600/CIMG2147.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSK-FHF_-jPc5_5LA6EZ-HI249lMz5mVLNSXzgShdwTNLYwbYun10V9AXR9eOFNEgj5NzfrubctfJG_RWdzOQ0UiHbIQEQMh-c7jjEz5bEhpuVLCTxelqffIilSKIgO0r1dh1Gnf-ny09/s400/CIMG2147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690892397542296562" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1c8vQjDE2WyCHSzI_XP_lbte7KoZiQAwlnMmnBa1TCM7F328NzPxVgMxH1kBfzzG8Bw4gbJP4eNYSz7PLuL3c-cbwx_WYhu1Aukj9xTzJPHpJ6aq3OL_2r3Bab1zITsKKPARkY732OgZ/s1600/CIMG2129.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1c8vQjDE2WyCHSzI_XP_lbte7KoZiQAwlnMmnBa1TCM7F328NzPxVgMxH1kBfzzG8Bw4gbJP4eNYSz7PLuL3c-cbwx_WYhu1Aukj9xTzJPHpJ6aq3OL_2r3Bab1zITsKKPARkY732OgZ/s400/CIMG2129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690890058854023522" /></a><br /><br />And anchored behind us was this beautiful 28 ft wooden cutter "OSPREY" that had been sailed all the way from MAINE near the Canadian border to PUERTO RICO ...... Tiny, but oh-so-quaint ........ A true classic Bristol Channel cutter with bronze winches .... The Captain called it a "wet boat", ..... Not hard to see why .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yZKx1wIGvCPSaRYE6feDh9fTp3HpS3bzt4Lze_uFTx7CcsuFrZr048tb-EZcH-v9vtSUZkUuLbO6tLeCZDCMsFKn0JncOCFkyGBBg4OBuPRgnuCJxfWGxjcrlniOpTiBIUxp98VxW9Rd/s1600/CIMG2133a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yZKx1wIGvCPSaRYE6feDh9fTp3HpS3bzt4Lze_uFTx7CcsuFrZr048tb-EZcH-v9vtSUZkUuLbO6tLeCZDCMsFKn0JncOCFkyGBBg4OBuPRgnuCJxfWGxjcrlniOpTiBIUxp98VxW9Rd/s400/CIMG2133a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690886038218378898" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzmeCC5nb6VTQTiO01oGFt8xnHlO5kGp01ihC-JflIdWPqG1M1oTEyYAKJfzYNvsc2QKIIDi0OVcIfP4FcjkHehw870XktHbxIIDFrDPLbkm6gSbUe20c0PSM_7vpvVVL4Ku3GxfknbNk/s1600/CIMG2135.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzmeCC5nb6VTQTiO01oGFt8xnHlO5kGp01ihC-JflIdWPqG1M1oTEyYAKJfzYNvsc2QKIIDi0OVcIfP4FcjkHehw870XktHbxIIDFrDPLbkm6gSbUe20c0PSM_7vpvVVL4Ku3GxfknbNk/s400/CIMG2135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690884622018177010" /></a><br /><br />And barely had the days passed when we hit "Christmas" and we invited our near neighbours over for breakfast, most of whom brought something for the table ...... The near neighbours became eleven, and while there was no 'egg-nog' there certainly was everything else, including the 'Spirit of togetherness' at a time when most of us have families very far removed from the anchorage in CULEBRA ..... A tranquil time, a thoughtful time and a celebration time ...... A tropical Christmas .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAFCmwYNEtvrErjSWpKQdwWVh2hiAcM4WkboFv70dyhZrkD8PF3RLdA2_ezA1rAXz_9EEin1qaV0P3xRQBBS0-Nypgk3-K0aQ29zWfxGH-zqXRpMrsBxmUhV48WraIvsnZb4ZbFuG3daJ/s1600/CIMG2137.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAFCmwYNEtvrErjSWpKQdwWVh2hiAcM4WkboFv70dyhZrkD8PF3RLdA2_ezA1rAXz_9EEin1qaV0P3xRQBBS0-Nypgk3-K0aQ29zWfxGH-zqXRpMrsBxmUhV48WraIvsnZb4ZbFuG3daJ/s400/CIMG2137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690883052905895314" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg6s66ELUnHo7Rnd2UiNs1ERwzwN2Z6ZQALIGkKaUFz8Cx8UC3e6Lfrt46NKYELq-GdN5BuEGsWnOvzRkNfaUDvIk4SMxqQn02xM5hqpXUBpeMMpjN0yV1rGp9UGc1kEbOZSPLcMQK_uF/s1600/CIMG2136.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg6s66ELUnHo7Rnd2UiNs1ERwzwN2Z6ZQALIGkKaUFz8Cx8UC3e6Lfrt46NKYELq-GdN5BuEGsWnOvzRkNfaUDvIk4SMxqQn02xM5hqpXUBpeMMpjN0yV1rGp9UGc1kEbOZSPLcMQK_uF/s400/CIMG2136.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690881941273545202" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcvlogoKGunoIwkPevqTUs20yRzTHj0BtoZ_C2VhLJVZu1BoRyMvIvZxU_3KmHXfbKDlt3DJoogMEFsBy8OsL6isg8w3vwYmTK_EHHGWRJjZzgIic4Jb49Adak-UVh_GRn7BGYjtBp7ZL/s1600/CIMG2141.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcvlogoKGunoIwkPevqTUs20yRzTHj0BtoZ_C2VhLJVZu1BoRyMvIvZxU_3KmHXfbKDlt3DJoogMEFsBy8OsL6isg8w3vwYmTK_EHHGWRJjZzgIic4Jb49Adak-UVh_GRn7BGYjtBp7ZL/s400/CIMG2141.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690880349679484450" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14Xrdyg6_3B5b1EpNOaPR6X11X5j8ORUrjWYxfwDblr4HlU5mYmoxVZMyKcURcSRLG7ndI3Mm_5X-zeS_tHNolO6zFK1Ctie-zx3ihnw25NDiSg-46G3gbIdERUsWLun9-bNSwoTUbAVn/s1600/CIMG2143.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14Xrdyg6_3B5b1EpNOaPR6X11X5j8ORUrjWYxfwDblr4HlU5mYmoxVZMyKcURcSRLG7ndI3Mm_5X-zeS_tHNolO6zFK1Ctie-zx3ihnw25NDiSg-46G3gbIdERUsWLun9-bNSwoTUbAVn/s400/CIMG2143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690878542536019122" /></a><br /><br />Kind of hard to equate "Christmas time" in the Northern Hemisphere with the climate that we are in, where such beautiful flowers are in bloom ..... Still, we have managed to adjust without any problems ........ Suffering from sunburn instead of frostbite ...... Then again, someone has to do it ........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiLre8zKWOIhHZaAXgQlCbuA_LhzOJ6i1RXRPPCiCA8ZHzzS7FVdHvDZ5QaEgwJMz23WhYJiW01gZVO6rMvzp0WjLQPxSCLNoWvaS5qK2Ap5medXd8GTuVYUn3iHeGHfOACykM1euFPkP/s1600/P1020388.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiLre8zKWOIhHZaAXgQlCbuA_LhzOJ6i1RXRPPCiCA8ZHzzS7FVdHvDZ5QaEgwJMz23WhYJiW01gZVO6rMvzp0WjLQPxSCLNoWvaS5qK2Ap5medXd8GTuVYUn3iHeGHfOACykM1euFPkP/s400/P1020388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690876809343156562" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo4r4ksXkScDQwXpM4WlDT-O9PtSDfshX4auhz_ndsCRxaia7eU3j3UE3ZrkRQsAFfOYoDv-zj4NqgNfNmmkknmUbMoyN7ikhzrFzb_i-NZ8MSW-VD88fVyiNo4d7fPdvwbqxrVRIZlH9/s1600/P1020407.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo4r4ksXkScDQwXpM4WlDT-O9PtSDfshX4auhz_ndsCRxaia7eU3j3UE3ZrkRQsAFfOYoDv-zj4NqgNfNmmkknmUbMoyN7ikhzrFzb_i-NZ8MSW-VD88fVyiNo4d7fPdvwbqxrVRIZlH9/s400/P1020407.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690876302381594130" /></a><br /><br />And four hundred miles to the West of us in CURACAO, our dear friend TIMO is hard at work building his new yacht, after losing his previous one to the rocks in Los Aves, VENEZUELA (refer: Older Postings) ...... Now his construction method is radical, although he says it is 'rational' ........... Each cedar piece is glued and screwed to the previous one, and eventually the hull is covered in cloth and epoxy resin before being turned over and having the keel added ....... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk29vJCaQlhGM78h4JawnM0pWxCI7iirdKfrnrGcYRjfltXih178mOZrYuSNwpNNhRhI8uoYSXv3-L4hnDbKMpuYjdpsIxjOHqjiTFZ045D5_ssAJuI2DQ5UicFyn7_YofSQmFHPoPPGOS/s1600/P1020400.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk29vJCaQlhGM78h4JawnM0pWxCI7iirdKfrnrGcYRjfltXih178mOZrYuSNwpNNhRhI8uoYSXv3-L4hnDbKMpuYjdpsIxjOHqjiTFZ045D5_ssAJuI2DQ5UicFyn7_YofSQmFHPoPPGOS/s400/P1020400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690875847120550162" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIyUjqgX8bk6k0u9ajt3TWjk2w2y1TX_PZc7NuGmTcPY9k3daSYRyjgYFuHxSrZg1RChBCGTF2tnjEF-p6juijnNPf47DTYxZt43TabGMfOaNnaYA5BvlAkR2ESVejDqa9lG9NhlUeeom/s1600/P1020390.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIyUjqgX8bk6k0u9ajt3TWjk2w2y1TX_PZc7NuGmTcPY9k3daSYRyjgYFuHxSrZg1RChBCGTF2tnjEF-p6juijnNPf47DTYxZt43TabGMfOaNnaYA5BvlAkR2ESVejDqa9lG9NhlUeeom/s400/P1020390.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690875224812426546" /></a><br /><br />Full marks for ingenuity and perseverance ........ For 'rationality' and 'radicalism' .... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9sR-3Y1LwN83ErlqNudfIkc3OUxux1PKjHeQjbaXROuTw0tqt-DjWfXEzGQlfbC4ZHmlVAbgXgN7PrbpFdyaU6IT070ce0kRRwpjIIP-D2LI1bfw0o454kudh4HwpvvJn4ciXLurAntF/s1600/IMGP0800.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9sR-3Y1LwN83ErlqNudfIkc3OUxux1PKjHeQjbaXROuTw0tqt-DjWfXEzGQlfbC4ZHmlVAbgXgN7PrbpFdyaU6IT070ce0kRRwpjIIP-D2LI1bfw0o454kudh4HwpvvJn4ciXLurAntF/s400/IMGP0800.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690874913006200722" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwZ6QJwvH11cmLxAYviNc88j3OK6gIErlh8L6JuioLQ7HZEy79w8s8KiDE7l7xI62UVTdeJuWXRFVvJOWHe6OOq9LzqviVqE9CIinl7RqUocsphGzhs1_-hSGcgm1CLw7C-1o1Gejtb9y/s1600/CIMG2146.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwZ6QJwvH11cmLxAYviNc88j3OK6gIErlh8L6JuioLQ7HZEy79w8s8KiDE7l7xI62UVTdeJuWXRFVvJOWHe6OOq9LzqviVqE9CIinl7RqUocsphGzhs1_-hSGcgm1CLw7C-1o1Gejtb9y/s400/CIMG2146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690873941848079890" /></a><br /><br />Some of that radicalism obviously occurred in Culebra at some point, for these relics sit quietly on the beaches ..... Reminders of past follies or perhaps training exercises for future follies ...... Sadly they sit on one of the most beautiful beaches in Culebra, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Flamenco Beac</span>h ..... A haven for visitors and campers from the mainland ....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVi3lCUO2QcfCkuwne7fS461BWYvLf0ly6dC7jRAi400NPHf0QNzvfkl6_9bhnoshAbxjM9kGZtMY3FAoALUtgPrcUnGVPnGgSJIMYS1x_xfXeTqXh-EOQiHPjTJNxMwdR1lAi1-SKXsl/s1600/IMGP0802.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVi3lCUO2QcfCkuwne7fS461BWYvLf0ly6dC7jRAi400NPHf0QNzvfkl6_9bhnoshAbxjM9kGZtMY3FAoALUtgPrcUnGVPnGgSJIMYS1x_xfXeTqXh-EOQiHPjTJNxMwdR1lAi1-SKXsl/s400/IMGP0802.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690872877640591650" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeBW2bK94SYfken2k1TVSD_du7GCfO6bF4-MBzJYehEY9mFfTRzYcD1HiltxchEliOGL7vpckLAqTU4ISVnauSoklyBoo-ltyZTuVIBRzFMiMeEMTGxoWe44tFN2lUDekA4Lhbgi96YqY/s1600/IMGP0813.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeBW2bK94SYfken2k1TVSD_du7GCfO6bF4-MBzJYehEY9mFfTRzYcD1HiltxchEliOGL7vpckLAqTU4ISVnauSoklyBoo-ltyZTuVIBRzFMiMeEMTGxoWe44tFN2lUDekA4Lhbgi96YqY/s400/IMGP0813.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690872332012150050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NQguVRn_CeOWS9JRYaiDdpMOy9HkZzKSAl6AoI1_B7xENihc4n4-0MezfxPBtCVhmrBpdvvpM08YRMz0X3j2JbdyDuEcdnTWUF8W5XAvHYFsjen8cpggXDLDSKl2yUDBpNpa5Y0tI-Xb/s1600/IMGP0812.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NQguVRn_CeOWS9JRYaiDdpMOy9HkZzKSAl6AoI1_B7xENihc4n4-0MezfxPBtCVhmrBpdvvpM08YRMz0X3j2JbdyDuEcdnTWUF8W5XAvHYFsjen8cpggXDLDSKl2yUDBpNpa5Y0tI-Xb/s400/IMGP0812.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690871445063765090" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqpQ1F3zONpVTS_PuPK8X3K9hhi7sHZD9-lMsodKMbX-JSfsCvhdhsf4YyvUKF9ejRkVfBAA1N4cdgnSfiwbYS8cMFswo36CAVDJT3cwib-CXQe35wWJ99nBhrE3LE9eMuudYM5RgAAF_/s1600/IMGP0786.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqpQ1F3zONpVTS_PuPK8X3K9hhi7sHZD9-lMsodKMbX-JSfsCvhdhsf4YyvUKF9ejRkVfBAA1N4cdgnSfiwbYS8cMFswo36CAVDJT3cwib-CXQe35wWJ99nBhrE3LE9eMuudYM5RgAAF_/s400/IMGP0786.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690870219629556306" /></a><br /><br />Laurie and Linda went to explore this beach and came across the 'ultra-modern' shower tent with laid-on water and a drainage sump ...... Now that's "STYLIN' ......" .... And so is the town, for there is no shortage of vibrant colours ..... No shortage at all .... The "Queen" fits in just perfectly .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3J-kQqHQJTkQujO00bOm-bYMdJP28vc7c1dOb0iedgwAZqLT5AP6OuE79UGsH5Q0kRDEkJaR23acbLwDi9RsUkoqJm-qAZmKd6U2mqpn8VuuEfH2_ET85OQTN5FUwMYvINesAYwyZ_gp/s1600/IMGP0822.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3J-kQqHQJTkQujO00bOm-bYMdJP28vc7c1dOb0iedgwAZqLT5AP6OuE79UGsH5Q0kRDEkJaR23acbLwDi9RsUkoqJm-qAZmKd6U2mqpn8VuuEfH2_ET85OQTN5FUwMYvINesAYwyZ_gp/s400/IMGP0822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690869556358615426" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7pYRqHMUI1GIa7yunlitk_Ad2y1Nc8mpeW7wA6hv1JHFoAnmsBhbsKI_x0fJrxK0eEUrNNM-ghQpuJ5_yibD6XTsekDyiu8oSf2RV6aZf8lVcfboHCu1yMiN7O3Zp9wQjtxe7Zedw9hZ/s1600/IMGP0806.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7pYRqHMUI1GIa7yunlitk_Ad2y1Nc8mpeW7wA6hv1JHFoAnmsBhbsKI_x0fJrxK0eEUrNNM-ghQpuJ5_yibD6XTsekDyiu8oSf2RV6aZf8lVcfboHCu1yMiN7O3Zp9wQjtxe7Zedw9hZ/s400/IMGP0806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690868440850657522" /></a><br /><br />Fearsome colours ...... Severe colours ..... Enough to knock you out cold ..... even if you are wearing them .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0cm3FK2b4FGmSfTWjXgIiQno1qw9D8t_VZxv8Vi-8V8Uo7Y9HvTJpwMWev5apau6X8N6sckOwYXrylckqUIeBarfW5uGPtGe7lLoWf4dcFSJ2lB4lX6yC3K5iEPhaMy8JNfT0cDxWvge/s1600/IMGP0789.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0cm3FK2b4FGmSfTWjXgIiQno1qw9D8t_VZxv8Vi-8V8Uo7Y9HvTJpwMWev5apau6X8N6sckOwYXrylckqUIeBarfW5uGPtGe7lLoWf4dcFSJ2lB4lX6yC3K5iEPhaMy8JNfT0cDxWvge/s400/IMGP0789.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690867436453509778" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27akwwDNDawv57DsVx_kKJzMZFFIskGiDn1ejLjuM-SVOInVIvE2Y5ieQcWSUwJm7a66MhYO-9V0J0YR_S0hatrsEZvsYq2EZsffXxgdOc_hpkJC0PzTGcZvFIR0hfDE2DbBN73-zohBE/s1600/IMGP0821.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27akwwDNDawv57DsVx_kKJzMZFFIskGiDn1ejLjuM-SVOInVIvE2Y5ieQcWSUwJm7a66MhYO-9V0J0YR_S0hatrsEZvsYq2EZsffXxgdOc_hpkJC0PzTGcZvFIR0hfDE2DbBN73-zohBE/s400/IMGP0821.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690866995580510754" /></a><br /><br />And you would think that in your senior years there would be smoothness, calmness and serenity and pale pastel shades of Sahara sand and dapple gray ....... Hell no, not in CULEBRA ........ This is Jose, who carves little ships for the tourists and is heading for a glorious ninety and doing just fine ....... Then again aren't we all heading for a glorious ninety plus .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYM-z28UfHeJnJ__4Qyx2Lrgp4w5zKsCyAjmnooyH0PrVwrW_IIbvxTFxa___fNJeSvygCO7Ox0gvl72FZNds4edl9rtGwhOx20ym5KUBJ8aviHpjrmsr-6Uw5InV55qQIQJ9WNj1p0C4/s1600/IMGP0819.