Today is a rest day and we are taking the time to explore the island. We were just about to break out the muesli, yogurt and nescafe when I spotted a bakery delivery boat open for business among the moored yachts so we decided to treat ourselves. 3 coffees, 2 pastries and 2 breakfast sandwiches were supplied for the princely sum of $40. Pricy I thought but then it’s not every day someone gets in a dingy to deliver you a cup of joe.
I suppose I should mention that we are now living like house cats with a human sized litter tray (complete with pine scented kitty litter!) …..which needs to be emptied…picture what very big cats can do and you are there. No more pumping it overboard like the good old days. Keeps the water cleaner apparently and with the number of pleasure craft up and down this coast, I can see the point. We needed to go ashore and dispose of our product so the recently renovated dingy was dug out of storage and put to service.
Our dingy was being slightly unwilling. After a little test ride the results were a soggy arse and one more broken plank in the bottom. Confidence in our ability to safely paddle to shore with our precious cargo was waning so I suggested we try putting the outboard on it to avoid sitting on the wet floor. The engine was also unwilling so we had to paddle to the dock.
We beached the craft and went for a beer leaving the cargo to fester and and improve in the sun while we worked up the courage to deal. Suitably fortified, we went to work. Unfortunately for me, when I shook the container into the waiting rubbish container, it fell in…crap…I had to go in after and retrieve it. Ugh.
Mairead and I decided to hire bikes and see the island whilst F had his afternoon nap. It’s a great way to get round this little place as the speed limit is 25mph so traffic is not a problem. The biggest risk is probably the crappy brakes on the bike and the crappier driving of the other tourists on rental scooters. On the south of the island, there are some cliffs which have helpful sign telling people that they are dangerous and you shouldn’t go past the barrier but which everyone ignored. Looking at the images from the 360 camera, I probably would agree now.
We came across this old lighthouse which was moved back from the cliffs about 15 years ago. It is a national monument now and a Discovery channel documentary about how they moved it apparently. Not sure how they did it as it is pretty big and made of stone and brick.
Sadly on the way down from there my insta360 camera bounced out of the bag and became roadkill. No more 360 shots of the boat ….but I’m looking on the bright side. It’s another upgrade opportunity 😜
F joined us in the bar where I tried to be a good pseudo veggie and ordered the black bean burrito where the waitress immediately asked me if I wanted ‘any protein with that?’ I imagined that the idea of making something out of black beans was the point of adding in the protein but not so. They were merely a garnish and my offering was 70% rice. It is pretty tough to avoid meat here. A nice sunset rounded the day off.
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