Sint Maarten bridge panorama
Sint Maarten bridge panorama
Picture of Arnd

Arnd

2024-04-04 Work and Shopping

Morning

After a somewhat sleepless night at anchor, I awoke and began my work on the computer. A couple of conference calls and work sessions later the workday ended for me, and I could begin with spending my income.

Shopping
Trunk filled on first trip
Trunk filled on first trip

I still have the rental car and extended the contract for one additional day. The first loop around the lagoon saw me shopping at Electec for a 24V to 12V DC charger and smaller items, then to Napa Auto Parts (unsuccessful there), Ace Hardware and finally to Prime Cash & Carry store for some bulk provisioning. That filled my trunk and I’d also purchased some refrigerated items that needed to get into my fridge as quickly as possible, so I returned to the SMYC where I’d left my dinghy and transferred my acquisitions from the car to the dinghy.

Second shopping trip
Second shopping trip

The second trip was more expensive, as I went to Carrefour and got more canned goods plus a lot of meat and that really took a bite out of my credit card limit! I parked at the police station/immigration and then walked to pick up my dinghy from the SMYC and bring it around. After loading it all into the dinghy I waited a few minutes for the Megayacht Calex to come through on a special private bridge opening.

Evening
Busy Soggy happy hour
Busy Soggy happy hour

While the day’s purchases were cooling down in the fridge and freezer, I returned ashore to the Soggy Dollar for a cold celebratory drink before returning to Zanshin.