Hanging in Georgetown, Exuma

Jan has been back on yacht White Pepper for 5 days now. What do we do? It resembles summer vacation when we were school kids. We sleep late. We fuss over breakfast. My new favorite is thickly sliced homemade coconut bread made into French toast. If the wind permits we dingy into town for shopping. Lately the wind has been so high that the dingy ride is so wet that the ride is not worth it. We do light chores on the boat--which is mostly cleaning and straightening up. A small boat has to be neat to be livable.

After lunch usually a sandwich, we go to one of the beaches for a long walk in the sand. This is very therapeutic for Jan. We swim in the ocean or harbor depending on the sea state. I collect plastic and glass shards on the beach for my service project. It is endless but every little bit helps.

We watch the sun go down every night with a rum and tonic and then have a wonderful meal that Jan prepared. I am so pleased to not have to 'batch' it anymore!

While the generator is on we have full 110 volt access and can use the computer. Usually the Harbor Wi-Fi is running albeit very slowly. Evenings are filled with catching up on the e-mails or downloading weather files from NOAA. We play games on the computer or Nintendo. As a treat we can watch a DVD on the computer.

I have to run the Honda 2000 watt generator about 6 to 7 hours per day to keep the batteries charged and the freezer cold. This uses about one gallon of gasoline. The dingy uses prodigious amounts of gasoline and 2 stroke oil. At $5+/gallon gasoline is the biggest expense on the boat and the chief reason to go to town. Five dollars a day is $150. /month which is about the cheapest utility bill I have ever paid in Corpus Christi so I should not complain.

When Jan is ready, we will try an easy sail to one of the nearby islands--Long Island or Conception. Then we will return to George Town for the famous International Out Island Family Regatta starting April 21st.