Day 5: Awoke to the lapping waves again ;) Greg was up fishing, but no bites. Coffee is on and breakfast about to start. Off to the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Studies (BIOS) as they offer free tours on Wed. I go with the girls from Teepee as their dinghy has more horsepower and can carry 3 better. It turns out that the tour is once daily at 10:00 and it is almost 10:30 when we arrive. We do join the tour and get briefed on what research they are doing. As th...

Day 4 Woke up on the Teepee. Great sleep and had tea and crepes with pears and banana. Experimented with the head - not all boats are the same and not all boats have holding tanks. I took some ribbing over this new found information. Also wise to lower the seat on the head. I did try and buy some air freshner as a gift later in the day as a peace offering - but couldn't find any.9 Had a nap as Yves took Dom to the airport. It was beautiful with the waves lappin...

Day 3: woke up before the others and enjoyed some time topside working on the blog. After the others got up we had breakfast on deck - wheat cakes with milk and nutmeg syrup plus toast and coffee. Dominique cooked and Yves and I did the dishes. Greg was going to see his brother, but they came over. They are picking up a crew and deciding where they are headed next. They are using the crew to help learn how to sail their fifty footer. CAVES We joined up with Mic...

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 ou...

Arrived in Bermuda!!!! Yves picked me up at the airport, grabbed my bags and we headed to the dinghy. A short boat ride (and a rum toast) and we were at the Rusee de Jersey and I met Dominique, his wife and ballet instructor (Dom has been on board since January after being back on Quebec for six months). After a quick tour of this beautifully kept 1987, 39 foot sailboat, we decided to go for a walk through the "jungle" and get to know each other. Yves and Dom h...