oh wow. it has been a crazy past few days working on the sincerity. i have been doing all the little cleaning and preparing things down below. sweat and vinegar pretty well sums it up.
up on deck Megan, my first mate, Jon, our engineer, and an excellent crew of Antiguans (Aleco, Junior, and America) have been working on repainting the hull. She is going to look spectacular when all is said and done, but for right now we are engulfed in a dust cloud of sanded paint.
Apart from the ginormous motor yachts, Antigua is quite beautiful. Megan, Jason, Jonathan, and I took a hike over to Pigeon Beach. The hiking trail is a goat path, and the lil trail-blazers kept popping out of the bush to say hello. We hiked along the hill-top catching little hermit crabs and avoiding the goat poo. It was and excellent change from living in small quarters with no space to roam.
Today I went grocery shopping and almost had a melt down in the aisles. It is so frustrating to buy Canadian grown celery or cantaloupe from the United States when you know the same could be grown around here. I guess part of the issue is that islands have limited space. Maybe there is not enough space to meet demand. Any ideas? I need help understanding. It feels strange living in this yachting world that is so apart from the real world, but creates the Antiguan economy in many ways. oo baby i have a long way to go.
Well, before i sign off let me leave with you some photos. On board during the passage we had a little extra time on our hands, go figure! We decided that as we floated along on our own lil country, the Sincerity, we should designate holidays. On November 23rd we celebrated make your own super hero day. I made an appearance as Miss Calamity Noisybuckets, a name I had been dubbed earlier for fairly obvious reasons. Jason dressed up as No AIS man, the evil superhero who had been constantly ruining our AIS system. And, fortunately unfeatured in the photo, Jonathan was the Naked Navigator. It did the trick in displacing a certain hint of cabin fever. enjoy!
THe other crew shot is of Jonathan, me, Greg, Megan , and Jason. Megan is my firstmate and the rest of the guys are al delivery crew.
sending much love, as always!
up on deck Megan, my first mate, Jon, our engineer, and an excellent crew of Antiguans (Aleco, Junior, and America) have been working on repainting the hull. She is going to look spectacular when all is said and done, but for right now we are engulfed in a dust cloud of sanded paint.
Apart from the ginormous motor yachts, Antigua is quite beautiful. Megan, Jason, Jonathan, and I took a hike over to Pigeon Beach. The hiking trail is a goat path, and the lil trail-blazers kept popping out of the bush to say hello. We hiked along the hill-top catching little hermit crabs and avoiding the goat poo. It was and excellent change from living in small quarters with no space to roam.
Today I went grocery shopping and almost had a melt down in the aisles. It is so frustrating to buy Canadian grown celery or cantaloupe from the United States when you know the same could be grown around here. I guess part of the issue is that islands have limited space. Maybe there is not enough space to meet demand. Any ideas? I need help understanding. It feels strange living in this yachting world that is so apart from the real world, but creates the Antiguan economy in many ways. oo baby i have a long way to go.
Well, before i sign off let me leave with you some photos. On board during the passage we had a little extra time on our hands, go figure! We decided that as we floated along on our own lil country, the Sincerity, we should designate holidays. On November 23rd we celebrated make your own super hero day. I made an appearance as Miss Calamity Noisybuckets, a name I had been dubbed earlier for fairly obvious reasons. Jason dressed up as No AIS man, the evil superhero who had been constantly ruining our AIS system. And, fortunately unfeatured in the photo, Jonathan was the Naked Navigator. It did the trick in displacing a certain hint of cabin fever. enjoy!
THe other crew shot is of Jonathan, me, Greg, Megan , and Jason. Megan is my firstmate and the rest of the guys are al delivery crew.
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