We took the dingy over to the airport.. Locked it up in a new location as they were doing some pile driving.
Met up with Brendan and Tracy for dinner etc .
Coming back, the dingy was moved.. they cut the big chain.. and locked up the gas tank somewhere else
We went on the pink tug and talked to Carl.. he called the guy responsible...
Although we were told to park the dingy there.. when the pile driving was done, they went to move the boat back and were pissed we were in their spot so moved it.
Now it was 9pm and the guy with the key was pissed drunk across town...
No way back to the boat!!!
I slept on the pink Tug! it was AWESOME! Carl is sOOOO nice!
Girls went back to Tracy and Brendans condo and slept there.. which was really nice of them!
Morning brought keys and a boat!
What an adventure!
Friday 14 February 2014
Monday 10 February 2014
Feb 10 - Robins Back is BAD !!!
Feb 10 – Robin’s back is really bad.. we called Eelco and got his Mom to help us
out.. We went to a phsio guy here and
got some drugs.. Gary has also been helping.
She has to stay on her back for 3 days.
Jessi and Timbo made stirfry from scratch.. it was
awesome!...
Monday 3 February 2014
Feb 1 - 9 Guy Parker Shows up! Timbo's Birthday! Jessi!!!!
Feb 1st – Saturday – Doctor Diesel here.. turbo
installed. Touring around all day
Feb 3rd – Timbo’s Birthday… Lunch on the dutch/French boarder from
grocery store.. cab.. Simpson Bridge ceaser- simpson bay beers –
Philipsburg rum and cokes.. license
plates for guy.. swimming in the ocean… curry in a hurry! Great DAY
Feb 4th – Tuesday – Grocery shopping day for the
guys!... Over to Peg Legs.. got a ride down to the Harley Place.. ETA boys were in town today and drank all the
beers! Over to the gas station to fix
that!.. Shopping was a hit.. we were
delivered back to the dingy.. Guy made
an awesome chicken pot pie!
Feb 7 – Friday – Doctor Diesel was by to look at the shifter
on Island dancer.. Initially thought it
was the gearbox not going into gear,but we are ok there.. level was in wrong
position… Removed the water pump from
the generator.
Made a great dinner on board of meat ball macaronie..
Jessi showed up tonight at 10pm!!!!
Feb 8 – Last full day with Guy.. Tracy is coming in today to meet Brendan…
Beach day at the resort!..
Volleyball, beach ping pong.. gas
station beers.. we did it all.. lots of fun!.. Took Brendan over to get his rental
car.. We all bet on the other side of
the bay.. Over to Mexican food place for
a snack and $2.50 margaritas..… Left
Brendan, and we went to Lagoonies for dinner..
Guy, Robin and Allie took the bus..
JEssi and I bet them.
Feb 9 – Took Guy Parker to the airport.. had to do 2 dingy
runs (actually 3).. too much weight for
the dingy with the wind conditions. He
checked in, and we all went to the beach to see a 747 land.. Then to Mexican food place!... Back to the boat and a quiet night.. Went over for bagets and a couple
beers.. Robin came over for a walk on
the beach.
Saturday 25 January 2014
Jan 25 - 31 - KATHY ARRIVES
Sunday Jan 25th – Kathy and Tyler arrive.. Pick them up in the dingy.. Over to the boat
for dinner
Taking Kathy and Tyler around the island… some activites included renting a car for a
few days..
Monday – Lasonia night… Eelco was supposed to come but
didn’t make it.
Tue – picked up a rental car.. Brendan and Tyler dropped me off at the pink
tug.. I met them back at the French
bakery with the car.
Went to Orient Bay for a beach day.. – stopped in grand case
on the way back for martigras night.
Thursday – Up to Marigot, walking around.. Brendan checked
out a rental boat.. Had a beer with
SnowWhite – Over to zip lining.. GREAT
TIME.. Brendan, Tyler, Allie and Timbo
swung through the trees for a couple hours..
Friday – decided to Kept the car another day… 747 came in
and we went to sea it.. found an awesome
Mexican place…
Went grocery shopping at the big store near the causeway
bridge..
Saturday Jan 31st – Kathy leaves – Guy Arrives
with Tim bits.. ha… quick trip to the beach then onboard to chit chat (Returned
the rental car)
Friday 24 January 2014
Jan 23-24 Hangin out with Elco!
Friday 23rd – Lagoonies for dinner – Tried to meet Eelco
there but we were early and he was late..
Band was on!
Saturday 24th – Fireworks at the new bridge.. hung out on Eelco’s boat.. met his family..
Great Night! Earlier in the day we met
Eelco on his boat for a few drinks.
