To stay in the lovely Lewisporte Marina for a year we had to join the Lewisporte Yacht Club. We are not complaining though as $50 (Canadian) gives us unrestricted access to the Club House with it’s laundry, showers, lounge overlooking the harbour, BBQ facilities and hostel sized kitchen. It is always warm and toasty and the sofas are perfect to relax in after a hard day of bottom painting!
It is not only Canada’s most northerly marina but it must be the friendliest too. Ever since we got here we have been astounded by the universal warm and generous welcome. Unsurprisingly, having struggled to get here, nobody is in a hurry leave - us included.
Yesterday we picked up Dick and Ginger (of Alchemy fame) from Gander Airport and took them ‘home’ to the Clubhouse for a Greco’s Pizza and Moose Joose with the Club’s elder statesmen Peter and Carolyn Watkins. A delightful evening in a delightful place with delightful people.
Today we pulled on the boat cover and attended to a few, long positioned, boat jobs. A bit of gel coat filling, measuring up for a replacement Aquadrive and disassembling the skeg rudder bearing ready for a visit by a welder tomorrow morning. The rudder bearing damage was only partially fixed in Greenland and I am determined to effect an over-engineered solution if at all possible. The other job to be delegated to the professionals is the removal and replacement of the cutlass bearing which also defeated the Greenland shipyard last spring. Fortunately for us Ivan is on hand to take over when I have reached the limits of my engineering skills!
