$45.00

    Early morning photo of M/V Broulee on the hook at Hatchet Bay Harbour.  Note - that's Izzy at the pilothouse heading to the foredeck.

The narrow channel in/out of Hatchet Bay Harbour is flanked by these formations.  The channel at 80 feet wide leaves no room for error.

 Sharon relaxing while heading to Governor's Harbour.

     Today was not your typical day, although we did have a great start.  We left Hatchet Bay Harbour around 9 am for Governors Harbour.  If was a beautiful day so we piloted the boat from the flybridge and, because we were towing the dinghy, we cruised at about 5 knots.  

    We arrived at Governors Harbour around 1 pm and immediately had lunch before going ashore.  Rick and Deb on M/V Broulee immediately got into their dinghy and took Izzy ashore.  Before we could finish lunch Rick came racing back to the boat.  Not thinking much of what we just saw, we finished lunch and started our preparations to go ashore.  On our dinghy ride to shore we stopped over at M/V Broulee to talk to Rick and Deb.  When we arrived at the boat we saw Deb with her leg propped up and Rick tending to her injured leg.  Long story short, as Deb was taking Izzy on shore she slipped on the wet steps at the government dock and busted her shin open.  We left Rick and Deb to go ashore and find a doctor's office or a medical center.  Our first stop was at the customs office for 2 reasons, first to find a doctor and secondly to find if there was an immigration office.  Paydirt - yes to both questions.  So I radioed Rick with our portable radio and gave him directions to the doctor's office.  We then headed to the immigration office looking to get an extension to our permits.  No such luck.  So Sharon and I headed out to see the town.  As we left the immigration office we saw Rick and Deb leave their boat for the doctor's office.  The dock we had directed them to was not usable so we directed Rick by radio to a boat launching ramp.  Sharon and I  hurried over so that we could be of assistance to Deb getting out of the dinghy.  About a one half mile walk later and Deb was at the medical center where she received 4 stitches to close up her shin.  Deb was feeling no pain so we went shopping.  

     At the local grocery store we bought 5 pounds of flour for $3.75, although we could have spent $4.75 on the Gold Medal brand of flour.  Bread was $4.14 a loaf, which we passed on, Sharon has started making her own bread.  A few stops later and we all headed back to our boats.  Sharon and I had to walk around the harbour to get back to our dinghy.  We had decided to dinghy over to where Rick and Deb had gone ashore when Deb needed medical attention.  We needed gas for the dinghy and there was a gas station within 100 yards of that beach landing.  Did I tell you everything is 4 dollars - gas is $4.75 gallon.  The only bargain in town was the top notch medical attention Deb received for $45.00.

 Deb departing Medical Center after receiving 4 stitches on her right shin.