SH 5 Ashore
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 15 Feb 2020 23:57
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St Helena Ashore for the Fifth
Time
  Bear spent
the morning fitting Lionel’s alternator.
  All went well and then I was
commissioned to stand above and look down to see if the alignment was accurate,
well it’s no good me doing it wearing
varifocals. I declared it was 2mm shy of perfect and after some
minor adjustments all it needs is a new
belt.
 A fairly
confident boy. Bear radioed the water taxi and Paul told him that the DIY
shop would open at six thirty. I was busy writing blogs (got five written, YAY)
so Bear took the four o’clock shuttle.
  Once ashore he
watched this tiny landing craft come in. A big girl leaves England for
Cape Town and once there a smaller girl is packed with island goodies which
moors on a deep-water jetty around the corner. The containers are then brought
here on this tiny landing craft. A week late on this occasion.
  Tied up,
the happy crew wait to start work.
  The crane –
number plate SHG 001 swings into action and the crew catch
the chains.
  Attached
and ready to swing. Meanwhile, final loading of a return
container.
  Bear settled in Anne’s Place and enjoyed pork chops and trimmings, Valentine’s décor still up.
  At six thirty Bear bought an
alternator belt – the only one of its size so sadly, no spare. Then he took
these two pictures of The Consulate Hotel and came
home on the seven o’clock. Belt fitted and tested, success. Happy crew. We
played backgammon and Mexican before watching an episode of Boston
Legal.
ALL IN ALL A PRODUCTIVE
DAY
A GOOD
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