life in georgetown

December 27 and 28, 2011

 

Sad day on 27^th.  C & E left this morning.  Very early.  We went to a meeting on the beach for cruisers that are heading south. Lots of boats that are going south some then east some then west.  Was interesting to hear their plans.  Was nice that some experienced cruisers that have done these routes before were giving advice.

Then came back to boat and worked on water maker with out much success.

December 28^th

Up and went to town.  Got some groceries and internet and then back to work on water maker.  I put on goggles and went under the boat to make sure that the water intake was not clogged.  We did not think it was but were trying to cover all bases.  After two phone calls to manufacture in California, one today one yesterday, and checking just about everything the tech in California told kirk that low production was not a big deal and that it was not causing any damage.  So all the reading and time spent was an education on the water making system in the boat.  Whew so much to learn. (kirk knew most of it, I was just a sounding board and read for my education)

There is a dingy float going on here now.  They all get in their dingys, bring drinks and snacks, tie dingys together and float around.  

Every day at 2 pm there is volley ball on the beach.  At 8 am there are general announcements.  It is a little community that comes and goes as boats sail in and out.  Some stay here all winter. 

Kirk found out about the fuel in Georgetown today.  Tomorrow he will take one of our 5 gallon jugs over and fill it up and then strain it through the baha filter (it filters out the bad stuff like water) and see if it is good and then we might just go over there to get fuel.  That would save us a trip up to emerald bay.  We are trying to get the boat ready to move on.  After all that is done it will be waiting on a weather window.

 

christian doing a cannon ball off front of boat.  thanks bif for pics

  

great pic of christian and kirk.  we hiked up the hill behind them to the monument and down the other side and walked along the ocean while c & e were here

the ocean side

kirk is now celebrating that the water maker is ok and that the brochure is a bunch of lies.  we will still carry water and fuel with us wherever we go.  some of the next places are just islands in the ocean  no peoples……  we shall see