Travel Blues...Boatyard Joys

Does anyone really enjoy flying anymore? The flight in our 8 passenger Yellow Air Taxi was fine albeit a little cool and we had the whole plane to ourselves....two pilots and us; however Spirit managed to demolish one of our solar lights, bend the handle of our frying pan and dent our new stainless steel BBQ lid. Rob has a theory that the baggage handlers get angry when the bag is heavy and then toss it with added vigour. Oh well....we are here safe and sound.
Florida and the Bahamas have been having erratic temperatures lately. We arrived on a rather cool day as you can see from the picture of the admiral in the cockpit having a warm bowl of soup. The next two days working in the boatyard were pleasant temperatures; however today we are having rain and expecting a cold front this afternoon. Yesterday we launched and are now floating at the dock. The sails are on but the dinghy is still on deck and there are plenty of inside jobs to keep the captain busy during the front. Winds expected are in the 20 to 30 knot range so we are happy to be tied up at Abaco Yacht Services.

Yes Sir...A BBQ and Cereal???!!!

With two days left to finish getting packed we are busy weighing our suitcases and moving things around from bag to bag to keep the weight under the magic 50 pounds. Rob is responsible for the one way suitcase loads which are being packed in the basement. These suitcases were purchased in the Bayfield rummage sale for a dollar a piece. Once in the boatyard they will be donated to the guys who work in the yard. There is quite an eclectic mixture of things in these bags. Everything from motor oil, extension cords, a stainless steel BBQ in parts,marine toilet pump and of course cereal and crackers. Rob has once again bolted a water maker motor to the suitcase. We can only hope that the airport security people see that it is not an incendiary device;however with heightened security we are a little more nervous. I have been filling our two duffel bags upstairs with yet again another eclectic mixture of items....medications for our medical kit, lock and lock containers, Christmas presents, DVD movies, engine filters, masking tape, and of course more cereal, crackers and the must have pita chips!? We envy those who travel by car; however one still has to get through Customs.
The weather is making us a little nervous; however the long range forecast is for a little sunshine by Tuesday. We have had a snowsquall warning for the past three days with various road closures. It is any wonder that Canadians yearn to go south in the winter. The Ontario Shuttle Service is picking us up at 4:30am Tuesday in order to get us to the Detroit airport a little earlier than usual in lieu of the TSA security procedures. We are over nighting in Fort Lauderdale and leaving early the next day on our 8 passenger Cessna Yellow Air Taxi to Treasure Cay. From Treaure Cay it is a taxi ride to the ferry dock and a 15 minute ferry ride to Green Turtle Cay and Abaco Yacht Services.
Keep your fingers crossed for us that all goes well and the next blog entry should be from Green Turtle Cay in the Abacos.