Day 2:
I awoke and put on swim trunks (quickly learning that this is the best style to be dressed). I found Yves up top sanding the dagger board. There is always something to clean and fix to keep the boat in the best shape. We cleaned the metal poles that would hold the sun shade; getting rid of the rust and making it look sharp. We had a scrumptious breakfast top side and I got the low down on how to clean up the dishes and how the kitchen works.
We turned our attention to setting up the awning (also water maker if it rains as it stores rain water into containers - fresh water is precious). I am slowly learning knots - Yves is a good teacher.
Awning is up and now we take a break.
After an hour or so, we decide to go explore the park on the other side of the bay. There is an old gun battery built and used since the 1700's, now worn down but one can still see the remains. We also are on a section of the old rail line that was built in the 1920's and cost over one million pounds to create - making the 28.5 miles of track the most expensive ever built. It no longer exists as hurricanes kept breaking up the bridges, but the path along the water makes for great walking. More exploring.
We head back so we are not late to pick up Greg. Coming back on the dinghy we see a 51 foot sailboat the is Greg's brother's and get to quickly meet Gary and Deborah.
Back on the Rusee we see the 36 foot Teepee come into the marina. These are friends of Yves and Dom, and Yves welcomes them with a hearty blow from the conch shell.
Yves takes the dinghy to the airport. While Yves is gone, Michelle and Manuela (aka Manu) come over and We get to chat. They have had the Teepee since 2006 and bought it in Geneva. They did the full crossing in 28 days.
Since Greg and Yves stopped at Gary's new boat - they bought it just a month or two ago and it was a charter boat since 1985. Going over and joining them, I find it in cherry mint condition and the size inside immense. They treat us to drinks and snacks - the yachties (as I am learning the sailboaters are rare often called) are very generous and friendly.
Dinner will be back on the Rusee - a pot luck dinner withe the Teepee and the Grauyghe