Small steps toward progress! Our boat projects are coming along which is always good for the crew morale! This week, I discovered that I have a hidden talent. I can summon rain without any effort at all. I fiberglass, it rains. I paint, it rains. Luckily, due to the heat in Grenada, paint dries very quickly so the rain did not upset my paint job too much. So, after 4 layers of fiberglass on two winch stands, one new shelf for the sail line locks, epoxy repair on at least a dozen holes, two layers of base paint and two layers of top paint, the helm repair is finished. I told Bill that he was going to have a difficult time driving the boat without touching the new helm because it is so beautiful that if he puts one scratch on it there will be a mutiny. I also finished prepping the window area for the new window install so another chore checked off the list. Bill also had a major victory over the starboard fuel tank and ripped out the final pieces on Thursday. You can imagine what a messy job pulling out a forty year old fuel tank was. Every time he popped his head out of the engine room, he looked like the creature from the black lagoon with oil smudges all over him and usually a bit of blood running down his face from an injury of some sort. But victory was his! Tomorrow, the window guys come to install the new windows and the fuel tank fabricator comes to get measurements to finalize the first two starboard fuel tanks. Galt is going to be looking quite snazzy with his new windows and we are going to enjoy the extra breeze once the new windows are installed. Very exciting times!
We ventured out this week to the local fish market. Everyone talked about the beautiful fish and the amazing deals so since my current successful fish count has been one barracuda and one edible blue runner in the 14 months we have been sailing, we decided to give the locals a try. They had options of buying a whole fish uncleaned, a whole fish that had been gutted and cleaned or a bag of fish that had been chopped into pieces. And I do mean chopped. They cleaned the fish and then took a machete and chopped it into chunks and bagged it. We decided to go for the Mahi in the bag and once I got over the fish head being included in the bag, we were good to go. Now, every time I open our freezer, a decapitated Mahi is staring at me with a large dead eye. We’re either going to need to make some fish stew soon or call Stephen King to come get the bag. We also bought a bag of tuna with no head included. For only $20.00, we got both fish which will easily make about 8 meals for us. Quite the deal! After the fish market, we made our way to Fort George for a little exploring. The Grenadians don’t seem very interested in preserving this part of history because the local police had commandeered most of the area for a training facility. I am pretty sure that when it was built in 1706, the cell towers and basketball goal were not an original feature. Despite the lack of information provided at the fort, the views of St. George and the bay were beautiful so we voted it was worth the trip. That wraps up the adventures for the week! I need to warn you that in the week to come, all of the world leaders will be going dark and the stock markets will plummet because the Port Louis Marina pool will be closed all week for maintenance and without the wisdom of the pool delegation, the world will cease to run! So, until next week, gather your survival supplies and head to the basement for safety! ***More pictures on Pictures tab
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Rebecca Smith
8/23/2021 08:19:55 pm
I stand in awe of your fiberglass skills! You are incredible!
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