Thursday –
1837 - Ok…. so here is the deal and we are pretty sure it happened because we have the pictures to prove it.
At 0330 last night Jordi awakes and hears a noise. “Meow…meow… meow.” THERE IS A FREAKING CAT ON OUR BOAT!!! “Close the hatches, don’t get clawed, does it bite, maybe its friendly, should we pet it, what time is it again?” Then it jumps into the Ocean but precedes to kitty paddle towards our dingy and climb on board again! What the christ is going on here! Holy freaking moly!!!! Maybe we should give it some tuna fish and water? He or she is neither hungry nor thirsty and most likely extremely shocked. So what do we do? We decide it is time for flash photography definitely ensuring this poor kitty will not easily forget its run in with Team Audax. We discuss the situation and decide to throw it in the dingy (locked in the forward storage bin of course) and bring it ashore calling it a night. Wow!
A posting from yesterday and be sure to read Jordi’s entry on San Juan below this one
Wednesday
2118 – 3 bowls of ice cream, 2 cups of soup, 1 piece of chocolate cake, 1 cappuccino….its Sizzlers all you can eat buffet!!!! Quoting Stevey’s post “A sail bums oasis” (read it here) Note: Ths was the 2nd go around of the day! For the calories per dollar one just cant beat it although it is safe to say “good bye six pack, hello belly!”
San Juan really rocks!! The old town is perhaps the neatest place I have seen yet (see photo album
below) and the hospitality is excellent, at least from what we can understand of it (It is truly a treat to be in a culture where the English language does not dominate.) Today Jordi and myself tackled the stuffing box whilst Stevey attempted to discern the electrical workings of our outlets and speaker system. An afternoon of searching for misc boat parts - A LOT of filters, more oil, an alternator belt and some fuel stabilizer. Then additional Sizzlers time, then bed!
We love fast food, dust buster attempted repairs and full photo album of San Juan.
February 14th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Wow, that is one mighty scary and scared looking kitty! I thought cats generally did everything they could to stay away from water. Maybe Puerto Rican cats are different?! It looks very beautiful there, especially as we continue to hunker down will all the snow, ice and frozen turf here in Maine. We are enjoying your trip via blogs and photos. Back in B&B mode for us with Presidents’ week upon us–3 sets of guests in the next 10 days.
Martha, Mitchell and Sheba
February 15th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Hey
cool cat! they usually HATE water….could you keep it- OK probably way too complicated!? My concept of PR animal care is that it ranks about where our southern shelters do , or lower… LOVE the photos of old San Juan - the little street and the houses - WHERE are my paints….wish you were stopping at some of these fascinating places on the return…
MUCHO love (that’s my spanish?) MOM/Jillian
March 8th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Wow! You guys are one lucky crew! And all for a wonderful cause. We are a group of Bostonians and members of MITA. We spend a good portion of our summers kayaking and camping through the Maine islands. Currently my girlfriends and I are up in Vermont starring at the winter mix of sleet and rain debating when we should head over to ski Mad River. Reading and looking at your photos of the Caribbean and yourselves of course, providing much entertainment for us during this cold March morning. Enjoy the warmth and happy sailing! We look forward to seeing the slide show upon your return! Stella- AJ - Margo - Ally