What a shockeroo! Just when we had made up our minds to go to Playboy, we find out they don't accept wooden boats! So now we're back at square one.
The awning has been completed and looks really nice. It keeps the sun out but lets the breeze through, and we can even see through it. It's made of Texolene instead of canvas.
Went back to the flag shop and bought the courtesy flags for the Dominican Republic and Curacao, but Trinidad wasn't ready yet. Went to a very nice Publix Market and bought a bunch of groceries.
This evening, West Marine gave a talk on Medical Emergencies at Sea by a physician from Stanford. He had done a lot of sailing himself, so he knew what he was talking about. Very interesting and informative. He mentioned a number of useful books, including one that's the official medical text for the U.S. Merchant Marine. It would be especially valuable, because it's what they ask you to refer to if you contact another ship for assistance during a medical emergency. Roy thought to himself that if he won the door prize and were given a choice that's what he'd choose.
After the talk, one of the store employees gathered up all the tickets, and another employee drew one. I was standing close enough to catch a glimpse of it and thought it looked like my writing. When she asked someone, "Does that say 'Ray' or 'Roy'?", I suppressed an urge to say, "Roy!" When I saw her puzzling over the last name, I knew it had to be "Grabenauer". Sure enough, she called, "Roy Grabenauer!" Roy was at the other end of the room. He heard his name, but thought I was teasing him. I beckoned to him to come forward. The employee asked, "Is Roy here?" I said, "That's him coming now." And guess what the prize was -- the very book that Roy wanted! Boy, how lucky can you get! It's a $63 book!
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