Dec 26-28 catch-up

December 26/27/28

So Boxing Day...not sure what we did. It rained a lot here and we worked on the freezer, and other stuff. Rick and I went looking for a bunch of odds and ends... nothing! Gail and I went shopping too for bits of groceries and odds and ends. We were a little more successful.

We have been bumbling around for a couple of days adjusting and readjusting the freezer box. The first time he built it, it wouldn’t fit through the door into the pantry. So he cut it down and we re-fibre-glassed the corners. That took a day to set up. Then when he brought it down, it wouldn’t fit into the space... it was too tall to drop into the hole. So we cut it in half and now it is installed. The cold plate is bent into shape and we are getting ready to cut the access and feed the pipes through. We should have a working freezer by tomorrow...or the next day, or...

OH yeah, Boxing Day was also Steak night at the bar.  We met some more travellers and had a great talk. They are from up the coast, in Maryland[?]... Mary & Joe, and Rick. They sat with us and we all exchanged stories.

I haven’t eaten this much red meat in YEARS...or drank this much beer! Gotta stop! But once we’re out of here, that will make a difference. It’s possible to leave!! This morning the big Endeavour cat called CAT left. They are headed south and we will see them somewhere in the Bahamas.

We went to the show last to see Night at the Museum. It was good to see Mickey Rooney and Robin Williams’ last film...a little sad too. I had a small popcorn this time!

Today we are going to a Gullah restaurant... traditional slave food, [no slaves  serving]. It will be seafood boil, rice and peas, probably some bbq goat and corn of some sort. It’s the spices that make the difference. Looking forward to it. I suspect it will be a lot like the places where we ate in the lower islands when we went to get the boat. Gullah is the language that developed from French, English and the African native languages when the slaves had to learn to communicate. A whole culture grew out of the language.

Tomorrow the car goes back to the rental agency so we will be limited in what we can get while walking. I hope the freezer will be ready, I want some frozen vegetables! I don’t have enough frig space for all the fresh stuff and it keeps getting warmer!

So will let you know what happens at the restaurant later today!