Okay, the internet has it’s places.

There was a couple of boat chores to be done today, all easy and not highly necessary. We fixed our connection to the shore power so that we could get more

“p’s”, set up the forward port cabin for it’s new inhabitants and create a “spa” feeling in the port 3’x4′ head. We also installed the aft shower,

something that I have been wanting to do since we left Turkey. The last time it was used we ran out of water because it was leaking into the port enginge

compartment. So it today we took a saw to a perfectly good boat and made a larter hole in the stern that will accomodate the new outdoor shower.

Huh.. cut a hole???? Okay its in an non water tight location. 1.5 hours later and the new aft shower hole was functional, but it was also time to

“surprise” Shawn and Sharon at the airport.

The Taxi’s say its about an hour, the local’s say if you get lost it could take up to 3hrs, my Garmin/Google maps say they island is less than 30 miles

long, who are the locals kidding.

So we drive on the worng side of the road, on the wrong side of the car, on a one lane highway with little to no passing. Non locals are scared to drive

(read “me”) … so its much longer than expected.

The roads are washed out, its up and down the mountainous hills, with blind shoulders and wet roads. Necl and shoulders need a massage after todays trip up

and over to the furthest part of St Lucia.

The joys of the internet, Shawn checked the at blog while aboard the airplane, 34,000 feet above the ground, and figured out that we were going go pick them

up in the rental car. Thank goodness, as their plane was 40 minutes early, they breezed through customs and luggage and were waiting for over an hour for

us. Christine and I were within 4 minutess of them bailing on us and catching a Taxi to the marina. All ends well, we found them, they were still waiting

for us, we didn’t run out of gas (even though we were dangerously close to doing so for several miles), we didn’t fall off the cliff, hit a cow, or run over

any locals, etc….

It has been an awesome day, Shawn/Sharon Skyped the family, we had a nice dinner… looking forward to tomorrow’s movement!