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CW 20 2003
12.05. -18.05.2003
Monday morning starts with some Columbian coffee in the club restaurant,
the exchange of the latest news and the hiring of a new help.
SILVER BLUE is in need of a thorough washing and some other maintenance jobs,
so I quickly find an agreement with John who really works well and for a fair
price. And today, he even gets another helper … the rain! And what a
rain! Yes, we are in the rainy season and it does rain now and again (during
the first four months of the year it didn't rain once), but what's happening
today seems more like a waterfall!
And after half an hour large parts of Cartagena are 1m deep under water. But
life carries on and some people let themselves be drags through the water,
standing on a cart, while others take one of the countless (there are more
than 24.000 in Cartagena) taxis driving through the flood quite uninhibited.
An hour later the whole thing is over, the water disappeared into the ocean
and also, SILVER BLUE is shining again.
| For Tuesday, as well as for the rest of the week, studying is on the
on-board agenda. But this time it's not me, it's my friend Luznela who
has to prepare for a few exams. SILVER BLUE does offer some nice places for studying and I assist her with tasty bits from the kitchen that enhance mental activity. But there are also a lot of other things I need to do. The engines want to run again. I'm a little concerned about the portside engine since that one still stood under water (through a rather stupid accident) shortly before I left for Europe. It had taken three days of work then, to clean everything and conserve it again. And what now … the engine doesn't start. But a little contact spray does help and the thing is purring again. |
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On Thursday something special is presented to us: there will be a total eclipse
of the moon here. To sweeten the waiting time there'll be an "eclipse
party" at the club restaurant. Very entertaining!
On Friday morning my Spanish Professor stops by and since it's about time
I broadened my knowledge of the language some more, we arrange more lessons
for next week.
During our relaxed breakfast the next morning we watch a sailing yacht arrive
that seems vaguely familiar. And yes, it's "Polio-Rumba" (that's
what he calls himself since a polio infection left him with a rather unique
gait) and "Mexico" (that's what he's called, because that's where
he comes from), our former boat neighbors. They're back from a regatta that
led from Cartagena to St. Andrè and Provedencia in the beginning of
May. They are totally in love with those two small islands lying in front
of the Nicaraguan coast while belonging to Columbia. Well, maybe SILVER BLUEs
path will also lead that way one day.
In a week you can read about all the other things happening on an to SILVER
BLUE here, if you like …
…until then, take care!
TOM
