bvi captains log blog

Probably thought you had been missing pictures of my parents and the food we have been eating! So, I found a few from the last week...I think that was at Moxies..
We fed the parental unit ribs...


And then mom had a plate that was about bigger then she was..


Bazza, stuck to a good old favorite. Hambugers. And fries. He is a simple man!

I snapped this picture in the grocery store for Lisa, as I can never get over how bright and colorful and fresh looking the veggie displays are here, after shopping at Riteway on Saturday mornings for quite awhile when everyone is pawing through everything before it even gets to the shelves to find something they want!

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Ah, just for variety, here is a pic from the BVI...The new fast ferry that Roadtown Fast Ferry has brought into the territory. The story goes that we are going to have service to PUERTO RICO, and ST CROIX! (and maybe St Martin sometime). I will believe it when I see it! But it would be exciting. Except for, when checking back into the territory after everyone has gone shopping in Puerto Rico can you imagine how many cases of Pampers you will have to wait behind?????


Speaking of the islands, and boats, I understand that Promenade managed somehow to get a leak in their fridge system and blew up something on the generator in the last couple days, which means a scurry and lots of money for parts to get the replacements on island and in before the boat goes on charter this coming weekend! They did well, those items usually break the day before you GO on charter! I did suggest to Lisa that she could take her frozen stuff to Sailors Ketch...Kind aren't I? Always like to be helpful! I think Bruce will quickly learn, that if repair items are "just" in the thousands, and not in the tens of thousands, life is good! Or my other favorite motto used to be "It is just one more charter to pay for it"
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And for the cute pictures of the day, I have Koala Bears! Which have to be right up there with dolphins I would say. Apparently with drought and heat in OZ, these koalas were coming out begging for water! I wish I could have one for a pet. But they pee on you all the time!!!















I have a new OBSESSION! Tracking ancestry through DNA. I have just about got all my family now on 23andme and Decodeme. I am trying hard to learn about chromosomes and genetically connecting relatives and I am having a ball with it! Even though, I admit, I am riding on whoever genes I am comparing mine with lately to know a hell of a lot more about the subject then I do. If you are on either one of these genetic programs, look me up, I am Puppette user name (don't ask) on either one of them and you just never know who I know that I may find a connection with!

My mother in law called today from Australia. I asked if it was hot and she replied, "no not really, only about 30-35 celcius!!" I somehow did not think that was "not that hot!"