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But at least it's working now, most of the keys, at least.After an hours' wait while Curtis (the owner) and Phil from Michigan, a guest-volunteer, and the repairman worked on the two machines in the little shed here. I'm in! Barely. The shop has two tiny rooms. One with a counter, various fishing, snorkeling stuff to rent or buy and then this little cubby-hole with the two computors sweating in the sticky heat. We're right on the beach and little "no-see-'em" bugs are biting at the ankles, but the sea breeze, blowing all my papers about, is great.

There's a new large schooner in the bay, "Spirit of Massachusetts" from Boston. The young crew are "outward-bound" kids. They have chosen to spend some weeks learning the ropes and the seas on a schooner. There's also a bigger sailing cruise ship in, a four-masted full-rigger, but their passengers don't involve themselves with the sailing. Their loss.

Dinner is on "Babette": Kingfish, bought on the beach, behind Curtis' internet shed. It's a good white fish, big slices, breaded and fried, with potatos, onion, pumpkin (winter squash), and Christophenes. Just add "green sauce", garlic, pepper, a dash of piri-piri, a little white wine. !Bueno apetito!