We still don’t have our shipment. The receivers on the island now insist on an original bill of lading which we don’t have. We have been sent a pdf which we have forwarded and printed/handed over but this does not suffice. We have been onto the shipping company to provide communications to authorize release. They say they have done this but the locals say they have not received this authority. Today is a public holiday in St Maarten so nothing will progress today bar pushing the folks in the US to send clearer / repeat communications.
Meanwhile we are making progress on little things on the boat. I’ve put teflon gel on a number of screws on the boat where you have metal against metal to prevent galvanic corrosion. We have sweetened the bilges with some bilge soap. We have put salad oil in the heads (toilets) – an instant way to eliminate squeaking. I’ve also installed better rated fire extinguishers so the boat conforms to US Coast Guard regs.
So today we are forced to accept the pace of the islands and finish our books, read some manuals, etc.
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