First of all here is my recipe for Grog, a nice comforting drink, especially around the Holiday Season :) It is also great for curing a sore throat...something I can attest to!
Okay...now then...we have a new battery for the windlass on order...should arrive next week :) We decided to hang out at our mooring over New Year's...the anchorages are becoming busy with boat traffic from the mainland as is the case every year here in Culebra...our little bay is tucked away from this traffic, so we stay put, enjoy, and relax until next year, hahaha...so far away and yet so near ;) We also just heard from some friends who will be coming to Culebra on Thursday...they are from Germany, used to live in PR, and we have not seen them in many years! So it will be fun in the sun with them and some friends from Ponce next week for two days :)
My captain got our water tanks filled by schlepping our five gallon water containers to and from Dingy Dock Restaurant...they sell water there from the tap...so a few dinghy rides back and forth later and some muscle power to lift the tanks ORION is ready to ride the high seas with us again soon! Things will become a lot easier when we get the new water maker...then we can make our own potable water without any schlepping involved :).
Whilst Rick took care of the water I took care of the laundry...he dropped me and the dirty washing off near the laundromat in town and picked me and the clean washing up again two hours later...perfect timing and two things accomplished before the new year :) We may get a small washing machine when the water maker is up and running! Our friends Gabriel and Wanda on SV Good Timing bought one from Walmart that fits in their boat and only uses around 5 gallons of water for a medium load...we checked it out on their boat and it looks feasible for ORION as well...exciting I tell ya! Anyways...one thing at a time...stay tuned please.
Since we are sticking around for a few days longer we are making the best of it as usual ;) Discovered a great little restaurant called Barbara Rosa's and went there for dinner yesterday evening...what an outstanding food experience...home cooked dishes made by Barbara Rosa herself...a somewhat rustic setting with a down home feeling...I had Mahi Mahi filet with rice and beans and salad and Rick had fish and chips with coleslaw...key lime pie rounded off the evening...we could even bring our own bottle of wine and have it with our dinner! The food was so good we talked about it even today...we shall be back at Barbara Rosa's for sure :)
To round things off we went for a nice long walk the other day and found this picturesque small water dam in the woods by the road! Who would have thought? Until soon again...Happy New Year when it comes...maybe I'll fit in another post before then...
