September 26-30, 2001 -- Fundraising Round Two

Today, we spent the day working on maintenance items. Since no one was expected to drop by today, we decided to treat ourselves to an afternoon nap! September 27 was a blur. I was already starting to focus on Friday night's fundraiser! Myrna asked if I could line up 2 hours of cruisers willing to run the door for the restaurant. After putting out a call on the morning net for volunteers, I gladly coerced everyone who called us that day on the VHF into taking a turn at the door. By the end of the day, we had enough people so that each group only had to take 30 minutes at the door. On September 28, we, as usual, went into town to get our perishables for the weekend. We took a nap in the afternoon so we could be fresh for our evening at the Boatyard Restaurant and Tiki Bar. Everyone showed up on time to handle the door, and to work the crowd that was already there for donations. Our special thanks to Jackobyte, Jolly Moon and Foolish Behavior for handling the door. As it turned out, we all stayed close to the door until 9:00 PM AST when the restaurant took it over. We enjoyed the evening at the Boatyard with cruisers and locals who showed up for the event. On September 29, after sleeping in a little bit, I headed into the Boatyard Restaurant to count the cash with Myrna. We raised an additional $1000 US for the fund. On September 30, we took it easy. In the morning, Dick and Jane on Jerendeb called us to let us know that they would be doing dominoes at 2:00 if we would like to play. We said sure. So, we headed in to observe the human calculator (Dick) add up the points of everyone who wasn't nearly as good as they were (the rest of us). Dick and Jane have been cruising the Caribbean for the last 12 years and have become very proficient at keeping the game moving, lively and entertaining