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYM-z28UfHeJnJ__4Qyx2Lrgp4w5zKsCyAjmnooyH0PrVwrW_IIbvxTFxa___fNJeSvygCO7Ox0gvl72FZNds4edl9rtGwhOx20ym5KUBJ8aviHpjrmsr-6Uw5InV55qQIQJ9WNj1p0C4/s400/IMGP0819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690866260102901378" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKhtrJH7HbFvd1Iq9SxQ2BP-8sVMgJieygDjq5jylLpy6H5zl_OaOSb4DjVD0N_iO2spiiU1zQyhA3iG6awcsEkNmYHhGB160u_Lg49aS32XN5732eIz5tWsrH0LhwWk-fBzyT2avdDb2/s1600/IMGP0818.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKhtrJH7HbFvd1Iq9SxQ2BP-8sVMgJieygDjq5jylLpy6H5zl_OaOSb4DjVD0N_iO2spiiU1zQyhA3iG6awcsEkNmYHhGB160u_Lg49aS32XN5732eIz5tWsrH0LhwWk-fBzyT2avdDb2/s400/IMGP0818.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690921774237040146" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzkNQyNjxo9xMJjuJqp6bR92WBHWV0j8sOI9AVAsdTokyw8QWRRMf85Ibh2AuReQ4KKrFub9Z6YdQLd7JxJ47WFxBSspL8kPLWLYryPSOH2iqLeAvP3fIAtWDZRytzNygIDsPIZ_vT6Ud/s1600/CIMG2151.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzkNQyNjxo9xMJjuJqp6bR92WBHWV0j8sOI9AVAsdTokyw8QWRRMf85Ibh2AuReQ4KKrFub9Z6YdQLd7JxJ47WFxBSspL8kPLWLYryPSOH2iqLeAvP3fIAtWDZRytzNygIDsPIZ_vT6Ud/s400/CIMG2151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690937481724880450" /></a><br /><br />The place is just plain colourful .... I mean, here's Laurie and Linda asking the bus driver how many 'Johnny Walker's' he's had already .... But he says he's fine .... <span style="font-style:italic;">"Si, puedo pasar un examen de corducir boracho.."</span> .....And he does that Captain Morgan stand ...... Now you have to be quick to win an argument with a drinking bus driver, but pointless to even begin to do so in <span style="font-weight:bold;">SPANISH</span> ... What he said translated to "Yes, I have passed the drunk driving test" ..... Ah, well .... They made him drive real slowly ...... Yes, CULEBRA is definitely different ....... And New Year's Eve is just around the corner with a huge street party in the planning ...... We needed a break from boatwork and we are certainly getting it ........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eSAS2N-hey2_UcEvVK7QW05ZGHoEtjgN54BwibU1qcad3SedH-Lah3QYiOCyHbAznEOQCmaP-CDoKHcqjAPsQhLxolAELG27oRCw91vf_IUHEzGMTRoeguZ7I6oYbL3UnWnTr8ZdVl8w/s1600/CIMG2159.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eSAS2N-hey2_UcEvVK7QW05ZGHoEtjgN54BwibU1qcad3SedH-Lah3QYiOCyHbAznEOQCmaP-CDoKHcqjAPsQhLxolAELG27oRCw91vf_IUHEzGMTRoeguZ7I6oYbL3UnWnTr8ZdVl8w/s400/CIMG2159.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692285328548189810" /></a>But as soon as the New Year celebration is behind us we're back to VIRGIN GORDA and bringing "SOUTHERN COMFORT" back to tie her alongside "ARITA" and the serious renovation stuff can begin ..... Right here in CULEBRA .... After all, we have Mark and Willie on "LIAHONA" anchored right behind us ...... Now what could be better than that ..... Hard to beat the 'resource' of a couple who have owned a sistership for more than fourteen years and who know every inch of the design ..... In any case, CULEBRA is that 'Pot of Gold' right beneath the rainbow or maybe it is the yacht "KRILL" with friends Michael and Ursula, who we first met in the Dominican Republic several years ago ........ I'm telling you, this place is COLOURFUL ............<br /><br />P.S. ...... "ARITA" is still for sale .... Check out www.stthomasyachts.com and look under 'ALDEN CUSTOM' .....Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-79637290472660182092011-12-17T07:15:00.077-05:002011-12-21T09:20:02.801-05:00CRUISING AGAIN .......YAHOO ....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbg0tRaOj8G8repu5PsfQs2vot4tMWgvNjGpwe8tvttFI08Px0khJIk8OT4NpEqLL0j0IjeAqoLa2foKu0EXhN2rvAxTdHu1g9_9NJrnxmPVwUULIVnt0w2w5tjQQWTIClCtzuzTLyV6Z/s1600/IMG_9178.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbg0tRaOj8G8repu5PsfQs2vot4tMWgvNjGpwe8tvttFI08Px0khJIk8OT4NpEqLL0j0IjeAqoLa2foKu0EXhN2rvAxTdHu1g9_9NJrnxmPVwUULIVnt0w2w5tjQQWTIClCtzuzTLyV6Z/s400/IMG_9178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687479592975950802" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW9H_-tJlwkt6Bj7Em11LnuqwgZ4mMZ5cgjpIsZpQ02Xy1uBqaC9ez-UlgpPrgT-gstVIpqvMAuCi4brL9ijL7tTzgtbvycrxC2iJctSEKo42iugNWDxkpVLDkWq2eZ29un9YpsaHvwvx/s1600/CIMG2040.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW9H_-tJlwkt6Bj7Em11LnuqwgZ4mMZ5cgjpIsZpQ02Xy1uBqaC9ez-UlgpPrgT-gstVIpqvMAuCi4brL9ijL7tTzgtbvycrxC2iJctSEKo42iugNWDxkpVLDkWq2eZ29un9YpsaHvwvx/s400/CIMG2040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687479450366943746" /></a><br /><br />We paid the marina bills, let go the lines on "ARITA" and headed out to sea to do some sightseeing and sailing through the VIRGIN ISLANDS, on our way back to PUERTO RICO where we intend to do all the major stuff on "SOUTHERN COMFORT", our future 'Home on the Seas' ........ Now the BVIS, (That's British Virgin Islands) have some spectacular locations like these granitic boulders on the beach at "The Baths" ...... And there are many beautiful things to be found on the beaches, particularly at this time of the year, when to the north of us there is snow and ice in the U.S. and Canada ...... Brrrrrrr ..... Don't know how they do it ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n8CdCejJjyLG4keZAXoXai85LGksT1GpHxTtls0HB6MCQLakw48PTsGWm5SmcqzhetOgSnYyzxK0KSa-E1nvNxqfyefWbqOEmKnYdZy2_wI-IzRUVXnKrKNvYY2W2r_can3TaQCtW8sG/s1600/CIMG2034.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n8CdCejJjyLG4keZAXoXai85LGksT1GpHxTtls0HB6MCQLakw48PTsGWm5SmcqzhetOgSnYyzxK0KSa-E1nvNxqfyefWbqOEmKnYdZy2_wI-IzRUVXnKrKNvYY2W2r_can3TaQCtW8sG/s400/CIMG2034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687478872301999298" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYm1MA6twwe71aEc7S-98WXfY9l_pt_1y9xc89BvLJX7Ck7kF_SqSW2iJVSY_wNVLD9VqOfZ9A0Jgha15s8gCjvI80S2_Exwf3w6dZp0lVmDwzjzDt2CbBbQqz8_TQMhCE18MySqvWeUp/s1600/CIMG2016.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYm1MA6twwe71aEc7S-98WXfY9l_pt_1y9xc89BvLJX7Ck7kF_SqSW2iJVSY_wNVLD9VqOfZ9A0Jgha15s8gCjvI80S2_Exwf3w6dZp0lVmDwzjzDt2CbBbQqz8_TQMhCE18MySqvWeUp/s400/CIMG2016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687477253252896882" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC89JyTBBvfXZ4DjioHJ-CdGxUG8-pp2hO-5yAPx1silkrn3H_nxTxTFqQ8yCsng2NfI1YZOcKT_k91Ba0O1pNH7z6PNzQmpmGmXYgm7tOb27R6W4VwCC49puDQ_9CV2i_gSXDqNi2HyJV/s1600/CIMG2035.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC89JyTBBvfXZ4DjioHJ-CdGxUG8-pp2hO-5yAPx1silkrn3H_nxTxTFqQ8yCsng2NfI1YZOcKT_k91Ba0O1pNH7z6PNzQmpmGmXYgm7tOb27R6W4VwCC49puDQ_9CV2i_gSXDqNi2HyJV/s400/CIMG2035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687475250657625970" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLdaZPwGpTZ9gZzMtbXMDm9xOy2XKJDKJO8ldj0Ad4f_Mq-pdoxFV-cOzrRA1KxdeAJLRCWFzXNM5DSLZ6V45ZQ7eZpT2NqdnhRXXK5oIsAmvLxbACeXgbzpUGDQx-j7A9MTT8lIjcpeQ/s1600/CIMG2026.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLdaZPwGpTZ9gZzMtbXMDm9xOy2XKJDKJO8ldj0Ad4f_Mq-pdoxFV-cOzrRA1KxdeAJLRCWFzXNM5DSLZ6V45ZQ7eZpT2NqdnhRXXK5oIsAmvLxbACeXgbzpUGDQx-j7A9MTT8lIjcpeQ/s400/CIMG2026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687474889655617090" /></a><br /><br />First though, we sailed around to North Sound on Virgin Gorda and spent the day swimming and beach-combing and seeing the tall ships at anchor loaded with tourists out to enjoy the sunshine and the blue water ...... Met up with Steve, Ruth and Heather on the yacht 'Clear Day', whom we hadn't seen since the Bahamas two years ago ..... A beautiful 'Hylas' sloop .... That's "ARITA" not "CLEAR DAY" in the photo above on the right ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6faTFnN5VwMptlFuXUtMS84Uogtu3tiJjni1LmztmIMX7WwBYCgtNoVjikBBMOplUA3w9tgzu1ySFM8DvyCXNrlPJBg9QxHxzG5K7gjNLefVh_dO2IkeeQULc1y7LoZWCZ5aDu2UqMlD/s1600/CIMG2030.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6faTFnN5VwMptlFuXUtMS84Uogtu3tiJjni1LmztmIMX7WwBYCgtNoVjikBBMOplUA3w9tgzu1ySFM8DvyCXNrlPJBg9QxHxzG5K7gjNLefVh_dO2IkeeQULc1y7LoZWCZ5aDu2UqMlD/s400/CIMG2030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687474416542185618" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWny5obY7bXXv_dnF7k9laPqFhMyQrt6lBtyzr-fC0u_xOGDlk3K_PGA2dgoylwbIall5usDcnX4NwaBnuDPPX7Tn_XvIWlFy53rGnKlXjHk6HNSWdzlZcucKTD9OluWmpEes6jynl1A1/s1600/CIMG2032.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWny5obY7bXXv_dnF7k9laPqFhMyQrt6lBtyzr-fC0u_xOGDlk3K_PGA2dgoylwbIall5usDcnX4NwaBnuDPPX7Tn_XvIWlFy53rGnKlXjHk6HNSWdzlZcucKTD9OluWmpEes6jynl1A1/s400/CIMG2032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687473343056969442" /></a><br /><br />And around the bay are little islands with hide-away resorts, the sort that are perfect for private honeymoon getaway ...... And a little further around the corner is 'Necker Island', Sir Richard Branson's little bit of Paradise ...... Rentable at royalty prices, or at least for a couple of oil wells a week ...... We get the same views for free, every time we anchor .... Now who wouldn't want to go cruising ...... Which reminds me to remind you, that our beautiful yacht "ARITA" is now 'For Sale' and fully equiped and cruise-ready, and we are not looking for an oil well in exchange ..... You can step on board and we'll step off ..... Just like that ....... Our email addresses are down below and all the pictures are on www.stthomasyachts.com ........ Meantime, we'll sail some more and keep working on the new boat ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJlkscswTuSQB6PJ6EKwiE863PbtpvAakYeA3s5z1z0z78uECl2P4pfH0oqE47SP2i93u9AX6xZpnU9CZLU3zaEBJJOkPNjwWLlCOTQwntUJ8cPUeAhLIu7oLAHzFwWppuQSklcNEwwme/s1600/CIMG2036.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJlkscswTuSQB6PJ6EKwiE863PbtpvAakYeA3s5z1z0z78uECl2P4pfH0oqE47SP2i93u9AX6xZpnU9CZLU3zaEBJJOkPNjwWLlCOTQwntUJ8cPUeAhLIu7oLAHzFwWppuQSklcNEwwme/s400/CIMG2036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687161770427867874" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsysndA-BnnxjMFFjI3wzeOZ5HB2yfJvZiG1jR6N1fEpW0Oyo773aSjMYq0wxH-Zpd5CWklgANgm1aDKEHz54OCUDF8SnUMAomo9IwpWc-JW9tslb-qKA46g_YzP1D-PI93zZS0UAtnoYo/s1600/CIMG2056.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsysndA-BnnxjMFFjI3wzeOZ5HB2yfJvZiG1jR6N1fEpW0Oyo773aSjMYq0wxH-Zpd5CWklgANgm1aDKEHz54OCUDF8SnUMAomo9IwpWc-JW9tslb-qKA46g_YzP1D-PI93zZS0UAtnoYo/s400/CIMG2056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687161108158622210" /></a><br /><br />A day later we sail around to "The Baths" and show our friend Linda the sights ...... By now you have obviously realized that "The Queen of Florida and the Bahamas" is perfectly at home in a swimsuit ....... And loving it .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3k43PLs7DhwuLcv3u-O9Oq7V83vIOZ_wDgH4sU6p_uNXZxawx7qOGNjZjU2G4zdtafrHsIHJFoFR_4m5hsSiei_MOf6Pd61He-7k6ojqOrpl__scNS6rj5mowyb06FUBgoQaS0dHqRp5N/s1600/CIMG2038.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3k43PLs7DhwuLcv3u-O9Oq7V83vIOZ_wDgH4sU6p_uNXZxawx7qOGNjZjU2G4zdtafrHsIHJFoFR_4m5hsSiei_MOf6Pd61He-7k6ojqOrpl__scNS6rj5mowyb06FUBgoQaS0dHqRp5N/s400/CIMG2038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687161395144463602" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKQy2dG8Z2GO_DDk5pel1gC2n1b5c94qqnG3JVPw1hcBm8-I3lgYYSOESujApjCUszaQQu2CxsQKd9l5LHulH0qu5CfVACUNIAC3GViMk3g0nzwmS7uOxqlPjRmehRqb10lY-Yd30qytc/s1600/CIMG2041.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKQy2dG8Z2GO_DDk5pel1gC2n1b5c94qqnG3JVPw1hcBm8-I3lgYYSOESujApjCUszaQQu2CxsQKd9l5LHulH0qu5CfVACUNIAC3GViMk3g0nzwmS7uOxqlPjRmehRqb10lY-Yd30qytc/s400/CIMG2041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687480361329880626" /></a><br /><br />And so is Linda ......... And I specifically asked them for some 'Hollywood Catwalk Poses' ..... And got it ....... I wonder if they walk like that in Beverly Hills ? .......... Must be hell on the pelvis .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0xEIAtZYvcStqmucSKQTda9T2TD-3pdBdIpYzKFpctTO8chRuZN8BeOo5OPPQOg7TAHJx8abUBNG71uUUheDEyvsoxP7Y45DHugrLpTp2sfQmhnHRAx-k74cgE8lWOE7XAKfPtIjoXg0/s1600/CIMG2042.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0xEIAtZYvcStqmucSKQTda9T2TD-3pdBdIpYzKFpctTO8chRuZN8BeOo5OPPQOg7TAHJx8abUBNG71uUUheDEyvsoxP7Y45DHugrLpTp2sfQmhnHRAx-k74cgE8lWOE7XAKfPtIjoXg0/s400/CIMG2042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687160235202897282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuhxK1QReoHhCkPoq0sKP5krnBUjb7zf-e_-7khd-xmNgaiS3j3FG1ZgF-5i_rCIyNttKm18M_6N1U9k6KcAZoY8pkARovnHibXIeTj2ymEFASBXStj_683rPyRX-k8lLy87g7JjCNLr0/s1600/CIMG2050.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuhxK1QReoHhCkPoq0sKP5krnBUjb7zf-e_-7khd-xmNgaiS3j3FG1ZgF-5i_rCIyNttKm18M_6N1U9k6KcAZoY8pkARovnHibXIeTj2ymEFASBXStj_683rPyRX-k8lLy87g7JjCNLr0/s400/CIMG2050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687159954639762946" /></a><br /><br />Not everybody is there in swimsuits ........ Doesn't mean you can't enjoy it just the same ...... These boulders really are spectacular .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoq1Rnpo6VHVFhVrKHVU_vu8l-OGf8EybIdBNTjbRIdk3O5lgtnUHnvjgGTdmJFEHNahecstmpXxFsvo-e0gOCqUt28bx_AqJgOW3ytaNpu9kSxkLTgEmbtdJiR4hxGinbNmuUORTuBJkQ/s1600/CIMG2043.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoq1Rnpo6VHVFhVrKHVU_vu8l-OGf8EybIdBNTjbRIdk3O5lgtnUHnvjgGTdmJFEHNahecstmpXxFsvo-e0gOCqUt28bx_AqJgOW3ytaNpu9kSxkLTgEmbtdJiR4hxGinbNmuUORTuBJkQ/s400/CIMG2043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687159564471082354" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijePPo5HO9fdcRb8y_LVk5g2x1fVZlRpwRaTQ1SCqQhDH5l-8zllJFE-WIoahJegekUKhq9O4zDQ_pR_jNim68uKFvqNWlhMKH8x2qNO1tVmoBP-9zL-eSFUvyrEK7kueZd5jPIxLepTDC/s1600/CIMG2045.