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| Our Local Café and Bar |
Yes we are STILL in the “Pocket”. Three months have passed since we first
dropped anchor here to start the next round of maintenance and repairs after
leaving St. Augustine.
We have settled in and are now nearly one of the “locals”.
To some we are somewhat of a novelty still, coming from that far away corner of
the South Pacific – many have no idea actually where NZ is, and others surprise
us saying they have travelled there. We met a lovely gentleman in his eighties
in the supermarket and we are now the best of friends. He and his wife have taken us out on a sightseeing
drive around the area, then out for a meal.
They too were keen boaties up until about five years ago and have given
us lots of tips about the Bahamas. After
some considerable consideration we decided as our jobs were taking longer than
we first planned, that we would stay here for the Hurricane Season, well most
of it, and as it turn out that was a
good decision.
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| A meal with new friends |
Thunderstorms are still a very regular occurrence, but I can’t
get use to them. About six weeks ago we had a phone call from friends whom we
met in the St Augustine Marina, and who were then out in Freetown in the
Bahamas. They were devastated as their
52ft catamaran has been hit by lightning.
They have lost ALL their electrics. After a couple of weeks they managed
to motor back into Fort Lauderdale, and have been hauled out of the water to
start the job of major repairs. Since
then we have brought a lightning rod which Alec has fixed to the top of the
mast. Now no one can say for sure that
they work, but we are prepared to give it a go.