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Jan 18th – 23rd - Found Shimpy’s
Jan 18th – 23rd – Getting to know St.
Martin.. Found Shimpy’s… SnowWhite..
Doctor Diesel (New turbo, cover plate removed from alternator.. etc), Sails off
and repaired…Found lagoonies for Saturday night
fish and chips.. awesome! French
grocery store.. Paddleboarding.. Gas
station beers.. French bakery.. Beach days at the airport! $1.00 bus to Philipsburg… Neat place!
Friday 17 January 2014
Jan 17h Passage over to St. Martin
Jan 17h – 18th – Passage over to St. Martin… Sure is handy having Brendan on board.. Blew the alternator belt.. Check in was fun.. Lots of Mega Boats! Cool Place!
Added notes 2015:
Had to rig up the alternator for the passage... hole for the bolt was worn oval... knowning we HAD to get to St. Maartin to pick up my sister, we used broken off drill bits and filled the slot.
Part way over the belt started to come loose... we used some ropes as a tensioner to delay the ultimate demise
9 miles from St. Maartin the belt broke.. engine overheated.. sails up...
We changed the belt, refilled the antifreeze..
Second motor wasnt working.. wouldnt rev up... ( found the problem later... think underwater!)
Motored in... cut off Steve Jobs megaship... bought the captain a beer later at the bar!
Good times!
Jan 17th - Im a PLUMBER !!! With Brendan!
Jan 17th – Over to DDB to fix a plumbing
issue.. reverse pressurized the suction
and found 3 leaks.. works great now.. last beer with Gary!
Thursday 16 January 2014
Jan 16th –Nanny Cay – Fuel, water filters Hydraulic steering fluid..
Jan 16th – Bitter End BVI’s… Checked in and
Out.. We have until the weekend to leave
for St. Maartin! Motored to Nanny Cay –
Filled with fuel, more water
filters… Hydraulic steering fluid.. Fuel lines..
Ice Cream!... Motored to Trellis
Bay for Full Moon Party
Gary and Barb are here…
we did the full moon party with them.. so fun!
Gary got everyone doing the last to sit in a chair game..
too funny.
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Jan 13th - 15th Showing Brendan Around da Islands
Jan 13th – Put the turbo back together.. cleaned it out.. see some damage in it..
Sailed to Christmas cove..
Port engine stopped many times.. getting air.. Star engine wont rev… we make it..
barely! Great snorkelling!
Jan 14th – Switched over the fuel lines from each
tank.. much better.. ran the port engine over to Caneel bay.. Star engine wont
rev..
Into St. John.. BBQ
lunch.. walking around cool town. Sailed to MAho bay
Jan 15th – Hanging around Maho bay… snorkelling, stand up boarding.. all is good!
Sunday 12 January 2014
Jan 12th Took JEssi over to Megans beach
Jan 12th – Took JEssi over to Megans beach for
some last minute fun.. swimming, Beach
Pong, wrestling… GREAT… Got her to the airport with an hour to
spare.. but flight was closed.. She got out about 5pm.. Had to stay overnight at a different airport
which actually worked out better, it was free.. saved us $170..
Saturday 11 January 2014
Jan 11th Picked up Brendan at the airport
Jan 11th – Rental car day… All over the island.. Bought a bunch of groceries.. found the cool
pizza place beside Cost you more.. J
Picked up Brendan at the airport.. we waited a long time find him.. we were on
opposite sides.. I almost thought he didn’t make it when we heard
“TIMBO!!!!” ha.. that worked!
Friday 10 January 2014
Jan 10th – Sailed to St. Thomas renting a jeep
Jan 10th – Sailed to St. Thomas – Port engine
stopped a few times.. looks like air entrapment.. Star engine wont rev past
1500.. going down wind so no problem.
Sails up! Walked through town and ended
up renting a jeep beside a cool Harley bar..
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Jan 8 –Caneel Bay to our fav spot, Maho Bay
Jan 8 – Sailed from Caneel Bay to our fav spot, Maho
Bay… Nice hike up to the lookout, then
hit a ruins side trip in the way back..
really nice hike and Jessi really loved it.. From the ruins lookout we could see island
dancer in her spot!
Little tour of the campground… very strange being in the islands at a
campground.