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijePPo5HO9fdcRb8y_LVk5g2x1fVZlRpwRaTQ1SCqQhDH5l-8zllJFE-WIoahJegekUKhq9O4zDQ_pR_jNim68uKFvqNWlhMKH8x2qNO1tVmoBP-9zL-eSFUvyrEK7kueZd5jPIxLepTDC/s400/CIMG2045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687159223847135650" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VObHOLH9nk04Y2XoVsdzwGsBTfpcl3Htepp57bi4NKnhcgV6NSAjXYoA6GVrkMOwXjpqrtP3-pdj69fg8ok1ZJxSOHC3B_5MkKYV2lGc7HSHZA1SAz8xcabvcU49Osyhj8QBckB-pQSh/s1600/CIMG2054.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VObHOLH9nk04Y2XoVsdzwGsBTfpcl3Htepp57bi4NKnhcgV6NSAjXYoA6GVrkMOwXjpqrtP3-pdj69fg8ok1ZJxSOHC3B_5MkKYV2lGc7HSHZA1SAz8xcabvcU49Osyhj8QBckB-pQSh/s400/CIMG2054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687158943982729298" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJHPoycLJtbmdyWyS2tghHfzlr8JVjJM2cEXo4kFR8-3hvNAoF6NUtffgCdD83zSWB2FQtDgcJJFEEsWx496syYhkdykVWmr-K5IniW-yVB4R4FZ5KI5nBkUjvczfF-PLAtp9zeDi13h7/s1600/CIMG2060.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJHPoycLJtbmdyWyS2tghHfzlr8JVjJM2cEXo4kFR8-3hvNAoF6NUtffgCdD83zSWB2FQtDgcJJFEEsWx496syYhkdykVWmr-K5IniW-yVB4R4FZ5KI5nBkUjvczfF-PLAtp9zeDi13h7/s400/CIMG2060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687158570890715042" /></a><br /><br />Most of the islands are volcanic with fine-grained basaltic type rocks exposed and weathered, with deep bays all around that provide poor holding for anchoring, but here at 'The Baths' there is an outcrop of coarse-grained granite, that over time has exfoliated and the layers have shed like onion peels and left these sculptured fragments and rounded boulders ...... The granite weathers to white sand and that makes this place, with its white sandy beaches and clear blue water, even more exotic ...... A kid's paradise for exploration, and adults don't do so badly either ...... Just caught a glimpse of a pidgeon feeding on sea-grapes ...... Such smooth feathers ..... Almost not real ...... Tried to get a photo from a different angle, but each time I moved he moved also, so as to be fully enclosed by the branches ....... Clever pidgeon and well camouflaged ...... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIujdtEsgrBBklt9uhbxLaIE_wicYEjNCF5vDpyNn8f9AyB30tyRNSj-vFC9LYHteG0DGXS5s_6FFzIKRiCJLVg203DWITiD5JNblNDvkBLfKdpP0dIxipaW7mqBJHzl_3hzWrhOtYSCKQ/s1600/CIMG2075.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIujdtEsgrBBklt9uhbxLaIE_wicYEjNCF5vDpyNn8f9AyB30tyRNSj-vFC9LYHteG0DGXS5s_6FFzIKRiCJLVg203DWITiD5JNblNDvkBLfKdpP0dIxipaW7mqBJHzl_3hzWrhOtYSCKQ/s400/CIMG2075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687158244534619874" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7lP7ymF5yJa856JHhhEzX0Jde6sjw-UeVSBNmGk7dOxDzaWhKbjCU787LlimKTRMlR4Bdnox6YMPITt7CuNzfAnI8_5lQ16OILRKQ8vsjzho-V-jha7Z97xm7dxmQCouepNDVII0SkiP/s1600/CIMG2074.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7lP7ymF5yJa856JHhhEzX0Jde6sjw-UeVSBNmGk7dOxDzaWhKbjCU787LlimKTRMlR4Bdnox6YMPITt7CuNzfAnI8_5lQ16OILRKQ8vsjzho-V-jha7Z97xm7dxmQCouepNDVII0SkiP/s400/CIMG2074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687157577872140994" /></a><br /><br />And on to 'Road Harbour' on the island of TORTOLA, but not before spending the night anchored off Marina Cay ..... Look at all the wrecked ships in the harbour when hurricanes two years ago took a swipe at the island, while only five miles away our " SOUTHERN COMFORT" sat high and dry above the ground and sustained no damage at all ....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOCXRumvfAbqqPlbFNsBjAz5dJev1lZYLisQI0L2Edyds-VjrsArWQxvZ2U_gEcfJZjEkUTy1YttY40lk_8M0sQ0mxiGSXubq44Q2vtWg8I16bXcE6T9FyfrbAnsOItFXfT0gCsssUhUE/s1600/CIMG2073.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOCXRumvfAbqqPlbFNsBjAz5dJev1lZYLisQI0L2Edyds-VjrsArWQxvZ2U_gEcfJZjEkUTy1YttY40lk_8M0sQ0mxiGSXubq44Q2vtWg8I16bXcE6T9FyfrbAnsOItFXfT0gCsssUhUE/s400/CIMG2073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687157156486946274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW4COYLtsuv7Dkjxz1nKHiFzEF6jyyP9ESMOCSkQrW3hxbaIldDfgarjaFli0wMTEfbEUmz9Ew3utHsjto9v2iXZrc16u5XCiBJIxYKjEx8SGPK05t4bEce-4lFONSpS4tAFhs3Be3nRn/s1600/CIMG2072.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW4COYLtsuv7Dkjxz1nKHiFzEF6jyyP9ESMOCSkQrW3hxbaIldDfgarjaFli0wMTEfbEUmz9Ew3utHsjto9v2iXZrc16u5XCiBJIxYKjEx8SGPK05t4bEce-4lFONSpS4tAFhs3Be3nRn/s400/CIMG2072.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687156772137934450" /></a><br /><br />That cruise ship with the high stern we thought was the World's largest cruise liner .... Some phenomenal statistics not worth repeating ...... But it turned out to be another ...... We saw most of the passengers in town where we went to clear Customs and Immigration so as to officially leave the BVIs and enter the USVIs ...... That's an imaginary line a couple of miles outside the harbour ...... You could sail out there in the afternoon and cross that line a dozen times on a good tack to windward ....... "So which country are we in now"? ..... "Don't know and don't care" ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzE6RFYhQF9BG9KyneQKVe0vzIihT4_f3u57MGjQp4Psv2xpZzrMGdS_XvUmcO3QtPQVBv2glL7ItNKHNtC4GAWUdl4DjAz4moHCivenv3xXKhfSGlWy4DJyICkF-4tvKXW5FGjCaxN5CU/s1600/CIMG2077.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzE6RFYhQF9BG9KyneQKVe0vzIihT4_f3u57MGjQp4Psv2xpZzrMGdS_XvUmcO3QtPQVBv2glL7ItNKHNtC4GAWUdl4DjAz4moHCivenv3xXKhfSGlWy4DJyICkF-4tvKXW5FGjCaxN5CU/s400/CIMG2077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687155795190632162" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9IjMPcSnnXNMtpiJxXmguOi7GpqT9PoY1z4hODXxY2vHSJi8kO0SwlNbmLPXl7H463D6xJQAAKaZhuz3wm0yjJnzjLCb8Vn91zLaPJKOR3PcnEf8jigqTJpX7sK7FGsLfNDa8YE6Lc6B/s1600/CIMG2076.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9IjMPcSnnXNMtpiJxXmguOi7GpqT9PoY1z4hODXxY2vHSJi8kO0SwlNbmLPXl7H463D6xJQAAKaZhuz3wm0yjJnzjLCb8Vn91zLaPJKOR3PcnEf8jigqTJpX7sK7FGsLfNDa8YE6Lc6B/s400/CIMG2076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687155401043152594" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tMyEkQFdMT4_33zEMXQYQO0ksgsqIxv7Vm6tM0K76tditwJPJpc0I0k4AtWgJJ4W4e7sMBvBuT0MLgNrUREF_QwK4gw8MpQFX6r2EY4rDGAmYNFjTn6kGpMsY3xsOlBX6E8K79gzV6Y7/s1600/CIMG2067.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tMyEkQFdMT4_33zEMXQYQO0ksgsqIxv7Vm6tM0K76tditwJPJpc0I0k4AtWgJJ4W4e7sMBvBuT0MLgNrUREF_QwK4gw8MpQFX6r2EY4rDGAmYNFjTn6kGpMsY3xsOlBX6E8K79gzV6Y7/s400/CIMG2067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687154981326834514" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc32g1Ba4HPm3z3txr4BzoaUACvfCOGWtF6N0sIBSVdcLKnH41OXlH5rWvPP3THCpDn6S4BEfeciRykmoaJFBKlQoEas7MFwVU4hHgxUEvIUj1oTjNpOU7zAe3t6Mj_vJQmU9TH-tN4941/s1600/CIMG2081.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc32g1Ba4HPm3z3txr4BzoaUACvfCOGWtF6N0sIBSVdcLKnH41OXlH5rWvPP3THCpDn6S4BEfeciRykmoaJFBKlQoEas7MFwVU4hHgxUEvIUj1oTjNpOU7zAe3t6Mj_vJQmU9TH-tN4941/s400/CIMG2081.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687154611561314146" /></a><br /><br />But it sure is a colourful 'mecca' for tourists, who may be short of a T-shirt or two ..... Even this rooster doing his aerobics in the middle of the stalls is uniquely colourful .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4IyvkLK8WgBL6Xz_fUlKy7j2RSOKJAcUDe2MC0zN4LXC46YNy9AQ0Tq0_PQaxLfUqGZTzTxe3VKyEMldzcfDqYqNa1CGVNBCFvF2lbEW_NQIWm5mBUBAvKhk3ueQcthxO2FSvu2iNEsO/s1600/CIMG2106.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4IyvkLK8WgBL6Xz_fUlKy7j2RSOKJAcUDe2MC0zN4LXC46YNy9AQ0Tq0_PQaxLfUqGZTzTxe3VKyEMldzcfDqYqNa1CGVNBCFvF2lbEW_NQIWm5mBUBAvKhk3ueQcthxO2FSvu2iNEsO/s400/CIMG2106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687154235600584482" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJXyVPkzxhRoS1sdIMm4uqhjzGgxI1eqy886Qe13KAADaEaAvWrSy-MEKwtareP1ar9sqGPcHPow_xnYeFtyJxIhSWR3F7HoRQFeM7HZKlnOzGaVCEkjXoEnN6NlFrrO19Hb-vcqnS-i3/s1600/IMG_9249.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJXyVPkzxhRoS1sdIMm4uqhjzGgxI1eqy886Qe13KAADaEaAvWrSy-MEKwtareP1ar9sqGPcHPow_xnYeFtyJxIhSWR3F7HoRQFeM7HZKlnOzGaVCEkjXoEnN6NlFrrO19Hb-vcqnS-i3/s400/IMG_9249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687153986277672866" /></a><br /><br />Back on board "ARITA" life is peaceful and tranquil unlike the cruise ships where it is hyper-active, day and night .......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrLYO504L7vt9qI2Pm3N4hfJ8-JlVLTC8cMEprAAXEkWqZDVo3k6qCNfagyo61-gzIal6HQLWj1Il7SorEG5rq9_V7fIDOeChg2YCBARsgZFhbf91XGTx6u-FRk67DugBLQUgPtMnU-wT/s1600/IMG_9251.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrLYO504L7vt9qI2Pm3N4hfJ8-JlVLTC8cMEprAAXEkWqZDVo3k6qCNfagyo61-gzIal6HQLWj1Il7SorEG5rq9_V7fIDOeChg2YCBARsgZFhbf91XGTx6u-FRk67DugBLQUgPtMnU-wT/s400/IMG_9251.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687153813388933202" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzJgWGHGLOq9RvRf5fZf-1GdNHjoUQ9ar85zR07zJUVEBVNZGviXLW5wnxV2yQSEnx0RW4VSAWsdUQwtY935gl0TB2c6RjCezdAjY2zeFCALHrQlHOgDdLhbcWgcGQ_xqZhVJy1NILgGU/s1600/IMG_9279a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzJgWGHGLOq9RvRf5fZf-1GdNHjoUQ9ar85zR07zJUVEBVNZGviXLW5wnxV2yQSEnx0RW4VSAWsdUQwtY935gl0TB2c6RjCezdAjY2zeFCALHrQlHOgDdLhbcWgcGQ_xqZhVJy1NILgGU/s400/IMG_9279a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687153587897076402" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful anchorages in a place where celebrating "Christmas" is almost an enigma ...... The best they can do is hang some coloured lights on a palm tree .... We actually had a wonderful dinner out on 'Bellamy Cay' at a restaurant called 'The Last Resort' .... A really special treat, something we rarely do as cruisers for we are on a cruising budget ......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8CFy_Yc4c6BdLyvSFhJ80l5b4ZY28eJaZ2WSNqRTEydU95MeRHVZI3x2Uqs7x-4bczKPnKeRtLoM3INFtqk5iKGbQxWPKOXDtDvhXpF5VwJFBnjSQJRNn258YFf05cmcX0lFZJGoYttA/s1600/CIMG2088.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8CFy_Yc4c6BdLyvSFhJ80l5b4ZY28eJaZ2WSNqRTEydU95MeRHVZI3x2Uqs7x-4bczKPnKeRtLoM3INFtqk5iKGbQxWPKOXDtDvhXpF5VwJFBnjSQJRNn258YFf05cmcX0lFZJGoYttA/s400/CIMG2088.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687152789260437458" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEBP7Fh618plm70KzQPGoGfzJPWx32S5Ul1ZTWMJSVT5M-8U30ZRbQIl3lSMXRVx9bq_Rn0A0BB0trIM-tlm4VabmlzVbpnzP5DsMeFsXQaBMtlZuslcgMZ_mFowcHeHmjLRc_aInP-SQ/s1600/CIMG2097.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEBP7Fh618plm70KzQPGoGfzJPWx32S5Ul1ZTWMJSVT5M-8U30ZRbQIl3lSMXRVx9bq_Rn0A0BB0trIM-tlm4VabmlzVbpnzP5DsMeFsXQaBMtlZuslcgMZ_mFowcHeHmjLRc_aInP-SQ/s400/CIMG2097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687151945672946290" /></a><br /><br />And it therefore required some special grooming from my personal barber who removed 'inches of excess' ...... Now not everybody gets the benefit of a barber in a swimsuit, though I'm sure many wish it were so ....... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJQoDH8Ia3vya993w8D1G8oZNQEldl9urBjc40DNKm6zHdcIGL2S0PZpxNf-pR53UeEzTF5-Ywz7RjulJZcvH0yLsyTwKWDp_ne3Z_c2cAcLirVpy3Q3yp83jJZyD1tkp1_EE6acUt080/s1600/CIMG2102.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJQoDH8Ia3vya993w8D1G8oZNQEldl9urBjc40DNKm6zHdcIGL2S0PZpxNf-pR53UeEzTF5-Ywz7RjulJZcvH0yLsyTwKWDp_ne3Z_c2cAcLirVpy3Q3yp83jJZyD1tkp1_EE6acUt080/s400/CIMG2102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687151564132401282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXsIgzA5nFEYf0STiQ0_8X5JV9NUhV5txoJMdyisB5HRzJG8F23umLPEDw0k07fkCq6hyFZlXr3Cq8RSF6WH53gBmqEUVDBE6DR2ASFuLp051U0nKNRlEcbls2p05ByfWfEIsRDaEH8aI/s1600/CIMG2101.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXsIgzA5nFEYf0STiQ0_8X5JV9NUhV5txoJMdyisB5HRzJG8F23umLPEDw0k07fkCq6hyFZlXr3Cq8RSF6WH53gBmqEUVDBE6DR2ASFuLp051U0nKNRlEcbls2p05ByfWfEIsRDaEH8aI/s400/CIMG2101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687151273603521890" /></a><br /><br />A nice little sail to 'Coral Bay' on the island of St. John in the USVI, where the girls swam, snorkeled and shampooed with great delight ..... Just look at the symmetry of this exo-skeleton of a sea urchin ............. Nature is just awesome .....<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjdQjMUNnOSsL-prW-nqVIvcj15cQAKirGQ3UKVbSVE9_UDxKZ3dQ9UaEpfvyFB2mFMf4OpV-Ygk2AG47n37FYIvxD09to1OYYHwlq7D0fBQCgSaTeGactixW5snyG3YVRPQt78ywMqV_/s1600/CIMG2099.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjdQjMUNnOSsL-prW-nqVIvcj15cQAKirGQ3UKVbSVE9_UDxKZ3dQ9UaEpfvyFB2mFMf4OpV-Ygk2AG47n37FYIvxD09to1OYYHwlq7D0fBQCgSaTeGactixW5snyG3YVRPQt78ywMqV_/s400/CIMG2099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687149977985230242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUf5mv62uUacHzEdJ3vUwfptB4g9QG-UwQo13GyavhEhIL1Rulq7qfHU7k43qSG-SxdgVTecd80CB0L_SySwvjhDsLO6Kqiko0butW7lLaf357VPebVOZk4pUjuhGtnI8mjuGAP3dSTaz/s1600/CIMG2092.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUf5mv62uUacHzEdJ3vUwfptB4g9QG-UwQo13GyavhEhIL1Rulq7qfHU7k43qSG-SxdgVTecd80CB0L_SySwvjhDsLO6Kqiko0butW7lLaf357VPebVOZk4pUjuhGtnI8mjuGAP3dSTaz/s400/CIMG2092.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687149620970696914" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt56Gc_pUz4JocpUlo35ln0NJ5iUD8P_LF_cQd4fAZjRo5SWj6IAHdOJdYAs0yAEf6SK6IZElPmkrTkpmo8bP-D-uQIfUtsqn5xMI_uQWTEsGcryQ6ZOk72GDwlRBfWxWB0h6_saAHf41A/s1600/IMG_9377.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt56Gc_pUz4JocpUlo35ln0NJ5iUD8P_LF_cQd4fAZjRo5SWj6IAHdOJdYAs0yAEf6SK6IZElPmkrTkpmo8bP-D-uQIfUtsqn5xMI_uQWTEsGcryQ6ZOk72GDwlRBfWxWB0h6_saAHf41A/s400/IMG_9377.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687150989942741922" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlWedkbY1w4Q6F4gHbBOTtx4H5iRQISs7nYKVOTMomHwZW3EDsDXyrclwbS9AvAuhMJ8CWrF95BH-SfqwRDhvPl78Y0OfodXOc8g025XXaHczW2Xo5nntZhRRM9DJxOeDWl4LVARnUqvN/s1600/CIMG2070.