Aboard Dignity (Lagoon 420) Blog

They’re all non-washable aren’t they?  Well – at least the one I had until now was not for the washing machine.  Leaving aside the inevitable domestic dispute that is now behind us, I am now the proud owner of an 80Gb Zune.  This was something we had planned on getting for playing music aboard Dignity later in the year.  This plan, out of necessity, has been brought forward.  Something to play with over the weekend.

Windancer IV leaves Antigua around noon today.  This sets her on the path for our first convergence in Bermuda next weekend.  Helen and I will arrive on the 16th for a long weekends stay.  During that time we’ll meet up with John and the rest of the crew and hopefully all will pass Helen’s approval.

Last night we booked three flights from Philadelphia to Antigua to get Ben, Sam and Jessica (Ben’s g/f) to us down in the islands to share Xmas and New Year with us.  Three and a half weeks in all.  We’ll also aim to get John from the Uk over to us for the same period.

During this time, (Windancer IV) John accompanied with his family having recrossed the Atlantic in Nov/Dec will be heading North through the islands.  Chances are we’ll have our second convergence with Windancer IV around this time.  By this time we should all have some salty tales to tell.

We have decided we will have a Hookah on board.  This will be in addition to our dive gear.  For some time I have been debating whether or not to get a dive compressor but have come to the conclusion that I’d rather spend the money on a Hookah.  In case you don’t know, a Hookah is a floating compressor which drives air down to divers below.  The Hookah will be far more flexible for the majority of dives which are either shallow and/or cleaning the bottom of the boat.  It will be easier to maintain and usable for guests.  We’ll get one that can be used by up to four people so we can share experiences with guests.

Less than 12 days to go before Helen and I go to Bermuda.  We’ll be heading out on Friday morning – the 16th of May.  We’re going to stay in Hamilton until Monday.  We’ll probably rent bikes to tour the island.  There is supposed to be an abandoned railway that allows one to cycle about avoiding the traffic.  Before Helen leaves we’re hoping she can meet John and the rest of the crew of Windancer IV.  We understand there is at least one Indian restaurant on the island.  We’re hoping the food is made more like it is back in the Uk rather than here in the US.  It’s just not the same here unfortunately.  Being an English island we have our fingers crossed.  The following Monday Helen flies home and I’ll move aboard and join the crew.  I am quite excited.

This weekend I was supposed to pack.  I’m not finished.  Helen was given a couple of old laptops from school.  We figured they would come in useful on the boat – particularly when it comes to dinghying to land with a computer.  An old laptop won’t be such a loss if it gets drenched.  I spent all day Saturday configuring it – it was so slow.  Today I bought a new laptop.  Amazing what one can get for $600 these days.