We spent the day relaxing and provisioning our boat with food for the next few days. There are a lot of restrictions for bringing fruit, vegetables and meats into Canada so I waited until we were here to purchase those kinds of food.I did bring some meat but it needed to be in its original packaging and showing its state of origin. It was good to get some fresh fruit on board again. We were missing that even though it had only been a couple of days.
We added two new things to our boat for this year's boating season. One was an AED and the other is a really good first aid kit. As we are getting older, health issues and injuries are becoming more of a concern for ourselves as well as other boaters that we travel with. We decided we need to be really prepared since we are going into remote areas where medical attention might take awhile to get to us. I showed my brother and nephew our first aid kit and they went over some of the contents with us. Bob also got a very detailed book that describes first aid techniques for a wide variety of injuries and what to do for many common medical emergencies. We had taken a first aid course that included use of an AED. That course reinforced how easy they are to use and also how critical the time element is in case of cardiac arrest.
On a lighter note, I found this darling planter and miniature rose bush to bring on the boat. Since this is our home away from home for a month it seemed appropriate to have some kind of plant.
This evening we had a "bring your own meat" barbecue and all the boaters contributed either an appetizer, side dish or dessert. I took a couple of pictures but my camera decided to malfunction and they did not turn out. Fortunately, reformatting the disc took care of the problem but too late for another picture.
The highlight tonight was Bob receiving the Goofy Award - AGAIN! 18 months ago we received it for having a disgusting pump out explode all over him along with some other "oops" type events. He finally gave it away to Larry Martin for losing some decorations overboard at Opening Day. However, it is back in our hands again. It is considered a courtesy to fly the flag of the country you are cruising in. We had retired the Canadian flag that we had because of some stains on the fabric. We had forgotten to replace it but one of the other boaters kindly loaned us a spare that he had on board. After our dinner, Commodore Jim announced that the Goofy Flag was being passed on from Larry to Bob and Laurie Jacobsen! We couldn't imagine why we were getting it back until Jim pointed out that Bob was flying the flag UPSIDE DOWN! It was quite funny and now we have to be on the watch to re-gift it to someone else. Hopefully, we won't have it as long as we did last time!
