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Saturday 4th March<\/span><\/p>\n

What a day!<\/span><\/p>\n

We changed our minds and stayed here in Assasination Cove all day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The morning started with a swim before breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n

After breakfast we decided we would replace the seal on the prop shaft. It had been leaking for a while. Changing a prop shaft seal while in the water is not something we would recommend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Climbing in the engine bay over the motor to the prop shaft was the first of the challenges. Andrew was small enough to get to the prop shaft but then B (his apprentice) had to climb in to pass the tools and collect the screws that had to be removed. Luckily we had a spare seal mounted on the shaft when the last one was replaced. This meant we could do it without removing the prop shaft. This didn’t mean though that the water wouldn’t gush in while trying to change the seal. We now have a bilge full of water. But we did get it replaced.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once replaced it was swim time. Then tan time. Then lunch time. After lunch we went exploring and B found another tree to climb and a swing to swing on. She also collected shells and made a Pirate face from them and made it as a new Facebook profile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Back on Imagine was time for another swim and tanning session. Andrew and plumber apprentice B then changed the pipe in the bathroom sink (it had been blocking). That worked up a sweat which meant another swim before sundowners. B was obviously quite thirsty!<\/span>
Dinner included the favourite Watties baked beans, we have a feeling it could get windy here tonight!<\/span>
And for those of you missing Miss B’s weather reports, today has been mostly fine, sunny with beautiful blue sky and only starting to cloud over late this afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n