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlWedkbY1w4Q6F4gHbBOTtx4H5iRQISs7nYKVOTMomHwZW3EDsDXyrclwbS9AvAuhMJ8CWrF95BH-SfqwRDhvPl78Y0OfodXOc8g025XXaHczW2Xo5nntZhRRM9DJxOeDWl4LVARnUqvN/s400/CIMG2070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687150349657026018" /></a><br /><br />Then another nice sail along the lee shore of St. Johns island all the way past St. Thomas to the Port of 'Charlotte Amelie', where by now the wind is gusting well in excess of 20-25 knots ...... Blustery and rainy, but we make it ashore to see the sights and buy a little wine for the "Queen's Birthday" coming up soon ...... And yes, this was our dinner out at ' The Last Resort' .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcv_nqZu7VVWVr2pLVT7ggRxCoy_2fqTKmdsU3csK0hwW_hWB6b5cG6KpR76202h9Wk2LVAu6D0hU0VfFhcJbkbS3CLt6qMbf9jd3TZt-Tiiay5NeJZ3KHderuEMpT_dC605x9UK1CMpQ/s1600/CIMG2109.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcv_nqZu7VVWVr2pLVT7ggRxCoy_2fqTKmdsU3csK0hwW_hWB6b5cG6KpR76202h9Wk2LVAu6D0hU0VfFhcJbkbS3CLt6qMbf9jd3TZt-Tiiay5NeJZ3KHderuEMpT_dC605x9UK1CMpQ/s400/CIMG2109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687084145755840066" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTttFiLzA5PVa06ypcmcUiCma4dCBfJqfOQcPC7knQObkD7Cah2-omy1Y6jx0rJqo7Ne9ydpD9OB332fgLD6T-OdE5cvqTrumNK0nQJUQ_8SZS7AxTaVADptAXA1bsJ88bv4tekivTQjH1/s1600/CIMG2089.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTttFiLzA5PVa06ypcmcUiCma4dCBfJqfOQcPC7knQObkD7Cah2-omy1Y6jx0rJqo7Ne9ydpD9OB332fgLD6T-OdE5cvqTrumNK0nQJUQ_8SZS7AxTaVADptAXA1bsJ88bv4tekivTQjH1/s400/CIMG2089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687083458625761010" /></a><br /><br />We've tucked ourselves right into a corner of the bay so as to avoid those gusts that sweep down from the mountains ....... Linda's visit has been good for both of them and they have thoroughly enjoyed each other's company ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUN7vhccy84X7XTrKBknTmCjBg9aEnhOCX4nryieDCL2S22BV3FxQfnWX17pP3kO2Qz8lXJ0_UFuPgr1VjE6hj_3S557k5HDnYNBMOPc_tDpvWDAmmHAw82StxxLfJn-eD0XO6huoYhnV/s1600/CIMG2108.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUN7vhccy84X7XTrKBknTmCjBg9aEnhOCX4nryieDCL2S22BV3FxQfnWX17pP3kO2Qz8lXJ0_UFuPgr1VjE6hj_3S557k5HDnYNBMOPc_tDpvWDAmmHAw82StxxLfJn-eD0XO6huoYhnV/s400/CIMG2108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687082622324518466" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_8fB3p3_mo_Jw6N03Y45eLHT7P1fF5e7IOoz8PPcP_htro6GpoqboHR8E5nMVK9V3U5DZ2FYJ9BiV5OOS2__3UMQ1lmilxikzWvJdB7IlvP2_DlJk6kNeQbxE3CwotHpUzRe1hBpzpGA/s1600/CIMG2107.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_8fB3p3_mo_Jw6N03Y45eLHT7P1fF5e7IOoz8PPcP_htro6GpoqboHR8E5nMVK9V3U5DZ2FYJ9BiV5OOS2__3UMQ1lmilxikzWvJdB7IlvP2_DlJk6kNeQbxE3CwotHpUzRe1hBpzpGA/s400/CIMG2107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687081638015248050" /></a><br /><br />Just have to show you some more tropical flowers in case you thought we lost our touch ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiCaf1QZDwYWrqEGmcmg_-WF7pVALyuFT8XB6Zsgg-U9qJK36x_oxes5fNiRbMP67mqrfpZbcG9sc2OROSm9fbFGq3lU8CK_7M_B6BgJsKRCsuoZ-dLRq8C1x_nq3PMAAUxKNNc_jn03J/s1600/IMG_9213.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiCaf1QZDwYWrqEGmcmg_-WF7pVALyuFT8XB6Zsgg-U9qJK36x_oxes5fNiRbMP67mqrfpZbcG9sc2OROSm9fbFGq3lU8CK_7M_B6BgJsKRCsuoZ-dLRq8C1x_nq3PMAAUxKNNc_jn03J/s400/IMG_9213.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687079018978535874" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPhPgy7cHOgUjVc0ljkEax-z3vKL7mmMW3Sruh327205t3_vYxUt6bn4HOzaDDQIrxH3OQWpny8vNd8oaB9oaOIY-3fDdSRP0-_l41SvmigSGwDsaiCLR-Of02ab7hmLp9Yy56bLz_xXj/s1600/IMG_9380.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPhPgy7cHOgUjVc0ljkEax-z3vKL7mmMW3Sruh327205t3_vYxUt6bn4HOzaDDQIrxH3OQWpny8vNd8oaB9oaOIY-3fDdSRP0-_l41SvmigSGwDsaiCLR-Of02ab7hmLp9Yy56bLz_xXj/s400/IMG_9380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687077650079404226" /></a><br /><br />The same goes for these French and Canadian visitors who admired "ARITA" but did not leave us with a cheque ...... We are likely to see them again next year in PUERTO RICO ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoOQW8Y8T4PCzHWNX-z6P4e4wftiKdL_lL9QN1vHiWd9zDeEF6ATAX3yyKQNgOrpfC_2ZTZgVPopPvOTVJchnO1IujEbzSwjmvHeDkBag6PvRe0glOJJpoASZlgzq3xUUP_MVbN_s4tSQ/s1600/CIMG2111.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 453px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoOQW8Y8T4PCzHWNX-z6P4e4wftiKdL_lL9QN1vHiWd9zDeEF6ATAX3yyKQNgOrpfC_2ZTZgVPopPvOTVJchnO1IujEbzSwjmvHeDkBag6PvRe0glOJJpoASZlgzq3xUUP_MVbN_s4tSQ/s400/CIMG2111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687076733099100018" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8h6PG-5VPKLyXpkgTrGXBCbk4yz7H5wG82v-LNMzf1OLiUPrqL27R9nnkPmm725EZnTU7aQt2dpZBF8C2u1rz3grUY1-6sxBH0BchbUqBtvTa-9FxrzHeN7HTuDW7hsaEqBEOmeNLFp5/s1600/CIMG2113.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 453px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8h6PG-5VPKLyXpkgTrGXBCbk4yz7H5wG82v-LNMzf1OLiUPrqL27R9nnkPmm725EZnTU7aQt2dpZBF8C2u1rz3grUY1-6sxBH0BchbUqBtvTa-9FxrzHeN7HTuDW7hsaEqBEOmeNLFp5/s400/CIMG2113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687076106562926594" /></a><br /><br />And sometimes you can't believe what you see .......... Even from far away ..... it was the crew standing on the underwater 'wave-breaker' ........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YQtIQucJaQ3iw61CpoxQVWSc9dowFU_6FSnltrX4-rseC6f-epWws7dMNcuhXDs01cREuUlUX5Ujcbd6aTodTQ0zqbllegc3oSXzifmIdc-0_D8omoI5fBERYJQRGEqVyB-HtfUkxOEr/s1600/CIMG2115.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YQtIQucJaQ3iw61CpoxQVWSc9dowFU_6FSnltrX4-rseC6f-epWws7dMNcuhXDs01cREuUlUX5Ujcbd6aTodTQ0zqbllegc3oSXzifmIdc-0_D8omoI5fBERYJQRGEqVyB-HtfUkxOEr/s400/CIMG2115.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687074978209238130" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn3oeHzjLK2lP1z2IZcd-tx81upESCZlylMCyy4TIiKS2dyj9fFRmq1UnOchJvS9K2C3jL53c_rXD4FZ41eU6HDpuGS3mGA63Hu2umdD93Vjbsb1kpO4-A8EXkFeuKHIwylHHf0yShL7p/s1600/CIMG2114.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn3oeHzjLK2lP1z2IZcd-tx81upESCZlylMCyy4TIiKS2dyj9fFRmq1UnOchJvS9K2C3jL53c_rXD4FZ41eU6HDpuGS3mGA63Hu2umdD93Vjbsb1kpO4-A8EXkFeuKHIwylHHf0yShL7p/s400/CIMG2114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687074286493216818" /></a><br /><br />Just as we were leaving the harbour in St. Thomas this seaplane came in for a landing only to divert at the last moment to avoid hitting our masts and do another circle before landing over the top of us .... These photos were taken on the second time around ...... This time we had warning ..... His approach is through the gap between two hills with limited vision .......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaufMkPasYJxA1veUx5dSL0bqZB5wYPpOVTavI9StZEhy9HUaOS-O-oXKOU5oT2KyWLhrb2v_ojqcG9i28z_h2G-w6I-Ce2lEG3FHj-GuAa8iPW5DVQmZqKrwoYHpPBX5MdUYK65J3v45h/s1600/IMG_9218.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaufMkPasYJxA1veUx5dSL0bqZB5wYPpOVTavI9StZEhy9HUaOS-O-oXKOU5oT2KyWLhrb2v_ojqcG9i28z_h2G-w6I-Ce2lEG3FHj-GuAa8iPW5DVQmZqKrwoYHpPBX5MdUYK65J3v45h/s400/IMG_9218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687073507608178178" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvLL9UUjXNs13LYsPD2-jv1kNT3xWS0kl4hgij4zp5x5cQRFgm3n0I11_0MIjp0Vug_P6glLXQDmiw0gMgC5nXoi14OuwjdaRk7colRgd4gQYKXYaRqBkxImD_sfHuypY-XDW7XDYdo1m/s1600/IMG_9413.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvLL9UUjXNs13LYsPD2-jv1kNT3xWS0kl4hgij4zp5x5cQRFgm3n0I11_0MIjp0Vug_P6glLXQDmiw0gMgC5nXoi14OuwjdaRk7colRgd4gQYKXYaRqBkxImD_sfHuypY-XDW7XDYdo1m/s400/IMG_9413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687072398817953570" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwxPWZUzpDeVkKKCGXJ3OEZ_e4OyN5ZpkHc5zp496cClfKS9qlII17OmoQQJ_rKxGld6fs0UCoqEDWvJPpC9OXRs0ZVFU6v-hHUl5b0N9mHMlqwwpRVr7Ai09tOLcdzlc8HM5GpA6UwFj/s1600/CIMG2120.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwxPWZUzpDeVkKKCGXJ3OEZ_e4OyN5ZpkHc5zp496cClfKS9qlII17OmoQQJ_rKxGld6fs0UCoqEDWvJPpC9OXRs0ZVFU6v-hHUl5b0N9mHMlqwwpRVr7Ai09tOLcdzlc8HM5GpA6UwFj/s400/CIMG2120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687071826791024114" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSR0JUSLiFON43bRHPWYFSpCpMSDRPJyEon67swei0r7FJ8OxGCdzDgAvjHldF1q1wTpZLaKIvW-sJXm3D9wRbcCrg7NschisC3c5VvQYg-HRaXtS4v9cwX5y81BDsXlQdEclpg00aYjiq/s1600/CIMG2119.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSR0JUSLiFON43bRHPWYFSpCpMSDRPJyEon67swei0r7FJ8OxGCdzDgAvjHldF1q1wTpZLaKIvW-sJXm3D9wRbcCrg7NschisC3c5VvQYg-HRaXtS4v9cwX5y81BDsXlQdEclpg00aYjiq/s400/CIMG2119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070762474003186" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONVMjc9ENTnn41cj2EWfxxc6aYlVCeBmiS5bwZzV1LOIYtXEKEYh7EcUUQ2F9Cviq6MpqWBmPIynSrC6e4RtN6Mf0S1ZHXUXNzpTtBVv3hDmYsBvn0NsGoTaa48PYqKIqJrCLP9qENgtu/s1600/CIMG2012.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONVMjc9ENTnn41cj2EWfxxc6aYlVCeBmiS5bwZzV1LOIYtXEKEYh7EcUUQ2F9Cviq6MpqWBmPIynSrC6e4RtN6Mf0S1ZHXUXNzpTtBVv3hDmYsBvn0NsGoTaa48PYqKIqJrCLP9qENgtu/s400/CIMG2012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687481562176541362" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9DvRtrZsSFJys_zXjY__yLEXGpxdGn2NWq4L2f0Wf_H8NzwbE5EuL-vJMSy3Mgjia-qtaz2BHYdwkwwOoxLxPxaA0jCFwksgl1y1Ou4SxFTo3ZTLlh2WcxRGwQfliIxfZG0jjyJC_cz-/s1600/CIMG2052.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9DvRtrZsSFJys_zXjY__yLEXGpxdGn2NWq4L2f0Wf_H8NzwbE5EuL-vJMSy3Mgjia-qtaz2BHYdwkwwOoxLxPxaA0jCFwksgl1y1Ou4SxFTo3ZTLlh2WcxRGwQfliIxfZG0jjyJC_cz-/s400/CIMG2052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687481040927329474" /></a><br /><br />And it all looked pretty calm for a good sail over to CULEBRA in PUERTO RICO, the final leg, but by the time we hit the open ocean, the swell generated by the last few days of stormy weather had left some sizeable waves in various directions ............ Not fun ..... Dropped the mainsail and sailed along under half-a-genoa and still did 8.3 knots ..... Sleigh ride ..... I'ts a Christmas thing, I guess ...... Very bumpy and very, very lumpy ...... But a wonderful feeling to re-enter 'Bahia Honda' in Culebra and to see familiar yachts and wonderful friends ....... One of the many pleasures of cruising ....... Before we left VIRGIN GORDA on this week's little cruise we needed to clean the bottom of the dinghy .... Amazing how much slime and weed can become attached in just four weeks ...... Oh, and I thought someone had painted a blue bikini bottom on the boulders at "The Baths", but it turned out to be just a bit of sky ........Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-58478867965190171292011-12-11T06:21:00.032-05:002011-12-12T06:50:33.765-05:00ALL THE 'PREPPING' IS DONE ...........................<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr4UHVFf_xmzJgbV6csvAYf2WEm0tnybLZJi4xG-idItt8Ljqddob9MqerZ2CV6qaWc_n8tewWjb6zZF875DdLXn7wYvcWM04F8piHP0lyLSBD520ngIIRzPyW_-GwCAk99-5mr1wM0Ot/s1600/CIMG1940.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr4UHVFf_xmzJgbV6csvAYf2WEm0tnybLZJi4xG-idItt8Ljqddob9MqerZ2CV6qaWc_n8tewWjb6zZF875DdLXn7wYvcWM04F8piHP0lyLSBD520ngIIRzPyW_-GwCAk99-5mr1wM0Ot/s400/CIMG1940.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684841452110614306" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIdRA1vblQNheuUSsEj5YWZuCKsDJkjeMLErORgj9J7pauiFI3d0C9sC_dpig7FC-b0rb4AG5JhzNxFkASLDwHHUI5KAUlbT9cANWvx2aB7AsrNXtBhmoWyyFBZE0vr1sZlc1tg_xrZH3/s1600/IMGP0017.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIdRA1vblQNheuUSsEj5YWZuCKsDJkjeMLErORgj9J7pauiFI3d0C9sC_dpig7FC-b0rb4AG5JhzNxFkASLDwHHUI5KAUlbT9cANWvx2aB7AsrNXtBhmoWyyFBZE0vr1sZlc1tg_xrZH3/s400/IMGP0017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684840455794148354" /></a><br /><br />After four grueling, dirty, smelly weeks of labour in the bilges and under the floors, "SOUTHERN COMFORT" is relatively clean, dry and functional ............. The Ford Lehman 120HP engine <span style="font-weight:bold;">purrrrrrrrrs</span> like a kitten and the bilge pumps are all working ...... The hull has twenty-six through-hull fittings, now all checked and working ........ We are exhausted and ready for a break .........We'll do some more sailing on " ARITA " ........ Going to miss her heaps when we sell her, but ....... This could well be a last cruise if a buyer calls in the near future ........ You can see the 'For Sale' details on www.stthomasyachts.com ....... Working in the boatyard has been fun and very interesting ..... Just look at that rainbow over the yard with its amazing array of yachts left behind here for the hurricane season ...... But in the last week more than a hundred have been launched for winter time in the Caribbean is sailing time and all the 'snowbirds' from the U.S.A. and Canada have returned to claim their yachts ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgITVdXl5eJy-83tXXt2x6CAz3y4ppa7Nc2_o0lNZ8O7FQrCUq4UQuuc-GlPQBiWPdMIoHL0wO0WKdEygPzqWZc8GlTMfmqlwNp9300Q1cHJvZDIlKzHyHf55zRHhLJ4IbO1z4Tw-mT0w/s1600/CIMG1969.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgITVdXl5eJy-83tXXt2x6CAz3y4ppa7Nc2_o0lNZ8O7FQrCUq4UQuuc-GlPQBiWPdMIoHL0wO0WKdEygPzqWZc8GlTMfmqlwNp9300Q1cHJvZDIlKzHyHf55zRHhLJ4IbO1z4Tw-mT0w/s400/CIMG1969.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684840043146006050" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__oUUV4uY1ywFdP_2yVZJwNxGa9NFK67zvXQdQqZwawUIuO0h8UNS7WIJOTgD_1UB4SRZlUFFK9m5-mkdI87o4AFoqd_0PE90ZGTKeFDTESEsGtpb7ubDprnfIyap8GNa0kA6UIz5_qnh/s1600/CIMG1970.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__oUUV4uY1ywFdP_2yVZJwNxGa9NFK67zvXQdQqZwawUIuO0h8UNS7WIJOTgD_1UB4SRZlUFFK9m5-mkdI87o4AFoqd_0PE90ZGTKeFDTESEsGtpb7ubDprnfIyap8GNa0kA6UIz5_qnh/s400/CIMG1970.