Back to the boat, Jessi and I went for a long 2 hour sup
ride.. walked the beach also.. really
nice.. For sunset, we all took the
dingy for a little slow speed ride with Jessi at the helm.. A cool Pirate boat came in with square
sails.. watched the sun set.. Jessi
making dinner now… yumyum
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Jan 7 Barefoot cowboy for lunch
Jan 7 – Leaving Great harbour this morning.. over to Rays boat to lend him a drill.. Went to take garbage to the normal spot and
they have a new sign, go to the ferry dock… that’s where checkout is, so no
problem.. Over to the ferry dock I get
ride of all the old oil and garbage we had collected lately.. Going to check out, a sign said $15.00
each.. But they wouldn’t let me check
out.. You are on a private boat, you
need to go back where you were (the original garbage place).. The officials there were listening to Rap
music.. and only charged $1.00 total for the whole boat.. ha
Sailing over at 5’ish knots on jib and reefed main.. grabbed
a ball at Caneel bay..
Into Cruz Bay, customs were no issue.. Over to Barefoot cowboy for lunch..
yumyum!! $18 for 3 meats, 2 sides and a
shot! Ha… We got two of em!
Girlz down to the outdoor mall.. I hung out for awhile.. met
a nice guy that actually bought me a beer..
Eventually down to the bar.. then to “togo” margaritas.. walked the
beach.. more shopping..
Back to the dingy we cruised back but stopped at caneel bay
resort.. wow what a cool spot! Rockerfellow built it.. amazing.. we mixed in with the crowd and had an
expensive beer and wine at the Ruins Restarant.. Girls went swimming at the beach, then went
for a golf cart ride over to the fresh water pool.. we all met back at the
dingy after dark.. Great Day!
Monday 6 January 2014
Jan 6th – irish rovers unicorn song…
Left Pirateer bay at 7:30am, sailed over to West end… we
pulled up with a huge storm just hitting..
we dropped the sails in the lee of the island, pulled up to the very
first mooring ball, got it first try… at that precise moment the storm hit..
girlz ran to the cockpit and below…
worked great!.. 10 mins later
she’s all clear and we dingy to west end.. I updated kozyboat, had a beer while
the girz shopped.. Into the grocery
store we stocked up on the regulars..
Sailed over to White bay.. Ray texted as we were leaving,
for ETA.. I estimated 12:06… we actually
made it at exactly 12:06..!!!
When a Big storm hit!! Ha.. again we got the ball on the
lines and were down below when it blew through.. another 10 minute one.. and awesome the rest of the day..
Liz Ray, Jessi, Lorrane and I hiked over to White bay.. had some fun over there..
All back to Timbo’s boat for a ho down!!!.. great fun
dancing to irish rovers unicorn song…
Awesome night!
Sunday 5 January 2014
Jan 5th – Trellis to Priavateer bay..Ahhhhhh its CALM !!!
Jan 5th – Trellis to Priavateer bay..
Way too windy in Trellis..
we set sail down wind.. found an
awesome place on norman island..
PERFECTLY still.. in a blowing wind outside.. love this place!
Jessi and I SUP into
the caves.. very cool.. then came back and took the dingy to the caves for
snorkelling.. brought food and saw
1000’s of fish.. quiet night, beautiful!
Saturday 4 January 2014
Jan 4th Trellis bay - Breakfest with Chuck and Carol
Jan 4th Trellis bay – Put Day Dream believer to
bed (Gary is coming in 2 weeks).. Fixed the Dingy floor, then stowed it on the
deck.. motor away..
Changed the oil…
fixed the engine stop switch.
Chuck and Carol left today.
We sat with them for breakfast at the cyber café
Friday 3 January 2014
Jan 3rd… Cane – Trellis..
Jan 3rd…
Cane – Trellis.. Had lunch with
Chuck and Carol before leaving.. at the
Sailors Rest in Cane.. Fun telling
stories back and forth..
Over to the fuel dock to fill up DDB with water and
diesel.. Jessi did some swimming off the
dock!! Motored into winds back to
trellis.. Allie’s ear has only gotten
worse this week… I called Kim in Trellis
to help.. she brought a car over and
took Robin and Allie to Road town.. ends up it was infected.. 2 medicines.. J!!!!
They met us in the channel in their dingy on the way back!!
Ha
Chuck called on the radio, waters comin in… oops.. fresh
water.. fractured line.. went over and
had a beer and fixed that..
Thursday 2 January 2014
Jan 2
Jan 2 – Full beach day at Cane.. Rum tour, Glass Tour.. beach chairs, party
back at Timbo’s.. AWESOME!!!
Wednesday 1 January 2014
Jan 1st..
Jan 1st..
Sailed to Cane Garden bay… nice
having all Three boats there.. Ran
island dancer up on a reef for a few seconds… didn’t have my ipad maps, and the
garmin didn’t show it… oops.. I think
all is well… !!! Lets not do THAT again!
Cane is awesome..
into shore for some drinks.. then early to bed
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