So sorry for not posting anything over the last week, but we've been very very busy getting Cat Tales all set for launch, which will take place today at 1:00. Besides the routine issues like cleaning, waxing, untarping, getting the dinghy off the deck, filling propane tank, filling diesel tanks, repairing a leaky hatch at the waterline, defogging the engines, we also had to replace all the 6 batteries, which of course took some investigation. The company assured us that they'd be all recently charged but of course they arrived yesterday less than at peak charge. Laurie had to walk back to the company to borrow a charger and has been monitoring them over night last night and is now returning the charger to the company...of course in the rain!
We're not sure how long it will be until we head to Grenada from Trinidad, but we can be pretty sure that we'll have no Internet for the next day or two.
A very sad thing happened in the boatyard on Sunday afternoon. A boat named Bolero had its mizzen mast fall down onto a power line. The woman onboard the boat touched something that would conduct the current and had tremendous burns to her arm. The man ran to her assistance and when he tried to get up the ladder died of electric shock! Sad indeed.
All for now. No pictures to share this time. Maybe when we start having fun, we'll produce!
Dawn
This documents the continuing adventures of Laurie and Dawn on their sailing vessel Cat Tales, a F.P. Tobago 35. The journey began in 2004. cattales35@gmail.com
