Day 85 – January 15
Bill decided that we could only use 1 paint brush a day since we were getting low on brushes so while Becky varnished I took the dinghy into town to grab some produce at the market, pick up fish, and fill the gas tank with “zoom”, the local name for gasoline mixed with oil.
Bill and Michael worked at taking the head off the engine in order to see if it was a bad head gasket that had been giving us engine troubles.
Day 86 – January 16
More varnishing… true to our 1 brush a day, Becky and I took turns varnishing.
Day 87 – January 17
More varnishing…
Day 88 – January 18
More varnishing…
Day 89 – January 19
Today we committed the mortal sin. We have 2 water tanks and when we last filled the tanks with water we left both water valves open so that the tanks would fill at the same time. When the tanks were full we forgot to switch it so that we would use water from only 1 tank at a time. Today when we ran out of water we assumed that it was only 1 tank that was empty. Bill went to switch on the valve to the other tank and realized that we have been using water from both tanks and were now completely out of water. Luckily we are still in Rabaul and can get fresh water from the dock but had we been sailing on our way to Micronesia we could have been in some serious trouble – especially since right now it seems that rain does not want to fall even though it is the rainy season.
Day 90 – January 20
Yahoo!!! Today Becky and I applied our final coat of varnish on the boat. There are still a few bits and pieces that will need varnish but our major project is done. Oh how great it feels to be finished after working 20+ days non-stop to get this project completed.
To celebrate, Becky and I took Lorraine from Rod’s boat out to dinner for a fun girl’s night out. We had dinner at the Rabaul Hotel and upon entering the dining room at the hotel Lorraine exclaimed, “It’s like Christmas!” She had never been in a place so fancy and it was great fun watching her excitement.
Day 91 – January 21
After working nonstop on the varnish project for 20+ days, Becky and decided that we needed a day off and headed into Kokopo to use the internet and buy a few supplies that we just couldn’t get in Rabaul. And in the evening headed over to Rabaul Yacht Club for what we hope will be our final Friday night dinner. A great day!
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