For those
of you who think that we’re living the dream – here’s the nightmare side of the
story. Though we arrived to all main systems on Sea Change dysfunctional, my
captain and I were able to restore plumbing, sewage, and refrigeration – at
least, temporarily (everything’s temporary on a boat).
But now, we
have a tiny but smelly leak in the sewage system, the VHF radio is functioning
intermittently, the hand-held radio is dead, and the refrigeration is kaput,
after we smelled a burning odour coming from its motor, and turned it off
completely. So we’re in the process of cooking all the fresh meat in the
freezer until we can get some ice later today. A friend is bringing us a part
for the fridge from Florida – but not for a week or two.
Meanwhile
the weather has turned mean, predicted to last until next weekend – cloudy,
rainy, too windy – rough waves even in the harbour. We’re going to try to get
back to George Town and beat the rain to get ice before everything closes up
until Dec. 27th.
But it’s
New Year’s Eve day, and our 34th anniversary, and tomorrow is
Christmas – so we’re planning to celebrate despite it all – with warmish
champagne and lobster tails for dinner tonight, and a pot-luck lunch on the
beach tomorrow. It’s still better in the Bahamas 😎 – though we’re definitely
tested on this theory at times! Happy holidays to all of you, whatever you’re
celebrating, and best wishes for a healthy happy New Year!
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