Feb 2-3

Feb 2-3

Yesterday I went to school for 10:15 am and had a great class with the Grade 9's. Quentin went to practise for the baseball game before he went to school. We picked up our laundry and brought it back to the boat. He stayed there all day and we picked him up after school. Apparently he did well for the baseball team.  They were practising for Regatta. We have a game against the Bahamians.

Then we moved over to Monument because we were finished on shore. We had rice and peas and sausage fried and made into a pan fry. It had mushrooms, onions and red peppers in it but Quentin ate it anyway.

FEB 3

Today Rick and Quentin went to the beach today to learn ho w to make conch horns. Quentin's works really well and he knows how to blow it.  I left them there and went to Jasmine City to help Stephan alter a motor cover but my stupid sewing machine is broken. For some reason the upper thread is not catching the bobbin thread and knotting it in the fabric. Crap! We spent about an hour trying to get it to work, then we borrowed a Sailrite from another boat and couldn't make that work either!

Rick and Quentin came over to Jasmine City to tell us they had picked up a spinnaker of sorts from Bamboo. That's the boat that was damaged beyond repair in the storm. He only paid $6.00 for it and Stephane said we should take it out and hang it on Jasmine City to see if it would work. But when we opened it up there were a couple of holes in it that would shred if we sailed it so I will repair it when I fix my sewing machine! I have material that will do the job.

We left Quentin on the beach to play volleyball and came back to get the wind generator working. We are tucked against the hill and the water is fairly calm. Stephane is over at the town because he has to go to the airport. Over there the winds are 35 knots, so Rick went over to stay with Jasmine City until he comes back.  Quentin and I stayed here.  I need to get some art ready for tomorrow. ttyl