The tropical wave has finally passed away...after raining on us for the entire day yesterday. Today is sunny and windy...good, we need to recharge the batteries after almost a complete day without sun and only too much - sporadically - wind up to 35 knots in gusts.

We are cleaning the boat, reacquainting ourselves with all spareparts and their storage places. The was a major meltdown in the "head" department...Heiner is still in there, replacing all discharge hoses...in this heat (32c), it's nice to know that the swimming pool is not too far away!!

While in Ottley Hall, we were given bananas..dessert bananas and figues, the yellow stubby ones! They are delicious...and ripe when their skin splits! Of course, they all ripen together...but they can be flambees, eaten raw or in fruit salad...or just like that, with a little rum. And, as our friends Karen and Lindsay are about to arrive here for a visit, they'll help us out!

Nous avons decide d'accrocher nos bananes dehors...comme ca, elles se croiront encore dans l'arbre!!! Ces bananes nous furent donnees en cadeau par un travailleur du chantier de Ottley Hall, Rudolf. Elles vont toutes murir en meme temps...ben, on fera du pain aux bananes, on les flambera, ou on les degustera comme ca, avec un ti-rhum. Pis n va les offrir aux amis qui arrivent sous peu..qui refuserait ces bananes exquises!!!