Yesterday was another day of getting things done.<\/p>\n

We have encountered our first couple of issues \u2013 nothing major, just annoyances. The head (toilet) in our cabin is slowly leaking. I made two attempts to remedy the problem using components of the old assembly we took out nearly a year ago but only succeeded in reducing the leak slightly. I believe we need a rubber flap called a joker valve so hopefully I can get that today.<\/p>\n

The second issue is one of the oar supports on the dinghy is peeling off. I tried using the glue that came with the emergency kit but after spending too long in the midday sun without a shirt on all I gained was sunburn. I need to fix this before I can put the dinghy cover on so I’m keen to resolve this. Along with the joker valves, some better gum\/glue is on the shopping list for today.<\/p>\n

Helen continued the reorganization of the boat putting a lot of stuff we won’t need for a while into vacuum bags. These are a godsend on a boat as they reduced the volume of clothing, etc by a huge amount allowing us to put significantly more into the spaces we have.<\/p>\n

I picked up our second hand sea anchor. It’s essentially a parachute that, when correctly deployed, allows one to stop in the water and let storms pass over quickly. The previous owner left a little message stating he hoped this would be a waste of money. I agree with his sentiment. Shortly after bringing the sea anchor aboard along with a couple of fenders that were also spare Helen asked if the dinghy floating away from the boat was ours. I had forgotten to tie it to the boat (first time I have done this) so had to dive in and retrieve it.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon Helen and I spent some time talking to Rene, a cruiser who helps run the show at Clarkes Court Bay, about Venezuelan Islands. This resulted in our changing our minds about doing a single dash to Los Roques. I was particular moved to learn we can pick up crates of beer for US$5 each in Margarita. We may change our minds again so rather than flip flop publically in our blog we’ll just announce where we’re off to when we go.<\/p>\n

In the evening we went to, probably, our last burger night at Clarkes Court Bay. They had a rum tasting session going and live music. It made for a great evening. We met up with a number of our friends and in some cases said our goodbyes as we’re expecting to head out of here early next week.<\/p>\n

The plan for today is to head round to Prickly Bay quite soon. I’ll visit the nearby Tropical Shipping branch and see if I can clear our goods without an agent. In doing so I’ll drop off some of our crates and empties at the nearby Carib outlet. If I am successful, our land based friend Mike will be able to help transport the gear to a dock tomorrow (Friday). I may also head off to the Venezuelan embassy to obtain a visa which will make things a lot simpler cruising their islands. While out and about I’ll try to pick up something to fix our head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was another day of getting things done.<\/p>\n

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