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684839392432936930" /></a><br /><br />And not only snowbirds return here in the winter ....... We saw what we thought were these 'sanderlings' which are actually 'Ruddy Turnstones' on the dock, who were willing to share breakfast with us ........... Not scared at all ....... Though we think that these birds live here all year round ...... (Thanks Richard) ....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUleXDZiBnbq9wX0CZoBF34CDzpekqbsbPhvQHnWARDi89s9JuU9G2lSxcWQ8ZA8K8M0M-7gKmYa3RAtr9nYQuSV_QNJPgLaruwX_Y7OTH9rE1GWVaPM6GHp8ERkNQN_ugzZb5FZNWmVva/s1600/CIMG1966.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUleXDZiBnbq9wX0CZoBF34CDzpekqbsbPhvQHnWARDi89s9JuU9G2lSxcWQ8ZA8K8M0M-7gKmYa3RAtr9nYQuSV_QNJPgLaruwX_Y7OTH9rE1GWVaPM6GHp8ERkNQN_ugzZb5FZNWmVva/s400/CIMG1966.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684839061247843170" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuwGS9EoIK-yengM4AaJ55YvRb3RmL5u-cVrR7QRwDdMRfOPeI43yeJbvj8hEsXRJfrSxreB5b2b3mqxf1GQnVv2bKjKA1hCQ09f1cG2_nVWRYV_jDdlz1TVw4LYY3ARroWXydDfVZVga/s1600/CIMG1965.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuwGS9EoIK-yengM4AaJ55YvRb3RmL5u-cVrR7QRwDdMRfOPeI43yeJbvj8hEsXRJfrSxreB5b2b3mqxf1GQnVv2bKjKA1hCQ09f1cG2_nVWRYV_jDdlz1TVw4LYY3ARroWXydDfVZVga/s400/CIMG1965.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684838684696997634" /></a><br /><br />If it is not raining then the sunsets are the reward for each day's labour ....... To be shared of course, with the charter guests that come in to the marina each day...... New neighbours every day .......Our very own 'Alzheimers' test ...... "Didn't we see you here this morning?" .........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHFUOi8CaNXucBTOALbRT-jxjUOhD_j6pXxfyhbn7Xqv5yyoogEAXGiZXmLD6ayrdOkgHRqapmBb_0OryPqPfaZPzxnDzjd67ZP6r7byGRKpmqERekMah3K7_7u04Y4VtrYzKjBBugfwA/s1600/CIMG1967.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHFUOi8CaNXucBTOALbRT-jxjUOhD_j6pXxfyhbn7Xqv5yyoogEAXGiZXmLD6ayrdOkgHRqapmBb_0OryPqPfaZPzxnDzjd67ZP6r7byGRKpmqERekMah3K7_7u04Y4VtrYzKjBBugfwA/s400/CIMG1967.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684837862454411122" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ufyITC8B6hq0UsNnSH02-mxEjxwp4KXBkKKdTZHzfF4VXvgIbLyIt0tMkeWXVKrM0H23QhM7GmwpL7Wtwn3k-Tdy1DZ-oHFdYMuLHzz9jrAfz0Ov2REj64AfSzdb2g80bU_DtXvCuEsh/s1600/CIMG1972.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ufyITC8B6hq0UsNnSH02-mxEjxwp4KXBkKKdTZHzfF4VXvgIbLyIt0tMkeWXVKrM0H23QhM7GmwpL7Wtwn3k-Tdy1DZ-oHFdYMuLHzz9jrAfz0Ov2REj64AfSzdb2g80bU_DtXvCuEsh/s400/CIMG1972.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684837222317359122" /></a><br /><br />The last section to be cleaned out on "SOUTHERN COMFORT" was the dungeon at the back ..... The 'lazarette', where the generator and all the oils are housed ...... Add ropes, fenders, parts, cables, spares and crap ......... We are taking the old generator out and replacing it with a new one ..... A ton of degreaser is needed to clean this room ..... Everybody has to have a shed or a garage, I guess ...... Even boat owners .... Still, when I come up for air the view is worth it .........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh1iT_8dJKUwk_R_ibrJ5IqBXa2hMGXXuELf2XRgtpNj4k1n0R5OVyDFMOdu5muhmQywndamwoMt8xWqibDw2Mt9YugMBZMsTnyojgagGvjMqfVkzurFwhxCOuJEchV31_0UbMdgDSjgW/s1600/CIMG1980.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh1iT_8dJKUwk_R_ibrJ5IqBXa2hMGXXuELf2XRgtpNj4k1n0R5OVyDFMOdu5muhmQywndamwoMt8xWqibDw2Mt9YugMBZMsTnyojgagGvjMqfVkzurFwhxCOuJEchV31_0UbMdgDSjgW/s400/CIMG1980.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684836847767044482" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie88p_4r9pC0XLTkvAv_ZAdyECQklK-jgrVxd_jMCyv0YW_g4WJ6hZf8rw9XYdlkTjZ7HX0jpF5gvS5nDxn8aKm286O8CiEAqHmZb-r3wh-wjz1ZI3JKye78jL9aTkBJQuh0qI0QL_82qK/s1600/CIMG1977.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie88p_4r9pC0XLTkvAv_ZAdyECQklK-jgrVxd_jMCyv0YW_g4WJ6hZf8rw9XYdlkTjZ7HX0jpF5gvS5nDxn8aKm286O8CiEAqHmZb-r3wh-wjz1ZI3JKye78jL9aTkBJQuh0qI0QL_82qK/s400/CIMG1977.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684836538597276722" /></a><br /><br />Now you need to focus on two things, here ....... The first is the newly painted boot stripe in green and brown, which is now much straighter than it was ........ Not perfect but much better ...... And the second is that fill-in piece between the keel and the rudder that is now finally finished and primed ......... O.K., now you can focus on other things .......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSctuRMujyOHofsXFCPQE4QJMd7DJTD_tjB47eMZLGBbQidPL6IU1l3nEyz5CDuhD9fGjiy24AjAy7fVNVtzRfftk-8OJk2VCk0kMUbBMBA1QH0GIhFmVjH_QRXhyphenhyphenLq3YGiGKBRBLGKmeD/s1600/IMGP0021.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSctuRMujyOHofsXFCPQE4QJMd7DJTD_tjB47eMZLGBbQidPL6IU1l3nEyz5CDuhD9fGjiy24AjAy7fVNVtzRfftk-8OJk2VCk0kMUbBMBA1QH0GIhFmVjH_QRXhyphenhyphenLq3YGiGKBRBLGKmeD/s400/IMGP0021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684835604585011298" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvCq7ncPful7HzOCqjFNzscPdPPh-KK6IJ7ON7kCAX7iewCf1TeYMgXWFjJKVEN4Gu92vJAc_4Tw010iwxoCKp0eUdhA6mqHG0efsa-AOnnHF1JjkywmBN6CiLKNRl_roAaj0rLOHSIEr/s1600/IMGP0020.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvCq7ncPful7HzOCqjFNzscPdPPh-KK6IJ7ON7kCAX7iewCf1TeYMgXWFjJKVEN4Gu92vJAc_4Tw010iwxoCKp0eUdhA6mqHG0efsa-AOnnHF1JjkywmBN6CiLKNRl_roAaj0rLOHSIEr/s400/IMGP0020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684835316456485506" /></a><br /><br />Painting the boot-stripe was a real challenge ......... And if you look closely you will see the 'Supervisor' keeping his eye on me from the end of the orange jack-stand screw handle .... Cute little lizard ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPKJ9fZOPBvtXE2l7hhwRqBHZF2mTK9mv55rkR-ZZKKuqiExf3T1mn1pfPEk_UzDWT3dkqA3zCgFNBf0rJs3lLlR7nrrcIFTG53S6UMotNVhq3UOSx8evbcpPj0lxTKQwE4FtwmtH2VK4/s1600/CIMG2008.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPKJ9fZOPBvtXE2l7hhwRqBHZF2mTK9mv55rkR-ZZKKuqiExf3T1mn1pfPEk_UzDWT3dkqA3zCgFNBf0rJs3lLlR7nrrcIFTG53S6UMotNVhq3UOSx8evbcpPj0lxTKQwE4FtwmtH2VK4/s400/CIMG2008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685000093715622258" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AExMBSUq2bOcC6XPKteLMFqSBt9ytkFVQ0UkE2xWr3EG7dtrzdNsbAyo9KPgMluUpfBYnh4l8IPnID6ptoIpky9n86aNwoJ_kIhgmoAVgf9wvKd7HNok2sL_2fe8T_oD9LoZqHPbbWRy/s1600/CIMG2009.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AExMBSUq2bOcC6XPKteLMFqSBt9ytkFVQ0UkE2xWr3EG7dtrzdNsbAyo9KPgMluUpfBYnh4l8IPnID6ptoIpky9n86aNwoJ_kIhgmoAVgf9wvKd7HNok2sL_2fe8T_oD9LoZqHPbbWRy/s400/CIMG2009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684999368321808978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNTS8WWFs9WzMOOAXZFknXCFN3UgfIzYHNCeBZHjPMJszDpMkhtJY3A4vin7A3-G44xc3KKNxL0WGOhtD3FqYG1UQ8JQLIdz3GypL8V0P69iDjbFZiKcFl4hm5tG0M6ma04TgqDeUO4I_/s1600/CIMG2010.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNTS8WWFs9WzMOOAXZFknXCFN3UgfIzYHNCeBZHjPMJszDpMkhtJY3A4vin7A3-G44xc3KKNxL0WGOhtD3FqYG1UQ8JQLIdz3GypL8V0P69iDjbFZiKcFl4hm5tG0M6ma04TgqDeUO4I_/s400/CIMG2010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684998275907359874" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyFGwviyF7tgvufrU-QRz2hMgnmjfUFnJdP8irZP-MbYmd4e2B93nfLtVrChkHGDT2sXSTMJauHrl8nh0i4lM-nEBgHLKnQSsezyAgcrDWN7lHoRNLTUjq8LtdC244ZGOchwEg3B2cRhD/s1600/CIMG1976.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyFGwviyF7tgvufrU-QRz2hMgnmjfUFnJdP8irZP-MbYmd4e2B93nfLtVrChkHGDT2sXSTMJauHrl8nh0i4lM-nEBgHLKnQSsezyAgcrDWN7lHoRNLTUjq8LtdC244ZGOchwEg3B2cRhD/s400/CIMG1976.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684833603798972050" /></a><br /><br />But no matter how exhausting the work, our walk back to the marina has its own reward .......The fragrance of the frangipanis and the visuals of the marina entrance are just some of the delights .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXO5sfarafSedMcRihq_mo7ie125KRLueRJzycx0GAcoQX2cK5-q2jUQs-Yzkg5jp_ThVvErxRhpgyKJteD88z0Za_5NfMUxfAq9mFhDRE-h6m6kiaXnc0UZK340XWbZzMiVRWNV8RFfY/s1600/CIMG1975.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXO5sfarafSedMcRihq_mo7ie125KRLueRJzycx0GAcoQX2cK5-q2jUQs-Yzkg5jp_ThVvErxRhpgyKJteD88z0Za_5NfMUxfAq9mFhDRE-h6m6kiaXnc0UZK340XWbZzMiVRWNV8RFfY/s400/CIMG1975.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684833242276259202" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJFouNo5chZGV4r5U2JhEaTIFC6dtqNINtGFcisrjSOtuJ6flc1mAKXXGUKavfpGuIhuZaB1asQ2-k6SuVwicABzNkwjqR2gw1BfXcbRXBwpR4ADlDhbfoM1fpCKnQB4BkoYqUEpnYBWb/s1600/CIMG1979.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJFouNo5chZGV4r5U2JhEaTIFC6dtqNINtGFcisrjSOtuJ6flc1mAKXXGUKavfpGuIhuZaB1asQ2-k6SuVwicABzNkwjqR2gw1BfXcbRXBwpR4ADlDhbfoM1fpCKnQB4BkoYqUEpnYBWb/s400/CIMG1979.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684832826602747170" /></a><br /><br />The German couple who own this radical yacht were docked next to us one night and the following day had their yacht "MANATEE" hauled out until they can return for the next work break ......... This yacht is fast, just look at the underbody ......... The husband and wife team are in the airline business and anything under 500 knots is probably 'not moving' in their eyes ...... Believe it or not but it is a HUNTER, the company reknown for its absolutely normal fiberglass yacht designs ...... They only made five of these and thousands of their normal designs ......... Now this would be sailing 'on the edge' ...... Just look at the mast supports at the gooseneck .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2Lm29utriJqNvCQr_BpkktciPh9DPFScRab2V-mfVrH1U3cFmbWb1CN73okI6Qvkf8APxs6bMXnrqb8i742VnjPWD9eg0z7LEcope5U7PhZPK6Xfwok91j431kGgus77t_N1aAhywZX5/s1600/CIMG2003.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2Lm29utriJqNvCQr_BpkktciPh9DPFScRab2V-mfVrH1U3cFmbWb1CN73okI6Qvkf8APxs6bMXnrqb8i742VnjPWD9eg0z7LEcope5U7PhZPK6Xfwok91j431kGgus77t_N1aAhywZX5/s400/CIMG2003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684832344771546050" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOopk6_YK2nBMJRLUAMfH23MMxHMeTPmB8RWWL8zjcnFYtNwuzcb0GcdpkYNjgGCdtRwGoTiNIvL-yeyBRt8Liwu8U3sPvVc4rgpsUP0W8rTNtvd6lM1vKGxu3Lv5xKT_EiUMgYAQ3odp/s1600/CIMG2002.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOopk6_YK2nBMJRLUAMfH23MMxHMeTPmB8RWWL8zjcnFYtNwuzcb0GcdpkYNjgGCdtRwGoTiNIvL-yeyBRt8Liwu8U3sPvVc4rgpsUP0W8rTNtvd6lM1vKGxu3Lv5xKT_EiUMgYAQ3odp/s400/CIMG2002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684831924200045474" /></a><br /><br />And speaking of 'on the edge' and 'walking on the wild side', we joined the street festival and Christmas celebration in front of the marina complex in SPANISH TOWN ... Little colourful stalls and plenty to eat ...... Our friend Linda has flown in from Florida to join us for ten days of sailing on "ARITA".......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a7QZ_IP4KaDEQSfGeky0f3XFR4uxr8PIlXLrSwW-4FfMpYcHsQ26wk9Z_Qwy0RK5dIPmzyc68f_kKwxsAGcqp1IGSJ6MK-28phM2qb6oKzY9HrX60pENFG4Bxr3vPfPzX7E-VpbDNiuh/s1600/CIMG2006.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a7QZ_IP4KaDEQSfGeky0f3XFR4uxr8PIlXLrSwW-4FfMpYcHsQ26wk9Z_Qwy0RK5dIPmzyc68f_kKwxsAGcqp1IGSJ6MK-28phM2qb6oKzY9HrX60pENFG4Bxr3vPfPzX7E-VpbDNiuh/s400/CIMG2006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684831521096970146" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXRRtnh8ir9U6qnHXv5uphcKXLpa-aoRv3ee__qbCrXHeVejS7ieigea5u6cPXencSa_2vGfUqAkEpwcuQG72oReGH4UNDqap4qZJC6z4y8QR7aLKRtuqDllACBrj4-zBPHkr1KUOotYn/s1600/CIMG2007.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXRRtnh8ir9U6qnHXv5uphcKXLpa-aoRv3ee__qbCrXHeVejS7ieigea5u6cPXencSa_2vGfUqAkEpwcuQG72oReGH4UNDqap4qZJC6z4y8QR7aLKRtuqDllACBrj4-zBPHkr1KUOotYn/s400/CIMG2007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684831051403041026" /></a><br /><br />All the flashing lights and knick-nacks are a delight for the local kids ...... Virgin Gorda is not big, so an event like this is great for young and old ...... The street is blocked off and the bands play all night long ...... All night meaning until at least three AM, and there is no volume button to adjust anywhere in town .... It is full-on ..... ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_5FDU1F3DnOyTfthChZ5n0Wk8QlGtTvWBQdNZN59AAF_wyTk69cBJfWjfco8nMv3PTolqgUQXypjodAVfjC7p6wHqs0FkFhGa3C3aVof_94kKtJYdvkpUwOQ5pIjdmN0SxLeord1GtjG/s1600/CIMG1994.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_5FDU1F3DnOyTfthChZ5n0Wk8QlGtTvWBQdNZN59AAF_wyTk69cBJfWjfco8nMv3PTolqgUQXypjodAVfjC7p6wHqs0FkFhGa3C3aVof_94kKtJYdvkpUwOQ5pIjdmN0SxLeord1GtjG/s400/CIMG1994.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684830323667779618" /></a><br /><br />We discovered a 'Prince' on board, clinging to the green canvas ....... Actually he clung to my leg first ..... Maybe it was a Princess? ..... Do Princesses also turn into frogs? .......Still trying to work out where the frog came from ......<br /><br />Tomorrow we set sail on "ARITA" for North Sound, VIRGIN GORDA to do more than a week of sailing to some of the beautiful spots in the Virgin islands and slowly head back to PUERTO RICO for Christmas and the New Year ..... And after that we'll catch the ferry back to the boatyard and bring "SOUTHERN COMFORT" to PUERTO RICO for the big renovation that should take many months .......Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-9750487799337180152011-12-02T19:16:00.043-05:002011-12-10T06:44:25.441-05:00WORKING HARD IN THE BOATYARD .......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7YZRF2UOzxYAcmcUt0p5F6G6HSF-WVPgBvHvpImHRZYwd-RVrwch7l6sBo_LFkNKp7Ua3yQSiiZ7O5T5yxVSryBMr0QO-CPENmfL7sKXDvZfQK2t9kFVE8c9AA-KfAd7dkyreqR-MN4X/s1600/CIMG1914.