paving trucks working their way thru New Providence's one way streets, that are
only wide enough for golf carts
it was a slow process, they are actually going the
wrong way on the one way street, there is only one way into the settlement and
one way out
the ferry is waiting for the trucks to return empty, then it goes back to the main land
to fill the trucks up and a few hours later they return to continue working
here the truck are returning empty
back on the ferry
a door knob on the New Plymouth Museum
the grave yard dated 1861
with only a few days left on the boat and our food supply is
running out, we treated our selves to a take away
soaking up the sun and warmth
back to boat chores, cleaning the stainless of rust
haul out day, positioning Modaki stern first
haul out 9am
well the prop will need some work
anode needs to be replaced
bringing our dinghy to be put under the boat, it cost is $70 in yard fees to
get it out of the water and moved to Modaki
laundry day
strapped down
Susan and Don on Old Sam, Nova Scotia had us over for lunch, they hauled out
just before us
yup this anode is done after 6 months
illegal in Canada and USA
the yard gave us Sea Hawk for our prop
strapped down for Hurricane Season
dinghy wrapped and strapped down
we have 6 jack stands and a cradle supporting Modaki, she should be good for
150 knot winds
removing our solar panels
lockers emptied and hung in the salon for more ventilation
lines hung and all electrical units unplugged and batteries
out of all flashlights
our bags unloaded from the boat
all the wood wrapped up, winches wrapped
diesel and gas cans strapped inside the cockpit and covered for the summer heat
… we took the temperature in the shade and it was 90F and in the sun 109F
one last thing we had to tie all the jack stands together, before
getting on the ferry for the mainland $30
then we had Elizabeth our taxi lady pick us up and head to Marsh Harbour, as $85 dollar
ride to our hotel room $150, then another taxi ride to the airport $15 for our flight
home
Eleuthra Islands
Niagara Falls
coming into Toronto
CN Tower, we got thru customs and Terminal 3 okay, 3 hour wait for
the Grey Bruce Airbus to take us back to Owen Sound
.. we arrived just before midnight, Lily, my daughter, had our fridge stacked
full of food and some Chinese Take Out waiting, and Sue Allison
stocked the fridge with beer
IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK HOME !!!!
