Since we’d already booked a car, thinking a hospital trip was necessary, we decided instead to run a few more errands, particularly to pay Grace Pharmacy so that they could process the very large order for Elaine’s medications and to collect what they already had in stock, as well as to exchange our large propane tank, completing yet another passage To Do.
A stop at Dean and Deluca at Boat Lagoon marina for a coffee and then the chandlery to purchase a few more spare filters for the engines and watermaker before popping into Villa Market for a few groceries, wrapped up the morning. However, given that we’d hired the car in Panwa Bali this time, as apposed to Chalong, we took the opportunity to also enjoy the stunning scenery from the Kao Chad View Point, clearly showing the beautiful long, white, sandy beach we frequently walk along, as well as all the yachts, including Paw Paw, anchored off. However, we would swap this view in a heartbeat for the view Brooke enjoyed at home in Arizona, while Keenan was away at work flying passengers to their loved ones for Christmas.
We were also delighted to receive the news that our yacht insurance had been approved by the underwriters and that our medical insurance provider had decided to review our latest medical claims and have agreed to pay out, both a huge relief. Things are eventually coming together!
Back onboard, once our purchases were sanitised, Roy dinghied ashore to collect a takeaway dinner from At the Beach, bumping into Richard and Yim, off Charon, while there, who had recently returned from Krabi Province, while Elaine settled down for an afternoon matinee to get her into the Christmas Spirit.
After a delicious dinner and not wanting to face Paw Paw in disarray today, we mustered up the energy and inclination to get all our purchases stowed before wrapping up the day with another movie.
Expecting a somewhat lazy morning today, we enjoyed a cooked breakfast before dinghying ashore for our rendezvous; the delivery of our jerry cans. Fortunately we decided to wait near the entrance to My Beach Resort, as arranged, earlier than planned, because we’d barely sat down, when the delivery truck arrived. A good cardio workout followed as a number of trips were required back and forth to the dinghy as the jerry cans were hauled back down the steep incline to the beach. Elaine, however, still took the time to admire the wild flowers along the way.
With a fully loaded dinghy and delighted we eventually had the jerry cans we needed for our departure, we gingerly made our way back over the fringing reef to drop everything off on Paw Paw, following which Roy returned to shore to update his Apple development environment and undertake some regression testing on the Anchor and Anchor Plus applications to ensure everything was still functioning as expected after the latest Apple software update. Elaine, on the other hand, decided that being deck fluff was the perfect way to spend the rest of her day. After all, t’was the night before Christmas!
A scrumptious barbecue onboard, a chat to Elaine’s folks in Ireland and catching up with family and friends on social media sealed our day!
