Sunday 28 May 2017

May 6 - 10, 2017 haul out and returning home


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 !!!!