A Taste of What's to Come

We spent most of our day in town trying to cram as many things as possible into our time allotted with the car. Including an unexpected and leisurely stop for a sit down lunch on the waterfront. Nice, despite the time it took. The morning also included paying a parking ticket. The traffic police are sneaky around here. They go around taking photos of cars parked illegally and then mail you the fine, no ticket on the window here. And the frustrating part is that the parking is so darn confusing and we never know what is ok and what isn’t. It seems like there are only traffic laws when we as foreign drivers do something somebody doesn’t like. Otherwise, it’s a free-for-all. The day we got the ticket (well, we were the ones with the car checked out at the time so it must have been us) we saw the cops, so Mike jumped in the car and moved it. I guess a little too late though.
The most exciting part of the day was buying a used wind generator from another cruiser and it should be a good addition to the solar panels we are still waiting for. We also put our companion way ladder back since we finished the varnishing. This is a good thing because last night I cut open my toe on the metal inverter while ‘jumping’ (or maybe falling is a better word) inside the cabin.
In the evening, we were invited by Bunny and Bill to their yacht ‘Onset’ for drinks (sounds pretty posh, huh?!). They were kind enough to invite us and some other folks who are hauled out and slaving away to come and enjoy the good life of a boat in the water for awhile. It was a really enjoyable evening and felt like a treat to sip on a gin and tonic and get to know some other people. I found myself feeling like I could sit there all night just chatting and picking everyone’s brains on places to visit in the Med. And it was so nice to sit on a boat that actually rocked with the water!