Actually it's hard work. We have to haul water in plastic cans, in a dinghy that is smaller than Lily and Ruby's paddling pool, with an outboard that cuts out every five minutes, avoiding speedboats that can't see us or ignore us creating tidal waves that mean you constantly have a wet bum!
Provisioning means several trips to the supermarket as it won't fit in the dinghy and if it does it's likely to get wet.....not a problem except when you are stocking crackers and cous cous.
We serviced the life jackets and interestingly, gas inflation bottles don't last more than a year for the spin lock deck vest. The spares are also out of date and the chandlers sell replacements with a shelf life of 10 months at twice the price of the UK.
Sail repairs were done efficiently and quickly thanks to St Martins sails. The monitor parts took longer to ship in from the states but four star cargo in Miami and safe cargo in St Martin were very good.
Tristan remade an emergency tiller at Woodcraft, thank you David for being so accommodating!
Last but by no means least, thank you to Paula and Keith at TOBY who make us feel like family and all the friends we have made in St Martin who are just great. We will miss you all but we have had a great time.
Now it's time to sail before our wooden boat grows roots.
So it's back on the wobble board tomorrow, water rationing and a four hour watch system. We don't know how long it will take, but we have enough food for months and I'm hoping Tristan's fish catching skills improve!
