The purpleheart railings in place with Jan and Kenrick admiring the good work.

We have a window in place, one down, fiftysix to go!

Last Sunday we sailed out of Marigot Bay for a day trip, the first time in many months. We sailed a few miles along the coast to Anse Cochon, where we picked up a buoy and got down to some serious relaxing. A little swim, snorkel, boat bottom inspection, lunch and a sleep. What could be more perfect? Our friends on Lucky Dog joined us in the small bay and also the crew on INXS came on their tender and we all met up in the waterside bar where they served the best fruit punches ever. It was a lovely day, calm seas and a cool breeze. It was great to be sailing again and doing what we ought to be doing here, having fun!

The week of building has been a good one. As you can see from the photos, the purple railings are in place and we have a window in place. The guys have been marking out the excavation site for the pool and decking area, hopefully we will have a digger next week to start shifting earth. A tiler has also been employed to start on the balconies and bathrooms.
Our water tanks are half full of rain water but the guys are reluctant to drink it even though it is perfectly safe, so I was sent on a journey to find out what the water board does and they sold me some large chlorine tablets to dissolve in the water and said that should do the trick. I haven’t tasted it since but Jeff says its OK. Eventually, I guess we will use a water filter for the drinking water if only to be rid of any chlorine taste.

Tonight we are off to Maggie’s who is hosting a farewell BBQ for Lucky Dog and INXS. I am sure we did that farewell last week but it sounds like a good idea so we are all for it

Lastly- Happy Birthday Fiona!! Sorry we are not there but we shall toast your good health on Saturday.