What do ya do all day?

Well, one thing that cruisers do is get water for their tanks in the boat.  Water in the Bahamas is about $0.50/gal, making a 150 gallon fill up around $75.  Georgetown has the distinction of being the only place you can get free water.  But you work for it.  First the dinghy ride to the grocery store dock - they graciously provide free water for us.  All day long the cruising dinghies line up, each waiting somewhat patiently for their turn to fill an assortment of jugs with free water.  Its a social event.

Back to the boat in the dinghy.  We can carry 7 x 5 gallon jugs at each trip (you do the math - that's several trips).  These babies are heavy (41 lb each) and last year may have been a contributing factor in Luke's rotator cuff tear.  So, this year, we got smart and decided to pull them up, into the boat, using our hoist that we use to raise and lower the dinghy motor.  Here's Luke, dinghy full of jugs, preparing one for the lift to the boat topside.

And me, pulling on the 6 part pulley system.

and unloading them on the cabin top.

Then they drain slowly into one of our 3 tanks.

 

Our internet seems to be better this year.  Luke bought a new wi-fi booster and I think it's definitely helped. (Makes us feel like a Russian spy ship, Luke). We should be here about a week, based on the wind forecasts.

We did go to the grocery store, too, to pick up a few items, mostly perishables.  Here is how you spend $85 on too few items and why we bring $700 of non-perishables with us.

half gallon orange juice $7
frozern oj  $4/can
pt sour cream  $5
8 oz sliced cheese $5
reg. box cereal $10
apples  $1 ea
onion, $1.40 each
tomatoes $4.50 for 3
sm jelly $5
dozen egge $5
surcharge for using a credit card 5%...

Time to go do cruiser stuff like find someone to mend our canvas!