Day 277, Wednesday March 26 - Still in Hope Town

Day 277, Wednesday March 26th

Well last night the wind sure kicked up.  We had at least 30 knot winds with some gusts even higher.  Julie of course was up quite a few times checking we were still where we were supposed to be.  Luckily the direction of the wind, no one was going to smash down on us if any moorings let go.

We headed to town for a run and power walk (of course Dawson was the runner, while Julie was the walker).   So far everyone’s knees and body parts have been cooperating for this trip.  Prior to departing we had stocked up on all sorts of meds for many sick scenarios, and so far, luckily that was a waste of money, can’t regret not using the medicines.  Not even a cold between us. 

We realize we are short of cash so head to the bank looking for an ATM, but sadly the bank is only open 3 hours a week and that was yesterday, and there is no ATM.  Guess we will have to watch our spending until we find a bank in a couple of days in Marsh Harbour.

Dawson replacing the screens

Back to the boat for French lessons as Julie has not been as faithful the past week on doing her daily Rosetta stone French lesson.  She is on disc 3 of 4 and each disc takes about a month to get through if she is dedicated.  Guests, Christmas, and tax season will, and have interfered with the French lessons. 

Randy pops over midday to let us know the “whole gang” is heading over to Sip Sip’s tonight for dinner and we agree we can fit it into the schedule (they take credit cards so we are okay to spend).

Julie spends the afternoon making some potato salad, while Dawson puts new screens into the hatches (so he can tick off another job from his list).

By 3:00 we are getting restless so go for a dinghy ride over to the marina where we located Randy and Lee playing a game called Banana-gram.  This is an interesting game making words etc. so we pull up a seat and while away an hour or so of the afternoon, prior to heading over to the wine bar.

The "Gang" at Sip Sip's

The wind starts to calm down a bit by evening and we head over to the main part of the island for $2.50 Heiniken time and “the gang” soon joins us for the evening dinner.  Once again we have a nice time at Sip Sip’s, meeting Louise and Guy from Sarnia on “Ellie” and John and Debra from “Mandalay”.  Lee and Randy are also in attendance but sadly our BFF’s from Lyric did not join in as Debbie got an emergency family call regarding her father and was busy planning her next day flight home to see her dad. 

Cheers

Julie and Dawson