Another week in Georgetown. Dean played competitive volleyball most days. Kris worked on refinishing the wood.
The wood is taking some time. The wipe on high gloss polyurethane we put on in 2020 is coming off in strips. Sanding doesn't get it all, and actually using a razor blade to scrape it off gets most of it, then following with a high grit sanding is getting it to the point new finish can be applied. Just takes time and is slow-going.
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| You can see the scrapings of the old finish on the floor |
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| Shelves empty and sanded and ready to put on poly. Lots of wood |
Monday we went over to our friends boat Shally. Melanie and John hosted a nice evening inviting us, and Krista and Phil off of Harmonium. Shally and Harmonium are planning on heading to the eastern Caribbean like us, so it was great to spend time with them. In addition, Melanie and John made one of the best vegetarian meals Kris has ever had. They have a hobby of foraging for native plants when they travel, and had some sea purslane in the salad, which was a first for us, but it was quite tasty. Also, tried sprouted coconut for the first time. Forgot to take photos.
Wednesday afternoon we had a Manta gathering at the picnic tables at Chat N Chill. We had a great time visiting with everyone.
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| Tyler and Tya from Dream Sheet, Michelle and Bob from Our Time, Toby from Jandals, Michael and Anita from Three Score, Carey and Dave from Jandals, Dean and Kris from Charm |
We had a bit of drama to watch later in the day, as the mail boat was trying to get into the harbor, and ran aground. There is a narrow spot in the channel near where we anchored, and unfortunately some boats had anchored in the channel. The mail boat was trying to avoid them and ran aground. They got off, but several boats had to move to give them room. Some boats were braver (if that is the term some would use) than we would be, and did not move.
A front is heading in, so on Friday we moved over to February Point to get protection from the upcoming winds. Jandals is here, and a Manta power cat as well. It is a well protected area, only accessible at high tide.
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| Jandals in the anchorage with a beautiful rainbow behind |
Derek and his girlfriend Emma arrive today for a week with us, so really looking forward to that.
