Hellville Diesel Run
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 2 Aug 2019 23:57
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Hellville Diesel Run
 After a very loud night of festival
revelry, my morning cup of tea was pure nectar. As Bear ate his crunchy muesli,
now with fresh pawpaw and banana, we watched a Perception and a New Tricks. Bear
then bustled about gathering empty jerry jugs and removing the broken stern
ladder. We found Jean Louie yesterday who will weld the top step today. A local ferry went by and judging by the lowness of the
outboard – very heavily laden.
 Met by Jimmy, we looked out over the busy jetty (Beez Neez above yellow
arrow).
  Within minutes he had found us a
taxi, loaded the jerry jugs and off we went. It’s
been years since I sat on a wheel arch. Beside me, the back doors are vaguely
held shut with a bit of string. We asked our driver
to stop at an ATM and then the bread shop to buy a couple of French sticks. That
done we went the short distance to the petrol station.
 120 litres of diesel and 20 litres of petrol cost £110.
 The Malagasy
Ariary is quite a pretty currency. A very common one for us will be the
500 (each) 11 pence, or the 1000 (both of us) to give the tuktuk drivers, the
cost anywhere in town to the port.
 We need 5000 for half a day for Baby Beez care at the
jetty.
 The ‘top’ of
town.
 From my perch in the back a fountain at a roundabout.
  Back aboard I made a party for lunch
because we have the ‘stuff’ yay. Bear had a glass of rose, small salad, chunks
of French stick, camembert, a couple of pickled asparagus stems, a slice of ham,
a couple of slices of chorizo and a lump of watermelon. A party indeed, a wonderful,
awesome party. I prefer butter and marmite in my chunk of bread, but
I did have some brie and some of my baby gherkins/silverskins combo. After such
a treat I was highly offended to be beaten at backgammon. I left Bear to fill
the big girl’s tank and went to do chores and banking. Late afternoon we decided
to watch one of our Attenborough Madagascar nature programs, toward the end
there was a knock and Bear found Ishmael waving Beez newly welded stern ladder (£27). Jean Louie himself
will have to come and access the side bar that needs some attention since the
wave took out the joint and solar panel.
 I was even more offended to lose at
Mex Train Doms I think the band drummer marking time (for ages) put me off my
stroke. Bear had the same supper as last night with the addition of some
ratatouille. Lovely to watch a tiny local boat with three people on board mince through the anchorage. After
showers another Madagascar and a Perception, the festival has just kicked up a
gear, another long night of noise.
ALL IN ALL A STEP
FORWARD
EASY
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