Georgetown

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 Winds W 20- 25 32°31.71 N 76°46.12’ W The winds blew for several days so we decided to hunker down on the boat. The dinghy ride would have been long, bumpy and wet. I finished Colin Powell’s autobiography and Alan read Pete Goss’s account of his Vendee Globe race and rescue of Raphael Dinelli. Both were amazing in their own ways. On Thursday we decided we would treat ourselves to power and showers and headed to the marina. We called on the VHF to make sure our depth would be no problem. We headed in about noon and slowly came to a stop about 100 metres from the dock. We were aground. I quickly put the engine n reverse and managed to free us from the sandy bottom – the dock was not to be. We went back to the west side of the harbour and anchored with about 50 other boats near the Chat n Chill Restaurant. We decided not to be so skimpy with our water and both took a shower on the boat. We headed in to Georgetown in the dinghy to check things out. The dinghy dock id located on Lake Victoria. This is a landlocked lagoon in the middle of town. It is reached through a narrow canal under a bridge.

So narrow that incoming dinghies have right of way. Over the next two days we stocked up on groceries, did laundry (or at least Alan dropped off the laundry for them to do) bought Raisin Bread and Banana bread from Mom

and dumped three weeks worth of garbage.

We met with one of our customers sailing on an F-27 trimaran. Although they loved the performance, they found the living accommodations sparse and are in the market for something a little bigger. We managed to take on 26 gallons of fresh water with our jerry jugs from the free hose on the dinghy dock – definitely a nice bonus in the Bahamas.