Pierless Adventures - April 14 - Provisioning and Market Trip

Today was provisioning and market day.  We plan to leave Saturday afternoon, so wanted to get the bulk of our provisioning done today to give us a couple days to remember what we forgot to buy.  The market was more of a tourist visit with the promise of finding some nice straw hats for the sun.

Scott, Dave and Tony headed off to the market and I stayed back to finish a few projects while the boat was empty.  I got power to the 12v outlets by Dave's bunk, did some work on the deck and paid a diver to find a shackle I dropped overboard the other day.  I also picked up our propane bottle which was dropped off yesterday to be filled.  We carry two tanks, one larger and one small.  We run the large one until it is out, then switch to the smaller and start looking for a refill.

When the guys got back, we took a break then Scott and I headed out for provisioning.  I stopped at the phone store to add data to my MX phone, then we headed to Sam's Club.  We did a pretty good job with our shopping list at Sam's.  We planned to finish our shopping at the Walmart, but we already had as much as we could carry between us, so decided we would all finish the provisioning together on Friday.

While we were out, Toni knocked off a few projects.  He worked on prepping the dinghy for stowage on deck, checked on the status of the outboard and worked on our fenders.  Dave laid low with an upset stomach.  Not sure the cause, but possibly some questionable water he drank.  We need to keep a better eye on Dave...

Scott and I stowed the provisions and did some rearranging of food storage locations.  Rest assured, we won't go hungry on the trip!

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