Hanging in the harbor – dan
We’re still doing boat projects interspersed with walks about town, visits with crews of other boats, reading and a trip to the big city of Hamilton for some parts and charts. Hamilton is at the opposite end of the island geographically as well as ambiance. St. George’s where we are at is small and laid back where as Hamilton is very cosmopolitan and bustling with activity. Hamilton is where the big cruise ships land. We definitely ended up on the better end of the island from our perspective.
We took the bus to Hamilton and that gave us a good tour of most of the length of the island. From Hamilton we took the fast ferry to the Royal Dockyards where we toured the old fort, the Commissioners House and the Maritime Museum. We could feel the history of the place as we walked the cobbled streets and in amongst the limestone fortifications. From there a 45 minute ferry ride brought us back to St. Georges.
We’ve shifted our sleeping quarters from the aft cabin to the forepeak to take advantage of the large deck hatch that offers wonderful ventilation as well as views of the moon and stars at night.
We picked up our sails from Ocean Sails and were pleasantly surprised by the bill. Picking up the sails couldn’t have been easier for us either as they are located right at the water’s edge just a couple thousand yards from where we are anchored. We were able to land the dinghy on a little beach right next to the sail loft. We haven’t put our genny back up yet because when we took it down we discovered that the clevis pin that supports the furler was missing. That part is on order from Schaefer in the states and hopefully will come in early next week.
We’re still waiting for our friends on Rights of Man to arrive. They left Newport RI six days ago and should arrive here any time now. Not that we’re worried about them, we’ll just feel a lot better once we know that they are safe in harbor.
