Another Brief Break from the Daily Drudgery of Logs

January 14, 2006

Friday, December 31, 2005 - January 14, 2006
By Tom

Ok, we are still lame. We haven't been able to get ourselves out of Georgetown. I have been keeping logs, but because we haven't been moving anywhere the daily content may not be of the same high quality that our dear readers have come to expect, so I will summarize below whats been going on.

When we last left of, Don and I were considering careers in Bahamian Law Enforcement. I can say now that in the light of day, we have decided to reconsider. Hmm.

New Years Eve came and we attended a "private" party of sorts at the Chat and Chill. It was a small gathering of about 150 people or so and the party lasted from 10 pm until about 3:30 the next morning. A good time was had by all those who can remember.

There were supposed to be fireworks provided by this mega yacht here in the harbour, but he refused to put on the show after his 120+ foot yacht got smashed at the government dock by a Panamanian Freighter. I've heard different versions of the story and the only thing I can say is I hope he has good insurance, because it doesn't sound like the freighter has any. Rumors circulating say that between 300,000 and 400,000 dollars of damage have been done.

The weather which had been absolutely perfect up til now had finally gone back to the typical Bahamian cycle. The cold fronts seem to be coming every three or four days now. Consequently, lots of boats are stuck here waiting on the next weather window to jump southward.

Another thing that has made a huge impact on Georgetown this year is the filming of the Pirates of the Caribbean Part 2 and Part 3. Johnny Depp, Kira somebody, and that dufus looking guy Orlando Bloom have been spotted in and around town. Amy is more impressed with this than I and the ferrets.

You didn't hear it from me, but Johnny Depp wears more make up than my wife.

In other news, the long anticipated arrival of the mail drop we ordered from the parental units back home finally arrived. It was shipped a week or so before Christmas and it finally showed up on January 13 th. Nice !.

For reasons still unknown to me, I had to pay $8.50 U.S. to get my mail out of customs. No one there could tell me what the fee was for. It was listed as import duty on miscellaneous items. The mail package contained 3 blank cd's, 4 months worth of bills and 2 small cans of Old Bay Caribbean Jerk Shrimp Seasoning that costs $1 a piece. Hmm.

With the now seemingly constant 20 knot easterly wind, hunting has pretty much come to a stand still. The last of our frozen seafood is almost gone and if I don't hunt soon we are going to have to actually go to town and pay for frozen beef or eat one of the ferrets. You can guess which option Milo is pulling for.

Speaking of ferrets, I took them into the beach the other day so that they could meet some of our friends and possibly eat a few of the French Canadians. (Ferrets don't like the French either!) Everyone enjoyed holding the furry little bastards and I think the ferrets now have more friends than Amy and I. The French wisely kept their distance from our two voracious carnivores.

We are still waiting on our friends Steve and Sally to arrive. Last I heard they were somewhere between Charleston and Saint Augustine, so maybe they'll get here after all. If we get a decent window in a few days, I think we are heading east to Long Island and from there out to Conception and Rum Islands.

Stay tuned, more to follow.