Waiting...

This has been a quiet few days as we wait for the ash cloud to dissipate in France and the feeder part for the main sail to be sent. We are also waiting for a new stove-top coffee percolator.

We have had great fun socializing in the evening with fellow boaters... some trawler folks and some sailors. Last night we had dinner with an interesting and fun couple from Halifax on Nelleke, who are headed north, but are waiting for some repairs to be done too. They are sailing a 1980 Moody 42 that has 3 cabins and 2 heads. It is an interesting and a very seaworthy boat. Dinner was just delicious, and we had a great time getting to know them, and learning how they live aboard.

Friday and Saturday evening all the Marina folks meet up at the top of the dock and BBQ and share a dish. No-see-ums were a bit rough both nights but we did have fun.
Have been to West Marine almost every day and Publix about every other day.

Bill pumped us out and filled the water tank Saturday so we are functional again However, we learned today that we need to filter the chlorine out of the water when we put it in as it reacts with the aluminum water tank. Always something new! Bill has been changing water filters today. There are 5! A friend from another Island Packet, The Gideon, came over and coached him through the first couple, and Bill has just finished the rest. People are so generous sharing their time and knowledge and we are so grateful for the help! You cannot imagine some of the positions Bill has to get into to work on stuff! He says he has muscles where he never knew he had any!

We went exploring in the car yesterday and found Ft Fremont and the beach at Lands End south of Penn Center, which we sailed by on the way through the Port Royal Sound. There are tons of tomato farms out on that part of the islands so now we know why there is a tomato processing plant on Hwy 21. Also, we found the Migrant workers camp which made us think of Lori, the Emory student staying with us at the house as her thesis is about migrant farm workers in south GA.

All is well as we wait here at the dock for the ash cloud to dissipate. We are planning to be home for a while at the end of the month.