3rd Feb - Switch On
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 3 Feb 2018 23:57
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The 3rd of February – Grand
Switch On on Beez Neez
 This morning I was asked to accompany
the boys to Beez Neez at half past nine. A much later start, but very needed as
the boys have worked so hard all week. Today, Saturday, is the special end to
that week. Beez herself has had her undercoat rubbed down and now she sports a
pink stripy look.
 Lady, Princess, Happy or Lucky, depending on which boat is chatting to one of the
marina dogs. This girl was found mangy, flea-ridden, pregnant and starving. One
yacht crew decided to put her right with visits to the vet, cream, spaying and
tender care (all before our time here), she is a splendid dog and so friendly,
she popped over to see how Beez was getting on.
 Very stripy girl up
close.
  Once on
board I was asked to settle in one corner and read the new chartplotter
manual as “we need half an hour for a last minute adjustment” Mark
announced.
   I did indeed settle taking in the new,
rather smart stereo, the pile to
sort and the new manuals to replace old ones in Beez
folders.
    Half an hour later I was called to
sit in the office and press two
buttons on the mains panel – Pilot and Radar Plotter and wait for things to happen. AIS
burst into life and our new i70 office
display.
  Outside, it was time to uncover the
three instruments on the cockpit panel and then the
big cover came off the chartplotter.
   The big
beast leapt into life and initial set up was completed. Not sure we will
ever use the ‘flock finder’, a radar setting for those needing to find a gang of
birds who are potentially an indication of a fish ball. Plenty more settings
will have to be sorted when we get back afloat. All very exciting.
 The cockpit panel
awake and gorgeous. Time for me to bid farewell to Mark and head back to
a pile of admin in 404.
 Five boat crews met at the new
Chinese. Told everything contained garlic or herbs, I was pleased I had taken a
salad – just in case. The weird thing, we could order from the menu next
door...... Each order came one at a time and over the next half an hour each
dish appeared. Bear had ordered prawn curry and his
was last to arrive. We enjoyed a good laugh with plenty of cross-nation
ribbing.
   Sadly, time to say ‘farewell’ to dear
friends Anne and Brian, off on the morrow, heading
back to Australia. We took in the decorations going up for
Chinese New Year and by the time we had walked as far as the first
pontoon it was time to kiss Jenn and Ralph, going off
with Anne and Brian. Pleased for both couples but it does highlight how much
Beez has still to go through before she too can sail off into the
sunset.
ALL IN ALL SPLENDID LEAP
FORWARD
VERY EXCITING OBSERVING THE
ADMIRAL |