When we took the life-raft in on Monday, we had asked to be notified when they opened it up, so we could go over there and see if all four of us could fit in it. They phoned yesterday and left a message for us at the marina office, so I called them first thing this morning and they said we could come in any time. I also phoned the bank, where I'd lost the $20 in the ATM last week. To my amazement, they told me to come in and they'd give me my money!
We all went over to the life-raft place and sat in the raft. We could sit in it with our knees raised, but we couldn't hold our heads up straight. After a few hours like that, we'd feel mighty uncomfort-
able, but we'd live. With the 406 EPIRB, we should be picked up within a day or two. Of course, we hope we never have to use it.
The guys returned to the boat, and I borrowed the car and drove to the bank. The clerk filled out a form, phoned my bank, and then gave me the $20 on my word alone. I had no way of proving I'd been shorted, and they hadn't even counted the cash in the machine yet. I really hadn't expected to ever see that money again. They were very nice about it.
The frame had broken on one of Roy's pairs of glasses, and he had asked me to get the lenses mounted in new frames, so I went to an optical store, but they didn't have the right size frames.
Bought a bunch of groceries and returned to the boat. Got there just in time. The guys were getting ready to go to lunch and then to the amphibious base. We ate at the nearby McDonald's and then drove to the base. The guy was very nice, but I was disappointed in the "tour". He just showed us around one building, not the entire base. Then we watched an inspection and promotion.
Al's camera has been giving him messages that it needs servicing, so we drove to a place that was supposed to be an authorized service center, but it turned out to be the wrong place, so we had to drive all the way to Virginia Beach. We had never been in downtown Virginia Beach before, so Roy and I strolled to the beach. Miles of sand and hotels as far as the eye could see. And the Atlantic Ocean stretching before us.
The guy at the SONY shop said the camera would be ready at ten tomorrow morning. We took a scenic shortcut back to the boat.
After supper, we watched the pictures Al had been taking with his video camera. They were sharp and clear, with real-life colors. We were impressed.
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