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7YZRF2UOzxYAcmcUt0p5F6G6HSF-WVPgBvHvpImHRZYwd-RVrwch7l6sBo_LFkNKp7Ua3yQSiiZ7O5T5yxVSryBMr0QO-CPENmfL7sKXDvZfQK2t9kFVE8c9AA-KfAd7dkyreqR-MN4X/s400/CIMG1914.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681702361631847682" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDVJK_0hK5jhmsXZ4zy3EPjehnMhZdNDb9n1bVBl1iYogC3T9oMvmrzuW3SiuFsLAl2afZFGpiAvn3CqtYUtTo3AhtaCO4SKvyqCSMF_6I6oMkpDE08Q8wnq-ZFiC-kGdlEzNm0Mf3msL/s1600/CIMG1939a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDVJK_0hK5jhmsXZ4zy3EPjehnMhZdNDb9n1bVBl1iYogC3T9oMvmrzuW3SiuFsLAl2afZFGpiAvn3CqtYUtTo3AhtaCO4SKvyqCSMF_6I6oMkpDE08Q8wnq-ZFiC-kGdlEzNm0Mf3msL/s400/CIMG1939a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681701715265470530" /></a><br /><br />Awesome sunsets as we finish each day in the boatyard on<span style="font-weight:bold;"> VIRGIN GORDA in the BVIs</span> while working on the new boat "SOUTHERN COMFORT" and sleeping on "ARITA" tied to the dock in the marina .......... We came alongside the fuel dock and off-loaded at least a ton of stuff including equipment, sails and anchor chain, and there's lots more sitting in CULEBRA in Puerto Rico .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjLe8ihSVyMYWvSBn_wxYQwMPmQM-FMM-w9LHVv3YZkQaNs1fx-zGKr1ykh0_Rw7bJcuBh49m8W4DGZ5E9u4_klIRIvBfxB4TPhbgq36JOLJ6-3BSgKoNUJNPLarm-WpdivCwMPPqA9Rh/s1600/CIMG1918.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjLe8ihSVyMYWvSBn_wxYQwMPmQM-FMM-w9LHVv3YZkQaNs1fx-zGKr1ykh0_Rw7bJcuBh49m8W4DGZ5E9u4_klIRIvBfxB4TPhbgq36JOLJ6-3BSgKoNUJNPLarm-WpdivCwMPPqA9Rh/s400/CIMG1918.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681701106790828418" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcSn7jeg0mXU-Ef72Ih3LIlzkmC-evMmxKihInHntnxfUCmmKVYwBWwYI9lWWtxtQAfyGImXMSzaDHwFA8kmEGSsP19l1CuAToQmxYzvN-GIjWeg-haaqUAhHzotMsepZBwLDQU71J7cX/s1600/CIMG1913a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcSn7jeg0mXU-Ef72Ih3LIlzkmC-evMmxKihInHntnxfUCmmKVYwBWwYI9lWWtxtQAfyGImXMSzaDHwFA8kmEGSsP19l1CuAToQmxYzvN-GIjWeg-haaqUAhHzotMsepZBwLDQU71J7cX/s400/CIMG1913a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681836473895668674" /></a><br /><br />We have been at it for almost three weeks ...... Cleaning, washing, scrubbing, de-greasing and are only now getting to the technical parts of the engine ...... Installing new fuel lines, remote oil filters and sorting out the electrical wiring trying to figure out what works and what doesn't ........ "SOUTHERN COMFORT" has been sitting on the hard for almost three years ....... Boats here are packed in like sardines by using this hydraulic 'lifter' that then drives beneath the travel lift which picks up the yacht in its slings and does the final launching ....... There's a definite 'graveyard area' here where they park the yachts whose owners have never come back ....... Ours was on the edge of the 'graveyard' ...... Rescued just in time, although the outstanding yard bill had reached well over $20,000 .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJas6MqVib70yWl0u9gczqH8DE6g2EIFd6Yp36Q-xvmhiefmtagug-pCRQ_5NqqiCcQK41R_NSzrM9OL07cFNgHOyjTuWaPF2WSH6kraOr7tVPaiAUhuAn_oMFaklvxRi3NsZhANgR9x1/s1600/CIMG1921.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJas6MqVib70yWl0u9gczqH8DE6g2EIFd6Yp36Q-xvmhiefmtagug-pCRQ_5NqqiCcQK41R_NSzrM9OL07cFNgHOyjTuWaPF2WSH6kraOr7tVPaiAUhuAn_oMFaklvxRi3NsZhANgR9x1/s400/CIMG1921.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681700214131335410" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi2_LS-SRiypL38qA98I_kfqnzFdFp-YMJ4ggZWSSi0sDFWTo5jU1jIqN_wsPWEqn_qM3uWBX8DeQcBRd-GJOVpU9qyQNylROe8eGBInrE3M5KtsuOEk2gThjqJeMn9uRTGtm0DyPJDnf/s1600/CIMG1928.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi2_LS-SRiypL38qA98I_kfqnzFdFp-YMJ4ggZWSSi0sDFWTo5jU1jIqN_wsPWEqn_qM3uWBX8DeQcBRd-GJOVpU9qyQNylROe8eGBInrE3M5KtsuOEk2gThjqJeMn9uRTGtm0DyPJDnf/s400/CIMG1928.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681699634897725698" /></a><br /><br />Mark and Willie on our sister-ship "LIAHONA" arrived from ANTIGUA to lift our spirits and help us no end, with all the technical stuff ........... If we get lucky this is what "SOUTHERN COMFORT" will look like when she finally floats again ...... But that is still some way off ...... At least we have the engine turning over .... not running, just turning over ..... Small steps, but all forward ....<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rm7PF05ivWiQAGeSMJfczaEK8TEWcF-k9dg6OpeMilY6srmYP9626WgcytAaj3XGxhQgnjthzbOORm0PTN1ngE-FZrLEEPjdZDTtTefYE-kwEqRzhCtGpJ9pUydwdl_9WoDXZnoqSGKU/s1600/CIMG1908.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rm7PF05ivWiQAGeSMJfczaEK8TEWcF-k9dg6OpeMilY6srmYP9626WgcytAaj3XGxhQgnjthzbOORm0PTN1ngE-FZrLEEPjdZDTtTefYE-kwEqRzhCtGpJ9pUydwdl_9WoDXZnoqSGKU/s400/CIMG1908.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681698842342829458" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyykGXUGsN6Z9Zj3-VPCNAQn4QQmKJ18KtarG7k2A3xODRImn_iawJAeuNxzvzH5_RbX9Dw-URoK4QAw6vDMMroNbEvkwjp0geNYsgvXMVROLjrz1QejqBgnjomY53dBAFmdTuPRbX7WSY/s1600/CIMG1925.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyykGXUGsN6Z9Zj3-VPCNAQn4QQmKJ18KtarG7k2A3xODRImn_iawJAeuNxzvzH5_RbX9Dw-URoK4QAw6vDMMroNbEvkwjp0geNYsgvXMVROLjrz1QejqBgnjomY53dBAFmdTuPRbX7WSY/s400/CIMG1925.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681698267062787970" /></a><br /><br />Surely this must be the most beautiful boatyard in the world in which to get filthy dirty ...... Surrounded by magnificent flowers like these 'bougainvillea' and the 'frangipani' we change clothes just to eat lunch ....... Dirty work in paradise ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli20Xl8Ijc7ALVt0aH_DZq31dMK0-bdhECeZvkl-gejhwBbEGMAnK-Bn3Gktbw9GlcIDcFeZnhuIFXtUXi7vftgjb3UjIqrWkm1W1lbxUljRTnJH0RJPj_lD6AXPZa3xzuP9EZcU3rEiv/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli20Xl8Ijc7ALVt0aH_DZq31dMK0-bdhECeZvkl-gejhwBbEGMAnK-Bn3Gktbw9GlcIDcFeZnhuIFXtUXi7vftgjb3UjIqrWkm1W1lbxUljRTnJH0RJPj_lD6AXPZa3xzuP9EZcU3rEiv/s400/DSC_0045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681706697550666162" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_DvvPw2OANM1jcjLWKdHB2_Mf0ysXsyDxdqgtiGsLbGtAYBCrphY_IXdkybOI-4pEotVN3fUe7mnwWk0xr1CvE2tWtvZWrceEkUhzjskil-rWLx_CJdgyCO2Wd0Vr5nWJwm9kykMXK1Y/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_DvvPw2OANM1jcjLWKdHB2_Mf0ysXsyDxdqgtiGsLbGtAYBCrphY_IXdkybOI-4pEotVN3fUe7mnwWk0xr1CvE2tWtvZWrceEkUhzjskil-rWLx_CJdgyCO2Wd0Vr5nWJwm9kykMXK1Y/s400/DSC_0044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681705904203443826" /></a><br /><br />Now this may take a bit of figuring out because there are mirrors here but in the aft section there are two double cabins separated with a bulkhead ...... Well, that bulkhead will shortly be gone opening up the aft section into one huge cabin with a double bunk on either side ...... One of the bathrooms will become a hanging closet and the vanity, a writing desk ...... That work we will do in CULEBRA ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosNXbFsvwMk6s9gG-DmHh-ppKFFRpc0PTguR-ydV0JmZYa3Z9jSH11qGawuN3Q1CKVRlY0ow1OUqdRYtHh5IYsLnkFZRAXDxvcuB9BxIwMjbrSzV1yebNfRYI_hjf9FRw5fEMKRAYJHmz/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 635px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosNXbFsvwMk6s9gG-DmHh-ppKFFRpc0PTguR-ydV0JmZYa3Z9jSH11qGawuN3Q1CKVRlY0ow1OUqdRYtHh5IYsLnkFZRAXDxvcuB9BxIwMjbrSzV1yebNfRYI_hjf9FRw5fEMKRAYJHmz/s400/DSC_0036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681697735302870770" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfJ1K_Pt7hltY17h23Cus0XW0XoTqHtm0c7N6qTVmeQ2AXdrXwjpoG7RUcn6_exZK-YmMYMOMK9jI_jZhrYZmNcx9V5ZLMJJpf29X8Z_VKL37nUuo4mhyphenhyphenwDHgegS8LrGxUcsz6NZxRHUC/s1600/DSC_0034.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfJ1K_Pt7hltY17h23Cus0XW0XoTqHtm0c7N6qTVmeQ2AXdrXwjpoG7RUcn6_exZK-YmMYMOMK9jI_jZhrYZmNcx9V5ZLMJJpf29X8Z_VKL37nUuo4mhyphenhyphenwDHgegS8LrGxUcsz6NZxRHUC/s400/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681697044245976914" /></a><br /><br />The mid section is the lounge leading to the middle cabin on starboard and the galley on port ........ The middle cabin sleeps three and has access to the engine and to the 'pump room' ....... Never knew a yacht could have so many pumps .......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rr_Mheu32IqzpjaTUku6QD5e9dijU1NOFogBNIFK7UvjX0cWbEj0kNrCJOk2KrxiAww2kIZ0-SV6JkBX_gBSVGznNp1-NtuO9fOEn1FXwGyYqhHu7cI0euEoWk7fdHxB_bLwiGHvRoKV/s1600/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rr_Mheu32IqzpjaTUku6QD5e9dijU1NOFogBNIFK7UvjX0cWbEj0kNrCJOk2KrxiAww2kIZ0-SV6JkBX_gBSVGznNp1-NtuO9fOEn1FXwGyYqhHu7cI0euEoWk7fdHxB_bLwiGHvRoKV/s400/DSC_0040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681696340309929378" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQyI4AGTRC2nenzVhK_6hUO9-FVqkhehWPEiy4UBMpuIrC6ZBDLCly6qIBxzZwl1ouIvj8lPGeZJom9zit6JAXr6zSCT7M07US0jhG5mNr73unnaIjriL8BvgXro-8bGFqy9929ytdIHs/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 635px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQyI4AGTRC2nenzVhK_6hUO9-FVqkhehWPEiy4UBMpuIrC6ZBDLCly6qIBxzZwl1ouIvj8lPGeZJom9zit6JAXr6zSCT7M07US0jhG5mNr73unnaIjriL8BvgXro-8bGFqy9929ytdIHs/s400/DSC_0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681695628614930850" /></a><br /><br />Forward of the salon are two more cabins with vanity and shower, separated by a hanging closet ..... Lots of doors ....... that's all going to go and become a single cabin with one head and a shower and will sleep six ...... The woodwork is in wonderful condition after almost thirty years as a charter boat .... Lucky us ....... Being in a marina, and seeing the daily fleet of charter boats arrive, we can tell you 'stories' about how to 'never rent out your boat' to someone who doesn't own one ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhak94Xv7zErzJV6sB9F6E19Q75f4zVxiwFRsukGBupJFoeJge2tzXWtw2zGR5YWVcPTTVaAbI97oNQuvEBM4bBQA_lAfuU0uqd65-5EkTyeJBzIViVMgJSnFAbiwLEf6_vOMusHXYgVvYm/s1600/IMGP0013.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhak94Xv7zErzJV6sB9F6E19Q75f4zVxiwFRsukGBupJFoeJge2tzXWtw2zGR5YWVcPTTVaAbI97oNQuvEBM4bBQA_lAfuU0uqd65-5EkTyeJBzIViVMgJSnFAbiwLEf6_vOMusHXYgVvYm/s400/IMGP0013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681694828575389442" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ggqD3uOyXbq0A_FC8yvVRZTq4CIOauwQy-WZOEoaYs2NfbdO6oRXHEjI3dcYfLOg8DLzhOGbqiInavwOHadCL3qqmCX6p7MMjMByFQmgqnd0PW58i0YYPkihYVhKk9P8FhYIIaaGx99V/s1600/IMGP0014.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ggqD3uOyXbq0A_FC8yvVRZTq4CIOauwQy-WZOEoaYs2NfbdO6oRXHEjI3dcYfLOg8DLzhOGbqiInavwOHadCL3qqmCX6p7MMjMByFQmgqnd0PW58i0YYPkihYVhKk9P8FhYIIaaGx99V/s400/IMGP0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681694549692367106" /></a><br /><br />Finally forced to put another opening into the engine room to give access to both sides of the engine ....... The lid will go snugly back in and be locked into place ..... But it is so easy now to change out the starter motor, work on the alternator and fit the new through-hull fittings for the A/C water pump that is buried down there .... That new opening is 'torso' size ..... Just barely ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dyEa_zhMlrqcSmaFuzFA2ss9hTEDT6dWZLlQxJXNcAcJQUwHU7xdyFnnrV5y0S67da9t2oq_4QWJlMWisA7GPp-h9ybICrNc_TVmdPpUPIvObSoXBN9TjEc6mWYw1VHpzHESHRVuyzON/s1600/DSC_0030.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dyEa_zhMlrqcSmaFuzFA2ss9hTEDT6dWZLlQxJXNcAcJQUwHU7xdyFnnrV5y0S67da9t2oq_4QWJlMWisA7GPp-h9ybICrNc_TVmdPpUPIvObSoXBN9TjEc6mWYw1VHpzHESHRVuyzON/s400/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681694236278372018" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeia_5gk5P7L_IFS4D7w-itlMY0KeOK7mhFrBPmwaqDmIs1hFUQT22SX4JKpV08Z1cD8FwcpaS4fTPzZ5BVfPHoVllhgV3YrAslm5Psl9QOdFGqUn9f3VKNp4lpc8njKlKvLaqgltgBx_l/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 635px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeia_5gk5P7L_IFS4D7w-itlMY0KeOK7mhFrBPmwaqDmIs1hFUQT22SX4JKpV08Z1cD8FwcpaS4fTPzZ5BVfPHoVllhgV3YrAslm5Psl9QOdFGqUn9f3VKNp4lpc8njKlKvLaqgltgBx_l/s400/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681693582998151890" /></a><br /><br />With Mark's help we managed to get the steering working again ..... It is all hydraulic and you need to know just where the by-pass valves are in order to 'bleed' it ............ The same champion helped us fix the anchor winch ......... Yes, bit by bit everything is beginning to work again ............<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLAYJCmMJq24VYOuwl0c_R_r34s1tSomVjp2g3G9EMrH1r_y0t38hixKmCW3hZqYu9A-tF71G-kXaN2mVBAzA6F9i3nUWpIt8aOxUdrwsrFtVv8OSw8lgBcuF6vVrSeyuOGviSmc5lDv0/s1600/CIMG1933.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLAYJCmMJq24VYOuwl0c_R_r34s1tSomVjp2g3G9EMrH1r_y0t38hixKmCW3hZqYu9A-tF71G-kXaN2mVBAzA6F9i3nUWpIt8aOxUdrwsrFtVv8OSw8lgBcuF6vVrSeyuOGviSmc5lDv0/s400/CIMG1933.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681692599489028818" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzwq55_LfNvx0YCstOpoYJJZmAHqgh6HSTgWyw2YtUwjt2O3ecq3UuMAYY5UaPU0CslMuJSbDxckjkmrdxqJ2jMNfIb0pz3oSQqQwlrvT7sSWwI0Iv3cWm8SsJulti6w8lD-bF66t-MJv/s1600/CIMG1930.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzwq55_LfNvx0YCstOpoYJJZmAHqgh6HSTgWyw2YtUwjt2O3ecq3UuMAYY5UaPU0CslMuJSbDxckjkmrdxqJ2jMNfIb0pz3oSQqQwlrvT7sSWwI0Iv3cWm8SsJulti6w8lD-bF66t-MJv/s400/CIMG1930.