Another day in paradise and we're doing what???????????????

Yup, you guessed it, folks!  Chores, chores and more chores!  We had a wonderful day yesterday exploring the beaches, flora and fauna of Allens Cays!  The scenery is simply breathtaking and the iguana are real characters!  When you land your dinghy, they all race out to see who the "new folks' are and then sit back to watch with those big blinking eyes, as though we might provide them with some form of entertainment!  One of the bigger ones kept following me around and was actually making me a little nervous so I spent a lot of my time in the water (which they don't seem to care for) rather than on the beach.  Eventually, I came to realized that the little lizard was just curious and actually moved away when I went near.  Whew!!!  The water is as clear as can be and the swimming is amazing!  The island is quite thick with palm trees and some kind of fruit bearing trees and we even found some pear cactus!  We will certainly miss this little anchorage despite the fact that it is VERY popular with other cruisers and can become a bit crowded.

So, today is chores day and poor Gregg is down in the salon with the water maker completely taken apart....no small feat by the way as he is having to change out all of the o rings in hope that this is the reason Wally (the watermaker) is refusing to send us clear, clean refreshing water but rather is telling us the salinity levels are too high and everything he makes is going overboard.  I doubt that the fish appreciate us taking out all the goodies in their habitat and throwing back straight salt water! Personally,  I think he is trying to put off his second foray into the world of our marine heads (also known as the john, the toilet or the shi**er) .  Unfortunately, the forward head has been a bit of a challenge lately so poor buddy has decided the only answer left is to take the whole thing apart and see what's going on.  I think he may choose using the aft head for a bit while he works up his nerve to don the hazmat suit and go in again. Ahhh, the joys of marine plumbing!  My chore for the day was a little bit more fun.  I cleaned our girls hull which at least allowed me to hang off the dinghy, dangling my feet in the water and enjoying the sunshine and the breeze.  :o)   A big thank you goes out to Bill and Eileen who shared their secret for cleaning the hull!  You guys rock!  I'm happy to say that at least we don't look like sailor trash any longer as the rusty brown of the ICW is now long gone and we are back to showing a beautiful, sparkling white hull!

One more thing.....hugs and prayers to you big bro, your earth angels have your back!

Missing our families and especially those big beautiful smiles!!!!

Until next time.....

Love and hugs,
Shelley and Gregg