Day 34:
Sunday March 29, 2015
Not much to report today. We did have memorable meals today, however. We ran out of sausage, but we still have some
gravy mix left and, as a safety precaution, I brought along several jars of
chipped beef. So for breakfast, we had chipped beef on Bahamian coconut toast
(SOS Bahamian style!) It was my favorite breakfast when I was in the service. For lunch, I was privileged to have Spam with
Horsey Sauce on the last remnants of Bahamian coconut bread and for dinner we
ate at the Clarian Motel restaurant. What
I ate there was not as important as the atmosphere in which we dined. We were told that they had a good band
starting at 6:30 so we decided to get to get there early to beat the potential
crowd. The dining room was located just
off the lounge. There were probably 10
tables set up but only three had table cloths and those were in the entrance to
the lounge. The lounge had a number of
tables around a large dance floor. At
one end, a man and wife were setting up their electronic key boards and
adjusting their volumes. The lights were dim and the mood was set by LED spot
lights that changed colors and flashed in random patterns.
We selected a table in the second row away from the dance
floor but were told by a very skilled waitress that our selection was reserved,
so we picked one of the tables in the dining room. The waitress took our
order.
As the hour of entertainment approached elderly
couples began to file in. And, as they
arrived, they hugged and kissed every other elderly person there. Most of the
men were dressed in Hawaiian shirts and the ladies wore fancy tops and slacks.
One gal wore cowboy boots with stiletto heels.
These folks were all most animated and talkative. One gal loudly discussed the fact that she
had light eyebrows and had gotten tired of drawing them on everyday so she went
to a tattoo artist and had eyebrows and eyeliner permanently inked into her
face for $1,000.00. But, in a number of
months, they disappeared so she went back and the artist told her that she was “one
of those” who sucked in the ink but that for $500.00 she would replace
them. Well that wouldn’t do because
being “one of those,” they would just be sucked in again. She then spent an inordinate amount of time talking
about where the eyebrows had gone and that when they cut her up, who knew where
they would find them. She also talked
about her sciatica and the fact that it made her legs hot so she was wearing
slacks with mesh designs (holes)
in them to keep her legs cool.
The singer
and the keyboarder were also of the older set and they obviously knew and were
known by all of the crowd because they too were part of the hugging and kissing
group.
When the hour of kick off for the band arrived, the
key board guy started playing a repetitious set of chords and the singer began
the Tina Turner prolog for Proud Mary as the folks began to flow out onto the
dance floor. At one end, a group of
about 7 or 8 ladies formed a circle and danced to the rhythm while at the other
end several couples danced. When the
tempo changed you would see some of the ladies in the big circle go back and
get their partners. These animated
ladies would lead their men out onto the floor. Most of the guys went through
the motions as their partners strutted and gyrated.
It was really fun watching this large group of
friends (senior groupies) enjoying themselves. A sign on the lounge door stated that, in
order to keep the band, a minimum order of 2 drinks per person was required if
you did not order a meal. Very few were eating. Need I say more?
And other than dining? We cleaned out the storage area under the
v-berth where the factory staff will be working. The stuff in that area was put in the truck
to be taken to the motel. We took down
the mast. I disconnected all of the mast’s
rigging to allow for the installation of the keel’s wiring.
The factory told us to plan for three days’ time for
the repairs. We will have the boat at
the factory gate when they open at 7:30 tomorrow.
Sounds like that after dinner party was a hoot.
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