Updates

Things have been moving along at a slower pace than we might like but moving just the same. We have been here for three weeks now and for the past two weeks we have been on the marina dock. It is a great place to be.....no energy restrictions, no water restrictions, an easy walk to bars and restaurants, a pool and hot showers, wifi connections but not much breeze and no sunsets. But for all that we will have a bill to pay. Anchoring is free. But to get the work done we need to be on the dock. The solar panels still aren't up the wind generator still isn't up. Our cockpit table still isn't done and eating on our laps is tedious. I am working away on the salon cushions and although it is slow work the results are amazing. Each cushion takes about three hours and there are 16 cushions in total. 

The outside cockpit cushions turned out well too. I had taken home the old covers and patterned new ones and made them. The last sewing was too much for my home machine so I had to have the two layers and the piping sewn by an upholstery company in London. After some tight folding they fit into our luggage and arrived in good shape. 

It has been quite rainy since we arrived and very humid. The showers are usually brief but very heavy. But it is a pain to close the hatch over our bed in the middle of the night as the rain hits. We have a cover over the hatch but that rarely keeps all the rain out as the winds whip.

Brian has been working away on his list of projects and as he fixes one thing another opportunity pops up. The dinghy davits are in place but still not working quite as well as hoped. Brian is still working out the bugs on that. 

The bits and pieces for our rigging work on the mast have been ordered and we are awaiting news on that. We don't expect any action there for a few weeks. We have lights, antenaes and gear to attach to the mast ourselves but I since it is not near us we can't attach anything valuable too soon. While it is down we are going to give it a fresh coat of white paint.

People are starting to arrive and it is getting a bit busier around the marina village. So nice to see old friends again.