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Settled for Xmas

We’ve settled in to our Xmas anchorage. Near to the airport so we can pick up the kids regardless of the weather. Nice enough in case we are marooned here for a bit. We’re also next to Bees Knees and … Continue reading

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Dominoes

Mexican train wreck dominoes takes a long time to play. This is why it is popular with cruisers who have a lot of time on their hands (after the boat work is finished). We had a great game last night. … Continue reading

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Feelin’ good

Dominoes was called off on Tuesday due to choppy conditions. Always another day and that day is today. That meant Helen and I had a quiet evening on Tuesday. Yesterday was a shopping day. It was a bit cloudy so … Continue reading

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Charging Batteries in Paradise

It’s mostly work and little fun here in paradise. The day my parents left I performed what I thought was a regular maintenance task. I checked the fluid levels in the house batteries and found them short of where I … Continue reading

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Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance

It seems to be never ending. A quick account of the last few days. Friday was all batteries. After topping up my house batteries on Wednesday I they were now appearing to discharge from being fully discharged far too quickly. … Continue reading

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