March 20
Ok today we need to go find Quentin. He is on HI5 and in Red
Shanks, with Connor. HI5 is another Canadian boat, and Connor was one of the
first kids he met. He left with Connor and his Dad yesterday morning to catch
up with Myel who was flying back to the Yukon yesterday. We went to help check
the beach for fire and wood and stuff the kids might have left. When we came
back to let the other boats know it was all done, HI5 said Connor and Quentin
were on Stocking Island with their dinghy. We had told Quentin to stop at the
boat and get whatever he needed... water bottle, lunch etc. We called him several times while we were at Red
Boone, meeting with Jeannie but he never answered and when we got back to
Stocking Island, to pick him up, we called again and HI5 told us he was with
them in Red Shanks, and could he stay for the night? I feel like we've passed
him around to all the kid boats and the only reciprocation is when they have
movies nights on other boats, I send him with a big bowl of popcorn. Everyone
insists it's great having him around...unfortunately he will also be reading
this...don't let it go to your head, Quentin. Connor has no-one to
"play" with either, so it's good for both of them and they are Rubiks
nerds. ;)
SUNDAY
Today we were going to get a pot of seedlings from Cordell
and find out what the plan is for Rum Cay. Bu he didn't bring them, which is
good. Lee on Alesto wants us to meet him in Blackpoint so we can transfer
Quentin to his boat and he will have a crew on the way to Rum Cay. But that
adds an extra day to our trip...not that we are in a hurry but we need to be
prepared to do an overnight and the winds need to be good. Lee is also not
feeling well and Quentin is too inexperienced to leave him on someone else's
boat as the only crew. We need to
re-think the Rum Cay run.
Connor is with us tonight. TJ from Cookie Monster is coming
over for dinner but Connor will sleep over. They watched 2012 and were all
creeped out by it. I pointed out a couple of times that a] this was already
2016 and b] it's only a movie...although reports of the Siberian craters, holes
in Nebraska and all the sinkholes in Florida may be warning signs....still it
was a good movie!
MONDAY
The boys went over to Cookie Monster this morning with their
snorkelling gear to help Tim clean the boat. Tim told them he would provide the
Margueritas and pay them. Apparently
Quentin invented makeshift SCUBA equipment to help them stay under longer...a
take-off on "Pirates" upside-down rowboat manoeuvre --he used a
bucket.
Mary called us all to tell us the boys could all sleepover
tonight [personally I think she is certifiable!] She is making a huge pot of
pasta so we took over the last of our popcorn. We packed up Connor's stuff, Q's
stuff some blankets pillows and cockpit cushions for them to use. They are
leaving tomorrow -- going to shore for the night before they fly home to the
States. The boys are all quite sad about that.
We went to shore to catch the meat truck...missed it, so we
helped take down the Regatta stand and move all the equipment back to the
warehouse. BY about 3 pm the storm started to move in and winds went up to
20-25 knots. We got back to the island side and let Cookie Monster know we
would bring all the stuff she needed. We went to check on Jasmine City as
well...all good. So we came home, had dinner, watched a movie and slept!
While we were in town I noticed that the kids were at
school!! Now why would the teachers tell me that they were out for 2 weeks???
So today, the weather is still kicking up. I listened to a
rely in the middle of the night...a boat trying to get into the harbour [8
miles out] had run out of fuel and was trying to sail against the stormy winds
to get into shallow water. I heard him again this morning sailing up the bay to
find a spot so it took him about 6 hours to find a spot. Apparently he was
taking on water and out of fuel. The boats who heard him tried to get Search
and Rescue and the Coast guard to respond but in the end one of the boats out
here got him inside and anchored.
There was no response from either the SAR or the Coast Guard...kinda
scary.
Anyway, today is busy. We need to get the boys off Cookie
Monster so Mary can clean the boat. We need to go to Jasmine City to check it
out. I probably should go to the school but I think I will spend the time
working on MY boat for a change. I need to get some cleaning and baking done
for me.
So...ttyl
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