Laurie's Chores

The wind is still blowing here, but is expected to calm down a bit tomorrow and for the next few days, so we’re still anchored in Marigot Bay in St. Martin. Yesterday, Laurie and I went through town and found new speakers for inside the boat. He had just replaced the outside speakers a couple days ago, and thought the inside ones should be replaced too. When we found a nice set of marine Sony speakers yesterday for inside, we made sure the diameter of the hole was just right. This time they were installed in only a few minutes and now our sound system sounds greatly improved!

Today, Laurie is totally consumed with installing the salt water tap beside the sink in the galley. He has every tool at his fingertips and is running hose throughout the boat. When it is fully installed, it will deliver seawater to our sink with a small electric pump. This allows us to rinse dishes with lots of water and then do a final wash with minimal fresh water. The pump installation takes place under the starboard bed in with the water-making equipment. He’s getting all this done before Lorna and Brian arrive, so he doesn’t have to dislocate them from their room!

He’s doing all this work today and yesterday with a terrible cold. About 6 days ago, we escaped a huge rain storm in town by ducking into a little restaurant for a coffee and snack. We worried about a lady who was coughing and hacking while putting the cutlery together for the day by wrapping it in napkins. We were right to worry about it as Laurie woke up yesterday with a nasty sore throat. He’s having no difficulty working today however, so all is not lost!