I didn’t know what else to title this.

Gotta take the toilet out...

...gotta leave it somewhere out of the way...

And you always wondered what a broken flapper valve looked like.

Spent the DAY pulling out the head (i.e. toilet) hose. It’s completely clogged. Not with what you think though. It’s a calcium type crud. Apparently uric acid amd seawater makes a strong brew that creates a powerful mineral. So… The hose is solid mineral gunk. Anyway, it’s one of the more brutal jobs on the boat to get it out. It’s deep under the cabinet where the sink is and I can only get one arm and my head (sort of) inside. I got all the hose out and it’s soaking in the water over the side waiting for tomorrow’s exercise of pouring acid in it to break up the mineral crud and then banging it on the rocks over on shore to break it all loose. I just hope I don’t get arrested!

In the mean time, Ann had an equally thankless job of continuing to clean out the food lockers. She had to empty them completely and then clean the saltwater that found its way in, and the mould that was starting to form. Then clean each Can or container to keep it from rusting and then repack the whole thing, while also managing our inventory system. Not a lot of fun. It’s the same on all the other boats that are now straggling in. Everyone has stories about how this year was the worst…and everyone has repairs they are working on, from engines to shredded sails.

The price of entry to paradise.

On another subject-we already miss John and Lisa who flew out of Savusavu Friday morning. Many tears were shed by all, but we’ll see them again for more cruising adventures next year (maybe sooner) when their boat is repaired and ready to go!