Day 90 Marina Apooiti

Housecleaning
There is something to be said for having your house in order. For us this means:
• Collect all the dirty laundry including the sheets, towels and dish towels. We periodically rinse things while underway and take frequent showers where bathing suits get washed as well but there is nothing like having clothes that have been through a washing machine and dryer. They feel better and they certainly smell better.
• Wash down all the living areas in the boat. This means taking the floor mats and cushions to shore where they can be spread out, scrubbed, hosed and dried. While that is being done, all floors and counter tops are scrubbed and Clorox is added to the water to remove any mildew. Who said "swab those decks" is obsolete?
Since a jar of pickles had leaked in the refrigerator this particular clean-up also included emptying and scrubbing out the fridge.
• Stock up the groceries. Of course the normal eggs, beer, butter etc are always on the list but here in French Polynesia there is a special treat - baguettes.
• Fix things. There is always a project. This time it was re-wiring the electrical cable that we use to connect to shore power. By now we expect that each marina will have a different plug and sure enough, this one does. At least we now have the transformer installed so we do not have to worry about voltage as we are equipped to accept either 110 or 240 volts.
This harbor is one of the locations of the boat chartering company "Moorings". The Moorings company has been in business for over 25 years and rents both mono-hull and catamaran sailboats in a dozen locations around the world. There are competitive companies in many of these locations but Moorings has the reputation of being the best at what they do even if they are not the cheapest. I am sure some readers of this blog have had experience with Moorings and know them better than I do. As I mentioned in and earlier posting, one advantage of being in "Moorings territory" is that the safe navigation channels are very well marked and that makes it easier for us in these unfamiliar waters.