Dinner and a Movie

We finally had some good progress on getting the canvas project started today! The metal guy (who was referred to us by the canvas guy) came and measured for the stainless steel piping which we need first. Money exchanged hands so it should be coming in another week. Then we can get the spray hood made and once that is installed figure out how to make the bimini for shade cover. Our cockpit is small and with the main boom, mizzen mast and shrouds, it makes configuring all of this a little tricky. We really didn’t want to do it in two stages, spray hood and then bimini, because of time but it seems to make the most sense to come up with something that works.
After a full day of more deck prepping and Mike doing various jobs, we jumped in the shower and then headed into town with the final goal being dinner and a movie! But first, some boat errands. And even more progress with our canvas guy! We stopped by his shop and picked out foam and material for our cockpit cushions. It seems a ways off until our cockpit will be in a state where we can use them but they will be a welcomed addition after sitting on hard steel for so long.
And then we headed out on a mission for Mike…a much needed haircut. As we were going towards the center of town the skies were growing dark and a little rain was falling, but by the time we made it to the covered mall the skies completely opened. We took shelter in a little restaurant and waited out the thunderstorm. It has been a long time since I have seen rain fall like that. I was a little stressed about all of that water finding its way inside the boat through open holes or leaky windows, but tried to let that go and just enjoy being cozy and dry with a beer in my hand. As the rain began to let up, Mike went in search of the ‘kuafor’. After a failed attempt at buying a bathing suit, I found Mike in the barber’s chair and was thoroughly entertained while sipping on my cup of complimentary Fanta. The barber was obviously very experienced and had a young apprentice (with a very hip haircut by the way, I guess a perk of the job) watching every move. But the biggest fun was when he brought out the long cotton swab set on fire to burn off the hair in Mike’s ears! And I was thankful to him as well for trimming Mike’s eyebrows. For some reason, he doesn’t let me near them!


We then took off in search of a certain restaurant that came highly recommended from another cruiser. He told us how great the chicken sish and lamb were…and he was not lying! As many of you know, I am not always the biggest fan of meat. But this chicken sish was the most amazing chicken I have ever had! Oh my god, it was soooo good! Tender and flavorful. It may sound trivial, but we have grown to appreciate little things like a good meal. After stuffing ourselves silly with mezes and three main courses we set off for the movie. For some reason we thought “Prince of Persia” would be fun to see. Going to a movie was fun but the actual movie kinda sucked. But we got to see where the bootleg movies come from. Maybe the tops of our heads will be featured in one! But it was just really nice to get away from the marina and do something non-boat related. It’s funny how something that would be so simple and ordinary at home turns into something really exciting over here!