September 2017 | MONTH IN REVIEW

Here's a quick summary of what we were up to this month.

• We finally re-bedded the aluminium rail and stanchions on the port side! If you read our 'August 2017 | Month In Review' post, you'd know that this was our second attempt. If we had a dollar for every time we had to re-do a job because the epoxy, sikaflex or silicone set too fast or didn't set at all. We'd have a sizeable nest egg!

• We made little progress with the Sail Jib Track project. The weather has not been co-operative. It's not called the rainy/hurricane season for nothing.

• Speaking of hurricanes, it's been a tough month for those affected by the hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria. Very heart breaking to see all the islands, boats, homes destroyed and lives lost. Mother nature is not happy. It's a harsh call to remind us that climate change is real and we need to look after our planet {bring our own bags, say no to straws}.

• A couple of months ago, we re-bedded the cleats on the deck. We are now in the process of re-bedding the other remaining deck fittings. Yes, it never ends! So many deck fittings... and all installed without first protecting the balsa core with epoxy (seems ALL boat builders cut corners), resulting in areas of rotted core where water had leaked in. :( 

• The Fuel Tank project is finally underway. Read our 'Fuel Tank Project (Part I)' post.

• We co-hired a car from Econo Car Rentals with S/Y Katarina. The price increased from $125 TTD/day to $150 TTD/day. A little dearer but still cheaper to hire a car than to take a taxi to the airport. Fortunately, we had a free upgrade and so the car was not as shitty as the last one. Unfortunately, on the last day, while Alex and Tony were shopping for some boat parts, the car was towed for "illegal parking" which cost $500 TTD to release even though there were no signs anywhere on the street to indicate "No Parking"! After our car was towed, 3 other cars parked on that same stretch and nothing happened. What luck!

• I celebrated my birthday on board at the boatyard. I had a day off from boat work. No cleaning, handing Alex tools, cooking or washing {yay!}. Special thanks to Alex for making me a special brunch and dinner that day and preparing breakfast all week! :) I was also very happy to receive lovely birthday greetings from my family & friends. 

• We had another busy month on the entertainment front, we watched Game of Thrones (Season 7), Dark Matter (Season 3), Killjoys (Season 3), Arrow (Season 5), The Flash (Season 3) and Supergirl (Season 1 & 2). If you like musicals, try to watch The Flash's Season 3 Episode 17: 'Duet', it's pretty awesome! We also watched several movies -- Lion (2016), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017) and Pirate's of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). 

• We met another Aussie sailor, Dave from Sydney on S/Y Syreni.

Check out our posts this month:

Forepeak Repairs

FAQ | Costs of Cruising

The Rain in Port of Spain

The Fuel Tank Project (Part I)

August 2017 | MONTH IN REVIEW >>

October 2017 | MONTH IN REVIEW <<

Re-bedding the aluminium rail on the port side with life seal

Re-bedding the port stanchions with life seal

Jib Sail Track Project - Sanded 4cm around the edges

There's Rambutan in Trini!! But at $87.99/kg (~$12.57 USD/kg)??! :O 
Needless to say we did not get any..

My special brunch and dinner! {tastes better than it looks} Thanks for helping me make the Chocolate Fridge Cake.. and by help I mean pouring it into the mould! ;)

Every now and then I find a grasshopper on board (usually on my clothes). Cute ey? :)

Till next month, thanks for following our journey!