Walks and Blisters

Laurie and I went for a long walk yesterday across the island to Friendship Bay on the windy side. It seemed that a few years ago, it was a much longer walk, but I think we're a bit more used to walking in the heat than we were back then. Laurie got a nasty rub mark from his flip flops and went through almost all the band aids we had in our knapsacks. I think that he would have had more luck had we found a shady spot and rested a bit in order to stop the flow of sweat to his feet. Then he could have cleaned off the area and put on a fresh band aid which would have actually stuck. Instead, every one he applied, floated off, so we just made it back before running out. Of course a cold beer at the Green Boley on the beach was in store to rest his weary foot! He kept humming Margaritaville as if he blew out a flip flop, stepped on a pop top. ("...but there's booze in the blender...")

We both received a haircut at the stern of Cat Tales when we returned; a much needed service!

Tonight, we have invited 2 couples from the bay for sundowners on board Cat Tales. We don't know a soul here in the bay, so we've decided to introduce ourselves to a couple of boats and just plain old invite them over! We've enjoyed the solitude of each other's company here since Sunday, but enough is enough! One couple is from Port Stanley, Ontario, the same port where my sister Lorna and her husband Brian Jeffrey keep their boat - small world!

I heard on the weather on the ham radio this morning that there was an earthquake off South America yesterday and that there could potentially be a small tsunami here in the islands. Eric (the weather guy) suggested that the chance is slim; however, it does remind you of the potential for things to go wrong.

The anchorage has cleared out since the big Easter Regatta over the long weekend, down to about 90 boats. This also makes walking around town and buying groceries a little less congested as well.

Happy 45th Anniversary to my Mom and Dad today (Ken and Jean Cole) who have suffered out the 2 winters now in NB since giving up their place in Florida!