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681691607698297154" /></a><br /><br />By the time we get back to "ARITA" each day, the day is done and we are filthy, exhausted, sore, but jubilant ........... We lived in fear of buyer's remorse for a while but after three weeks we are counting our blessings ....... I mean, just look at how nicely the 'fill-in' turned out between the keel and the rudder skeg ....... Still not finished, but getting there ...... And what's so nice about "SOUTHERN COMFORT" is that the interior, with its all wood finish, is so very similar to the ambiance of "ARITA" ....... We kid about the 'tennis court' on the bow and the 'heli-port' on the lido deck ...... Not true, but it definitely is bigger .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm1hdApI7sEROv770W-AjxVTHSY2QBAc02uhTTd3DfrgtIDurilg_WEsDCxSem7mcCn0iwMxaouFwQslN1MdlKLfh61zu2oIIHQG3kfcnxNJXvQyubQE-agdyInJOU-iz5dNGCqnqGjo_/s1600/CIMG1956.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm1hdApI7sEROv770W-AjxVTHSY2QBAc02uhTTd3DfrgtIDurilg_WEsDCxSem7mcCn0iwMxaouFwQslN1MdlKLfh61zu2oIIHQG3kfcnxNJXvQyubQE-agdyInJOU-iz5dNGCqnqGjo_/s400/CIMG1956.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682060133680879090" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG19IuPgOYZeUUkckt1fZbYg0JqfD3fY7vFlfPqrMFWDV0s7U7jzZza7qagbQ11bfvhKYBFPIbibHwKQ1u6GaL3lkdYTcl2TBziQZ8V0X54lMTiFn9Ee5MQ-VgQKUvadEr11cY9QO47-v/s1600/CIMG1953.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG19IuPgOYZeUUkckt1fZbYg0JqfD3fY7vFlfPqrMFWDV0s7U7jzZza7qagbQ11bfvhKYBFPIbibHwKQ1u6GaL3lkdYTcl2TBziQZ8V0X54lMTiFn9Ee5MQ-VgQKUvadEr11cY9QO47-v/s400/CIMG1953.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682059671102671090" /></a><br /><br />Somehow the boot-stripe, that painted line just above the anti-fouling takes a nose dive underwater towards the stern....... That line is completely crooked ...... Sanding and re-painting will give us a new and even waterline ..... We hope? .... It has to be done prim and proper, after all, this is one of the bastions of the English Realm ...... And all that, Eh what! .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghe-1VCBH3HIi7vPWFAntDldz1UJlmHYrl5LpL-DcYGEgFcuVxSoKam8f7TSrtzKMGY4lsOO9jeiu22VmlfFT2Yih_xwNN_5KbvSFI1i9LZv47ybV3K72D4SHo-6GoB56j6Z_OphYDZQsn/s1600/CIMG1951.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghe-1VCBH3HIi7vPWFAntDldz1UJlmHYrl5LpL-DcYGEgFcuVxSoKam8f7TSrtzKMGY4lsOO9jeiu22VmlfFT2Yih_xwNN_5KbvSFI1i9LZv47ybV3K72D4SHo-6GoB56j6Z_OphYDZQsn/s400/CIMG1951.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682059018568499714" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7pIw2535WJhlcTOBDASzZI0jl9UGoVI9jSji9rPRz8S4G5AmjmsXGSoJqZeyDLPCzY0wHEsO2gpqai5BHNLIO41QOSApA9lEbimdvfFXcklSWxjpsHxeZq8TLBxHwaFmTK-KX68J_w8w/s1600/CIMG1952.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7pIw2535WJhlcTOBDASzZI0jl9UGoVI9jSji9rPRz8S4G5AmjmsXGSoJqZeyDLPCzY0wHEsO2gpqai5BHNLIO41QOSApA9lEbimdvfFXcklSWxjpsHxeZq8TLBxHwaFmTK-KX68J_w8w/s400/CIMG1952.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682058299891723026" /></a><br /><br />Talk about a walk in the garden on our way home to "ARITA"........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbksg5GeBmYViETDS7i4tmvciFcgwD-yzuBh96ReEwKHhHCCPgEhiQBtVHtoqC8g3j_knQJYzl83hhyqGmQXr_u1v0olZz3QShiTekj_5-EAb7rFWmT5LsCAxm_UkzW6LoWbs9RZ9y6_XQ/s1600/P1020285.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbksg5GeBmYViETDS7i4tmvciFcgwD-yzuBh96ReEwKHhHCCPgEhiQBtVHtoqC8g3j_knQJYzl83hhyqGmQXr_u1v0olZz3QShiTekj_5-EAb7rFWmT5LsCAxm_UkzW6LoWbs9RZ9y6_XQ/s400/P1020285.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681690062597314162" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eWx1u3lL3Hgt-3XRvq63uRhNd5Ys9yyX870_ZXW6_qEXXtsAfz0lmlHG3tFuzIykcT49jsAwkBdI5ECNeuva-XlSRpLp4Wvu8piND_YVpTrUUM-weWDEyPq7NonQSarDsoqihQV9HFcB/s1600/P1020286.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eWx1u3lL3Hgt-3XRvq63uRhNd5Ys9yyX870_ZXW6_qEXXtsAfz0lmlHG3tFuzIykcT49jsAwkBdI5ECNeuva-XlSRpLp4Wvu8piND_YVpTrUUM-weWDEyPq7NonQSarDsoqihQV9HFcB/s400/P1020286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681689618833651442" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Meantime back in <span style="font-weight:bold;">CURACAO</span>, our dear friends Timo and Annemieke are just as busy, doing their new boat construction that is making amazing progress ....... The strip-planking in cedar is now forming the first curves of the hull ..... Each strip piece is expoxied in and screwed ...... <span style="font-style:italic;">Radical water-level construction</span> .....<span style="font-weight:bold;"> Go Timo, go</span> .... Now there's one Antillean sailor who would die if he didn't have a yacht ...... This is all of National importance for check out the Curacao flag flying high above the project ......<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrQp3bsf8WaxrvYWen-mz7aB8QPPpBdSB_RVcXtDgQVS9R8ad-dLy46l_lmKKx4pBaA9FafdaTTR3bs9gaXmM6wEKaHZA1Og7MEcB05fVVhpWYfy47-f_EHIKVuT8wHX0Ngy8EHd7ITjh/s1600/CIMG1949.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 453px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrQp3bsf8WaxrvYWen-mz7aB8QPPpBdSB_RVcXtDgQVS9R8ad-dLy46l_lmKKx4pBaA9FafdaTTR3bs9gaXmM6wEKaHZA1Og7MEcB05fVVhpWYfy47-f_EHIKVuT8wHX0Ngy8EHd7ITjh/s400/CIMG1949.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681703582417769330" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mwUFd696ersSSbs5N4MS-N1qx4QYeNw0PLl48-IeBzF0GErvB1wFYwVIHweG2sZpJHknQZCTcXXUqG9ZT56W2-YNETHIyFPUVWWwQQcjg4z7hdjEL_K3r89m0fOTfp9SRn-QsqXV-a7Y/s1600/CIMG1941.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 453px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mwUFd696ersSSbs5N4MS-N1qx4QYeNw0PLl48-IeBzF0GErvB1wFYwVIHweG2sZpJHknQZCTcXXUqG9ZT56W2-YNETHIyFPUVWWwQQcjg4z7hdjEL_K3r89m0fOTfp9SRn-QsqXV-a7Y/s400/CIMG1941.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681703096536528066" /></a><br /><br />We were invited for a drink on one of the 'Barefootcharter' boats after getting back from the boatyard ..... Met the seven people on board, but it soon became twenty-seven in that cockpit...... I remember Jack, David, Ben and the host Tom, but the rest of the names became a Tequila blur ...... They had all escaped from Washington, D.C. .... I mean who wouldn't ......<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Nu8YtpKRE_2UU4SpTy7XilJKEO2-1gihbsB69q9zS4vhsoYHrqDTAxftOy6QzGyY9jmnz86ycIAcOO85UUGebyeIaRv-dJo8hjT3b8pbU8PSMZAXmeRJ79dH5pGDV3VhGE6f1V0DbCXA/s1600/CIMG1935.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Nu8YtpKRE_2UU4SpTy7XilJKEO2-1gihbsB69q9zS4vhsoYHrqDTAxftOy6QzGyY9jmnz86ycIAcOO85UUGebyeIaRv-dJo8hjT3b8pbU8PSMZAXmeRJ79dH5pGDV3VhGE6f1V0DbCXA/s400/CIMG1935.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681704652958498978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyGIy2mYMR1mR8CWY5iWFJuCDFtF8AbiwBG6QaJEpo43x4rQd1cW1tuw6trw49xRuB1Vn0ElhsJ6KZgJJ0aheRGQFlgPYQob181f0XC4MZbpv9J2Bi0VzjMamGKhIngAJGLIdwIWWsgr7/s1600/CIMG1916a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyGIy2mYMR1mR8CWY5iWFJuCDFtF8AbiwBG6QaJEpo43x4rQd1cW1tuw6trw49xRuB1Vn0ElhsJ6KZgJJ0aheRGQFlgPYQob181f0XC4MZbpv9J2Bi0VzjMamGKhIngAJGLIdwIWWsgr7/s400/CIMG1916a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681704039393485154" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7arMtj6IY6MsKDBaAF3EmnjYVZWVG1BY2LLSRsFabIDi_288OsJ0Twu3NJRli57P09PAO5eaS_GwznWNqFnSWHzInA_o9UqzAhtQW26Oygs4jD0b3NzyyvBo8TDL7TyvVQYy0k_GMe6s/s1600/CIMG1955a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7arMtj6IY6MsKDBaAF3EmnjYVZWVG1BY2LLSRsFabIDi_288OsJ0Twu3NJRli57P09PAO5eaS_GwznWNqFnSWHzInA_o9UqzAhtQW26Oygs4jD0b3NzyyvBo8TDL7TyvVQYy0k_GMe6s/s400/CIMG1955a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682181739314865362" /></a><br />Three weeks have flown by ......"ARITA" sits quietly in the marina as we trudge off to work each morning, like regular workers ..... Interestingly, the entire marina and boatyard operation, employing a great many people in day and night shifts, is run entirely by V.I.Ps. (that stands for Virgin Island persons) ........ Not a white person anywhere, other than the tourists and charter guests ..... We have seen boatyards before, but this is probably the most efficient operation we have seen anywhere in the Caribbean ..... Not only that, but it is clean, safe and secure ..... And all those 'little people' on the right are not boatyard employees, or at least not yet ....... Those 'little people are on a pre-school outing to look at the boatyard together with parents and teachers ....... If they had seen me in my 'bio' suit they would have run for cover ....... That anti-fouling paint is highly toxic and really burns your skin when you are sanding ....... Actually, it's the perspiration mixed with the dust that sets off that 'tingling sensation' of TNT ... And if you thought that the previous sunset was stunning, then check out this one after a rainy Sunday ........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiKNt5RQd72ZF_286eM5otIKuoIgRUkKAUu8Jt7ctFGqjRCqPFlambCwhn5ITjyTxy5ETrXVp_jTl0yf_CqQYLQNc0yReoGdMMkZqeaGo5ojozll0EFDNdv6G3mC2DIEtgHYBgvckQFw0/s1600/CIMG1960.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiKNt5RQd72ZF_286eM5otIKuoIgRUkKAUu8Jt7ctFGqjRCqPFlambCwhn5ITjyTxy5ETrXVp_jTl0yf_CqQYLQNc0yReoGdMMkZqeaGo5ojozll0EFDNdv6G3mC2DIEtgHYBgvckQFw0/s400/CIMG1960.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682609456316945522" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GzJTdjMtFmqH46170ebUOmcMBKZ1ep2Ca1vsMdrRE3u_eX6E2RMEYAPfOy6Qs4_3-Nq8utvyHTNulhSC2OynStu8wwLFKGIZ25Ik6Yv4G5sO4v1mxw_38iYglhODDTDigSATyIvWfb17/s1600/CIMG1958.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GzJTdjMtFmqH46170ebUOmcMBKZ1ep2Ca1vsMdrRE3u_eX6E2RMEYAPfOy6Qs4_3-Nq8utvyHTNulhSC2OynStu8wwLFKGIZ25Ik6Yv4G5sO4v1mxw_38iYglhODDTDigSATyIvWfb17/s400/CIMG1958.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682609000026997922" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">While we are still cruising on " ARITA " as we complete the work on the new boat, she is now officially " FOR SALE " ..... All the details are listed on www.stthomasyachts.com ...... AND OBVIOUSLY VISIBLE BY CLICKING ON 'OLDER POSTS' ..... ENJOY ....</span>Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302738358112273019.post-58483152233985291022011-11-24T04:17:00.010-05:002011-12-03T06:40:37.111-05:00THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS .........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNAmdgf3i7tCjb0xDhckEw21YRtHXnGOHijiEPi8efIzF_halWRxXsh_T7hbC30hw6UqCA4SpKSYS6EJF674Wf1RrpcWxnX8tfVo1MLWgsvKsQlrCdEtOKDGhZ3UsU6wPpJcbHCDv80o/s1600/CIMG1901.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNAmdgf3i7tCjb0xDhckEw21YRtHXnGOHijiEPi8efIzF_halWRxXsh_T7hbC30hw6UqCA4SpKSYS6EJF674Wf1RrpcWxnX8tfVo1MLWgsvKsQlrCdEtOKDGhZ3UsU6wPpJcbHCDv80o/s400/CIMG1901.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678469306320893202" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscauwtrMgsonn1V1XIkQbqmhCF-S2yGD5gfW24-N8YrAqca_K5ldUQLM07mogYvZt3P8_6iRaCnpjEtWbuuA3FARZfn0cM98d6wMcOPr7mr9YR3LmxH3JPUq7f7kvifEFRWHIJ45o1vs/s1600/CIMG1905.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscauwtrMgsonn1V1XIkQbqmhCF-S2yGD5gfW24-N8YrAqca_K5ldUQLM07mogYvZt3P8_6iRaCnpjEtWbuuA3FARZfn0cM98d6wMcOPr7mr9YR3LmxH3JPUq7f7kvifEFRWHIJ45o1vs/s400/CIMG1905.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678468683596070130" /></a><br /><br />Yes, it is the first time in three years that we have taken a slip in a marina ....... And only because the cold front that has found its way down to the BVIs has set up a swell that has made staying in the anchorage outside simply untenable ..... Normally no big deal, but the swell curls around the headland and the throughs and ridges are in line with the wind direction, and so with each roll there is a good chance you'll be thrown out of bed ............. Don't let these sunny photos fool you .......... It can get nasty ........ But it is so nice to be docked in peaceful surroundings and to be able to just walk to the boatyard each morning past bougainvillea and frangipanis that are all in full colour .... Colours so bright you need to put your 'shades' on .............<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXMocL6Wn2f7SS4tKS3issyIlXOLdH045Gc33_JiQU041I-L8SDySjzwxgoiLKnCDwldSC9NEk6l9I_-7gg8-1gJQhGxraT0myJXDOkAQ8n1KtQNi5X7Xe1yAowJvoqZBUHXKegsjq0o/s1600/CIMG1873.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXMocL6Wn2f7SS4tKS3issyIlXOLdH045Gc33_JiQU041I-L8SDySjzwxgoiLKnCDwldSC9NEk6l9I_-7gg8-1gJQhGxraT0myJXDOkAQ8n1KtQNi5X7Xe1yAowJvoqZBUHXKegsjq0o/s400/CIMG1873.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678468258426400434" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzf3Kz-2T0T69A2-KTDyBdviDYpjXiN7ejycZXUEqWSR1IDcNgdiKGBFHU2v1R2S7QCiqJJO3BZ-t2nxIUihP2mIWjlxBCwEmL7Anrvd6G5yqFiebuLdwpELgkLmEvXn_fjmIHpVZg-kY/s1600/CIMG1874.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzf3Kz-2T0T69A2-KTDyBdviDYpjXiN7ejycZXUEqWSR1IDcNgdiKGBFHU2v1R2S7QCiqJJO3BZ-t2nxIUihP2mIWjlxBCwEmL7Anrvd6G5yqFiebuLdwpELgkLmEvXn_fjmIHpVZg-kY/s400/CIMG1874.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678467943719490050" /></a><br /><br />This then is the new boat <span style="font-weight:bold;">"SOUTHERN COMFORT" </span>........ All of 62 feet long, with a draft of 5'6", a beam of 16ft. and a displacement of 26 tonnes .......... That may change, as we begin loading her with new stuff, although in the last ten days we have removed at least a tonne of 'stuff' in the process of cleaning ........ Oh, and that is not a left-over 'halloween' costume that Laurie is holding ..... No, she did not go disguised as a 'paper-clip' ......... No, that's an additional frame to be added to the davits to support the new solar panels ..... We have already begun bringing items ashore now that we are <span style="font-weight:bold;">'docked'</span> in the VIRGIN GORDA YACHT HARBOUR ..... Everything comes with a price ........