Day 133, Saturday November 2

Day 133, Saturday November 2^nd

Julie is off to yoga, while Greg and Dawson attend the meeting of the Bahamas boats on Irish Rover. The meeting goes well as they line up a communication strategy, discuss direct information requested from Chris Parker and start the routing process.  We have received a weather update specifically for us heading to Bahamas and it sounds like we can head out on Monday as previously planned so we are very happy about that news.

Dawson pouring over the routing maps

Dawson now is doing last minute prep.  Securing all the stays and shrouds with cotter pins and tape, fixing a few things, changing the transmission oil etc.  Greg and Julie head to Wal Mart and West Marine for provisioning prior to heading to Norfolk to pick up Rob.




Rob, Dawson and Greg

Unfortunately Robs flight is over an hour late, so Greg and Julie are hanging around the airport.  They were also about 30 minutes early and hence it is a boring wait.  Finally Rob has arrived, introductions are done and the three of us are heading back to the boat.  Dawson has attended the weather briefing meetings and Julie, Greg and Rob make the byob happy hour, and tonight’s chicken barbeque.  As we approach the Salty Dawghouse, we hear lots of laughter and noise.  They are doing the draws for the donated prizes.  We have bought 5 tickets and are keeping our fingers crossed.  We make our way through the room and hear a number called and sure enough Julie has the ticket.  Up she goes and claims the gift certificate for some sheets, which is worth a couple hundred dollars.  Most of the prizes have been drawn as we are late, however it sounds like they are holding the tickets for the unclaimed prizes vs. drawing again.  The only prize we want is the pressure cooker and we wonder if it has been called already.  There are about 5 more draws and then it is done, but Bill (the organizer) calls out 2 unclaimed prizes and one of them is the pressure cooker.  Julie pulls out her 4 remaining tickets and wouldn’t you know hers matches the pressure cooker. Lots of jealous women in the room.  There has been a seminar on pressure cooking which lots of boaters like to do and many women wanted the prize.  Julie had shopped for a pressure cooker but could not bring herself to pay the 270 dollars for a good one, so is thrilled with her winnings.  Double winners tonight!  We hope we have not used up all our luck.

Rob is bagged as it has taken him 2 days to get to Norfolk from Comox B.C. and he has only had a catnap on the plane during his 30 hours of travel.  We once again all head back to the boat early.  We are quite cozy being 4 on the boat.

Cheers

Julie and Dawson