Jobs done just in time!!

This was a full week of getting lots of work completed on the boat. Mark spent 3 full days working on the aft cabin air conditioning and it’s now finished and working well. I got the V-berth emptied, washed and then set-up for Evelyn’s arrival. We did a good grocery trip with our boat neighbour Michelle (she was kind enough to invite us along on her shopping trip) and even had a lovely happy hour with Michelle and Len on Wednesday night (April 2) before Michelle flew home to Long Island and Len (plus 2 crew) left the dock aboard his 53ft Amel ketch.

We rented a car for 2 days starting Saturday (April 6th) so we could pick Evelyn up at the airport on Sunday. It was great to have wheels! We did laundry and another grocery shopping before lunch and then went for an amazing drive into the mountains in the afternoon. The roads were crazy with some really sharp hairpin turns. They were also quite narrow in spots as we made our way up to the communities at the top. On the way back down, we had some impressive views of the valleys in the area. Everything was very green and lush!!

On Sunday we left around 9am so we could do a bit of shopping in San Juan before Evelyn’s flight arrived. We went to West Marina for some hose clamps and then to Walmart for a few other items. We met up with Sharron and John (Sundog) and had lunch with them. They were also picking up a friend at the airport! We had a short drive from the shopping area to the airport. We had one missed turn (road signage here is terrible!!) but found the parking lot and headed for the terminal. Okay road signage was bad but the airport signage was even worse!! We couldn’t figure out how to get to terminal A arrivals and finally asked for directions! We got inside the terminal just as Evelyn came into the hall!! Perfect timing! We had a great drive back to the marina and our first night was very relaxing.

Today (April 7) we were up fairly early and went for a walk around the neighborhood. Evelyn and I went for a swim at the pool and then headed back to the boat for lunch. We’d just finished lunch when Evelyn realized she’d left her Fitbit at the pool. She quickly went back to look for it but it was gone. I told Evelyn to check at the office and sure enough someone had handed it in!! Evelyn has now put herself on a time ban – no more wearing her Fitbit!!