Thursday, November 9, 1995 - Trinidad

I had intended to go to the laundromat at 5:30 a.m. to beat the crowd, but I overslept and didn't get there until 7:10. I lucked out; there was no one else there. By the time others began arriving, I had both washers in operation. They're very good Maytag washers and dryers. It's sure good to have clean clothes again, especially sheets and towels. It was a nice sunny morning, too, so I had no problem taking the dry clothes back to the boat. Since I hadn't made it to the Post Office yesterday, I took a maxi to the Carenage Post Office this morning and mailed all the cards. Bought a newspaper across the street. By luck, Peake's bus came along on its way back to the yard, so I caught it. We spent the afternoon working on the boat. Roy moved the cockpit speaker to a new location, and I began sanding the toerail.