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuulJKODWQBTV7ml-CpId2_1D90QrVjYbgW34pI6pHtweYP1wmA7o5-ttUK88nVQ7pwUSkqi2dN8Z9qbdH62UV3MnZWXBBDYQN-FZX2Pz5mtfvLNfnB0euIS5tKQYd3XnuNQkgTkB4PQk/s1600/CIMG1907.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuulJKODWQBTV7ml-CpId2_1D90QrVjYbgW34pI6pHtweYP1wmA7o5-ttUK88nVQ7pwUSkqi2dN8Z9qbdH62UV3MnZWXBBDYQN-FZX2Pz5mtfvLNfnB0euIS5tKQYd3XnuNQkgTkB4PQk/s400/CIMG1907.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678467428376198226" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXF0SOv4PirH-YqCHt1T6KgTQpjbhnLEb5iOxgH5wL5tKW0MaR9nnHrO2w1JWRPvkKxdjUzgGgf0jhDV5NTFtqaOGnVyJbrGf9aQJ8MKCOWB-HNMMrP_HSBvYwuAw_eyZ1zFuagcvoSgk/s1600/CIMG1895a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXF0SOv4PirH-YqCHt1T6KgTQpjbhnLEb5iOxgH5wL5tKW0MaR9nnHrO2w1JWRPvkKxdjUzgGgf0jhDV5NTFtqaOGnVyJbrGf9aQJ8MKCOWB-HNMMrP_HSBvYwuAw_eyZ1zFuagcvoSgk/s400/CIMG1895a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678466929379266834" /></a><br /><br />Some things though, are simply "PRICELESS" .................<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0_y_sx6Y43fH539HXjZa5PX88AzZ4MlPrPkWawQ9A6uF0J8VYQcKL2MCqOg4LqfZAAaxrQTXyMlfmfp1JMJykmz3_AvoyakKnFdJSRyPaoZUxbh_1O1YEUXFwjUhGpxy6A4B-t7YfY0/s1600/CIMG1908.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0_y_sx6Y43fH539HXjZa5PX88AzZ4MlPrPkWawQ9A6uF0J8VYQcKL2MCqOg4LqfZAAaxrQTXyMlfmfp1JMJykmz3_AvoyakKnFdJSRyPaoZUxbh_1O1YEUXFwjUhGpxy6A4B-t7YfY0/s400/CIMG1908.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678466151107871490" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-ojFV2hfcCVSH1mGkTuprQ2VFezwnqMXabzvRMKka9TDbsK2MBJ0teL64-AJMlX4bbjdRqGssQ5v2hYU4wI3GtUPfw06dF0QDkUiqMIUk2u9Is3cCcwgWdbRqSXiGoo6aHdwhyphenhyphenO9tYQ/s1600/CIMG1910.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-ojFV2hfcCVSH1mGkTuprQ2VFezwnqMXabzvRMKka9TDbsK2MBJ0teL64-AJMlX4bbjdRqGssQ5v2hYU4wI3GtUPfw06dF0QDkUiqMIUk2u9Is3cCcwgWdbRqSXiGoo6aHdwhyphenhyphenO9tYQ/s400/CIMG1910.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678465724462174386" /></a><br /><br />Like the 100-yard walk to the boatyard, with a glance over your right shoulder to see the Classic Schooner "The Spirit of Massachusetts" out on anchor, just beyond the reef with the island of TORTOLA in the background ....... For people who like to charter, there is no finer stretch of well-protected blue water than the VIRGIN ISLANDS .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdcVlvWAj_1J3CHJcCE1EgUdQAlsgKOmun0_-zKooJoZufMu8feP7zrmIB0Qaeed8qe1sambRsoVgmEnTc2mHmN2KUP9-M2EKcEfUE2da-EzvvXQk6hut6GIkCi43BfwB9a6DmUiv7rg/s1600/CIMG1894.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdcVlvWAj_1J3CHJcCE1EgUdQAlsgKOmun0_-zKooJoZufMu8feP7zrmIB0Qaeed8qe1sambRsoVgmEnTc2mHmN2KUP9-M2EKcEfUE2da-EzvvXQk6hut6GIkCi43BfwB9a6DmUiv7rg/s400/CIMG1894.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678465111017879410" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6ZcD2Bd1kizB_ebMigp6YFHO_c29NCwwAeBuy4eXX_xfl0ukOKQgg52eJQ3B4wzsGqFacRSXDq2wVje8dSOQLVTodeR4OGxrW2zg4iAkdDnYNgu2UIOmJy0vWRAPTmBJmBeW-Pag9Ig/s1600/CIMG1892.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6ZcD2Bd1kizB_ebMigp6YFHO_c29NCwwAeBuy4eXX_xfl0ukOKQgg52eJQ3B4wzsGqFacRSXDq2wVje8dSOQLVTodeR4OGxrW2zg4iAkdDnYNgu2UIOmJy0vWRAPTmBJmBeW-Pag9Ig/s400/CIMG1892.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678464779369902994" /></a><br /><br />And from the top of the hill on Virgin Gorda, the view is spectacular and appropriately named ....... Still everything is relative ....... Million dollar views, but every item has to be imported and usually triple shipped, so there goes that first million if you want to build a large house here ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosy5foOi-xXUqJJcTmtRxoA2vZFbIGwIqK8G3RXd4-nKbENPJex-QYZTJpl6D53kBt3CwBlUt_CeWA40HZ47JWNNw3fP1JrEJ8O0KR_WmP1-RDSigM9i6ZgGZ4J4e6NCThyJleAwCOQg/s1600/CIMG1876.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosy5foOi-xXUqJJcTmtRxoA2vZFbIGwIqK8G3RXd4-nKbENPJex-QYZTJpl6D53kBt3CwBlUt_CeWA40HZ47JWNNw3fP1JrEJ8O0KR_WmP1-RDSigM9i6ZgGZ4J4e6NCThyJleAwCOQg/s400/CIMG1876.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678464045340807170" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWSMqtmONPILIyWGi6CXmdHVqE4AaUAk-vG2xPeNP61gnR3Rp57RS4UxcPgVGRSxMPNR-gX08dC62YiWljMQczgD1x28tO4-1B6UaxMFDNWGhs96Rzs_Naiy9OKFPcwMFni7mZVmNH4E/s1600/CIMG1865.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWSMqtmONPILIyWGi6CXmdHVqE4AaUAk-vG2xPeNP61gnR3Rp57RS4UxcPgVGRSxMPNR-gX08dC62YiWljMQczgD1x28tO4-1B6UaxMFDNWGhs96Rzs_Naiy9OKFPcwMFni7mZVmNH4E/s400/CIMG1865.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678463585223244738" /></a><br /><br />We have opted for a larger boat so as not to have to buy a house when we finally reach Australia ........ A larger boat with accommodation to fit friends and family and the luxury of air-conditioners, a large generator and a washer/drier .... Tropical 'Southern Comfort' you might say ...... But we have a long way to go before we get there ...... One small step at a time, like "The Queen of Southern Comfort" hoisting a battery on board using the halyard winch, or the 'boatyard boys' using a plank as a lever to straighten-out the bent davit frame, that will hold the dinghy and the solar panels ...... The 'boatyard boys' are a mutually-beneficial admiration society made up of boat-owners 'living the dream'........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6bV74vjCMqD0Uh2NK0e9PL29Ju1iaJPX3VL8w7MEEB-adOr6-86oVwLP3K28wbkuuDWhDGuk1LV87M2RAS3qUd44IfsE8T8onZZuhxKEysPx_jJa7AafQ9ZNr55K0Gul29EUBCvN594/s1600/CIMG1872.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 615px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6bV74vjCMqD0Uh2NK0e9PL29Ju1iaJPX3VL8w7MEEB-adOr6-86oVwLP3K28wbkuuDWhDGuk1LV87M2RAS3qUd44IfsE8T8onZZuhxKEysPx_jJa7AafQ9ZNr55K0Gul29EUBCvN594/s400/CIMG1872.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678463077680476706" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuLON6rvmQdVsW5lWXXYa350jtUsmivpW5Au-lTzKI0bEoxfa0m0xPA9D4emwZu-4ugBiX1VOA4Tx1UmuSKgf-OE9dotMVX-GaizpR5zaqo6AOk2GP4Gm-FONu9_5KukI0SXjwSF-tys/s1600/CIMG1888.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuLON6rvmQdVsW5lWXXYa350jtUsmivpW5Au-lTzKI0bEoxfa0m0xPA9D4emwZu-4ugBiX1VOA4Tx1UmuSKgf-OE9dotMVX-GaizpR5zaqo6AOk2GP4Gm-FONu9_5KukI0SXjwSF-tys/s400/CIMG1888.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678462413077561410" /></a><br /><br />Now you shouldn't mess with a designer's plans ..... But, this design has difficulties in reversing or steering at low speed, so we have heard from others, thus a little tweaking here and there is worth doing ........ Like fill-in that space between keel and skeg ..... Stops catching fishing nets with the prop and will certainly improve linear flow over the rudder blade ...... And, change out the cut-less rubber bearing on the propeller shaft while she is still out of the water ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKPt9p-WYtVG1a63fc4-JyWxnVdIwY2nuGt3orD6RlnxibOrkkW2ZQJIjy69fSOO4Wa740XAmbKyayk4YiGppS9ZcUbUfNlrnEdzDT1o4toheHze5qjQyV1qB_q4ORVYjOLdRYaX7Psk/s1600/CIMG1900.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKPt9p-WYtVG1a63fc4-JyWxnVdIwY2nuGt3orD6RlnxibOrkkW2ZQJIjy69fSOO4Wa740XAmbKyayk4YiGppS9ZcUbUfNlrnEdzDT1o4toheHze5qjQyV1qB_q4ORVYjOLdRYaX7Psk/s400/CIMG1900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678461938473775970" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8DlgE7K8uKkx1oGPfHu9UeeH7uBcNTiOqHcaQQ5Wc-lwk1ViIBdpcSyN5r4yjLFbByM_IxWNoUVqHHrd_Gnkm0mJwKYTVlGjdMjedAp0GyVoziauRB-dW5ZZDmYqFq_WJjvVL3-wpME/s1600/CIMG1863.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8DlgE7K8uKkx1oGPfHu9UeeH7uBcNTiOqHcaQQ5Wc-lwk1ViIBdpcSyN5r4yjLFbByM_IxWNoUVqHHrd_Gnkm0mJwKYTVlGjdMjedAp0GyVoziauRB-dW5ZZDmYqFq_WJjvVL3-wpME/s400/CIMG1863.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678461124314229618" /></a><br /><br />Two more of the 'boatyard boys', Angel and Michael ........ And here's a huge 'improvement' the designer forgot about ........ Fit a bronze through-hull to drain the bilge ...... It is sheer unadulterated pleasure to be able to flush the hull and remove all the built-up 'crap' in the bilge ...... Thirty years of accumulated 'muck' that is in an impossible place to get to and is generally the cause of bilge pump failure ....... <span style="font-weight:bold;">Those bolts holding the fitting are through-bolted </span>....... Held the nuts on a sticky '5200' finger, then pushed a wrench through the little hole and held it in place with string and a magnet ...... ' No 'Darwin' award, but worth something at least, when the bleeding finally stopped .......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoBVDM4D1LTzkiHOmyKSO9jN0zUClV1Zw9eifBZeavSyvnwz5x_A6-JSSYvzbkc-ko7TEOTxd9tvYzOE4XAhUD6iTWnlVaFiuaRso1mQABmi5dRmVD4dfnA7efFH-phSq63T0cM1HmrQ/s1600/CIMG1890.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoBVDM4D1LTzkiHOmyKSO9jN0zUClV1Zw9eifBZeavSyvnwz5x_A6-JSSYvzbkc-ko7TEOTxd9tvYzOE4XAhUD6iTWnlVaFiuaRso1mQABmi5dRmVD4dfnA7efFH-phSq63T0cM1HmrQ/s400/CIMG1890.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678460702652056802" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zSWmGShSTSFeFWZo917vOfldQJoY6etgL44kllb9hT4MQtHN0fxoDSccfOI-Ypm-_mbeVwL5-B35wrbJQAPhm32xomYXleoYsEf46vosY8SYnLleTBnHo6GEg701ZY2fwnoZk82eiY8/s1600/CIMG1903.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zSWmGShSTSFeFWZo917vOfldQJoY6etgL44kllb9hT4MQtHN0fxoDSccfOI-Ypm-_mbeVwL5-B35wrbJQAPhm32xomYXleoYsEf46vosY8SYnLleTBnHo6GEg701ZY2fwnoZk82eiY8/s400/CIMG1903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678459996431203074" /></a>This is Frank or better known as "KIWI" and one of the 'boatyard boys'.......... A man with an amazing memory of people, places and events ....... A powerhouse of knowledge nautical, who has spent his entire life 'messing with boats' ...... He has five of them sitting in a lagoon in the US Virgin Islands for no other reason than 'He loves his boats' ....... The biggest of them is a 78ft cutter-rigged sloop that he has sailed single-handed around the World ..... He has met and knows Dick McIlvride, the builder of "ARITA .... He has even met Bert Munroe, the owner of "The World's fastest Indian" that wonderful KIWI movie starring Anthony Hopkins ..... The list of characters and people he's met is endless ..... There are moments in life when you listen and become enthralled in other people's stories that make you wish you could share that with everyone ..... "KIWI" is the genuine article ....... A real adventurer/seaman/delivery skipper/old salt with a life well-lived ........ 'Goodonya mate' ........ Keep it going ...... "ARITA" is also a KIWI of course, having been built in New Zealand back in 1958 ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPtSwf3A_pzhKVNcCapUVxl-40NjDCtLEP2ca453nm_DaJ5E-l9VyXlyKMtkJ5Z3MnCqdU2tgcW_AB2gj0U5tSaxRGDbTJkpPiRWdd0HEfE-yr5kmC4uVUIxTpTp9Fr8Cs88bTCnsKBk/s1600/CIMG1862.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPtSwf3A_pzhKVNcCapUVxl-40NjDCtLEP2ca453nm_DaJ5E-l9VyXlyKMtkJ5Z3MnCqdU2tgcW_AB2gj0U5tSaxRGDbTJkpPiRWdd0HEfE-yr5kmC4uVUIxTpTp9Fr8Cs88bTCnsKBk/s400/CIMG1862.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678459618639094114" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHZ477VAYSCG6qfkMPboN8sYtCxB6Jn51AiGaOWRD8JGya6XmUQWokb5YbfcuDJKkI7U8DEfrUF6XtQeFkkTgoRFytWkAUGh69BW14rxgLmGNZIglvZbl6KwguKcPXWb7euDUIeRLMok/s1600/CIMG1861.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHZ477VAYSCG6qfkMPboN8sYtCxB6Jn51AiGaOWRD8JGya6XmUQWokb5YbfcuDJKkI7U8DEfrUF6XtQeFkkTgoRFytWkAUGh69BW14rxgLmGNZIglvZbl6KwguKcPXWb7euDUIeRLMok/s400/CIMG1861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678459030767269922" /></a><br /><br />Years ago the ABC TV channel in Australia featured a documentary about the spaghetti pickers in Victoria showing them standing on ladders carefully snipping and harvesting the noodles from the branches on the trees, and then carefully handing them to fellow workers who laid them in boxes ...... Anyway there was this huge outcry from the public long before serious 'punking' was invented ........ We are still undecided on the issue ........... And you can make up your own mind .......<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoSt2pRB544RpUaUp1tCJnf8-LGpNgnzlPAxn3Js2Mcpv5XgaOuGY-2qE1gqirLLOK08E4yvaY_XNHnBgJTJHQrbCkE5Ippiq7HXv9x_j822ue3icV9y-VIoj4W5KJc8cy8Y2PdiJMcQ/s1600/CIMG1887.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 453px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoSt2pRB544RpUaUp1tCJnf8-LGpNgnzlPAxn3Js2Mcpv5XgaOuGY-2qE1gqirLLOK08E4yvaY_XNHnBgJTJHQrbCkE5Ippiq7HXv9x_j822ue3icV9y-VIoj4W5KJc8cy8Y2PdiJMcQ/s400/CIMG1887.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678458382997000898" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQPKVmbjOiEAsa5J_CuNSe8d0ip6t6UaVle8ShmqO507jB8r1PV_nJ0cw7iClyo-5hUuJ-mfSfr0wCRCm-oodM-yY96bWb4TDxNFZlfcCoN6WzKeIp4kKhppD2Orx9UMybLEtSvTXP-A/s1600/CIMG1878.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 453px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQPKVmbjOiEAsa5J_CuNSe8d0ip6t6UaVle8ShmqO507jB8r1PV_nJ0cw7iClyo-5hUuJ-mfSfr0wCRCm-oodM-yY96bWb4TDxNFZlfcCoN6WzKeIp4kKhppD2Orx9UMybLEtSvTXP-A/s400/CIMG1878.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678458119406360018" /></a><br /><br />But one thing is for sure ....... Chickens love spaghetti ..... They will sit under your chair just to get some ....... This mother hen and her brood of seven has joined us each day for lunch ..... Kids don't seem to mind at all ...... Now that's 'free range' ......Southern Comfort's crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908606123265147919noreply@blogger.com0