Provisioning With Boys
I went provisioning with boys yesterday.
It can be challenging enough to go grocery shopping with just your husband, but add in another guy, and a long list of supplies that they need to get for the boat and you might just need an extra large chocolate bar at the end of the expedition to recuperate.
Scott is helping a friend take his boat over to the Bahamas. It's a win-win. Scott gets to go sailing and our friend gets to tick an item off of his bucket list. I'm going to stay behind on our broken boat on the hard and try to finish off the next book in my cozy mystery series, Poisoned by the Pier.
But, back to provisioning -- which, by the way, is just fancy sailor lingo for stocking up on groceries and adult beverages before you head off cruising.
I organized their grocery list into categories so that we could try to make the trip as efficient as possible.
First off was a stop at the bank cause cash is king in the Bahamas. The Bahamian dollar is on par with the US dollar and you can use American currency interchangeably with Bahamian currency which is nifty.
Then, we stopped off at West Marine because of course the day before you're due to set sail you remember something else that you forgot to get for the boat.
It seems like everyone from Indiantown Marina was at the West Marine in Stuart while we were there. A million dollars later, we headed over to Waldi, which is what we like to call Walmart and Aldi. They're right next door to each other. Walmart is good for some things, but Aldi is where we like to spend most of our money.
Note to self: Do not go shopping at Waldi on Sunday afternoon. Chaos. Too many people, too many carts, too much of everything.
When you go provisioning with boys, the first order of business is stocking up on beer. After that, they chucked a mattress pad cover in the cart. I'm hoping there isn't any sort of correlation between the two.
Toilet paper was also purchased. Not enough in my opinion, but then again, I'm not a boy.
We also pretty much cleared out the instant mashed potato section. I guess you can never have enough beer or mashed potatoes.
The groceries have been stowed. The docklines have been untied and the boys are making their way to the Abacos. Scott will get our friend situated in Marsh Harbour, then fly back. Do you think I should serve him mashed potatoes for his welcome back dinner?
Do you like mashed potatoes? What do you think constitutes enough toilet paper?
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It can be challenging enough to go grocery shopping with just your husband, but add in another guy, and a long list of supplies that they need to get for the boat and you might just need an extra large chocolate bar at the end of the expedition to recuperate.
Scott is helping a friend take his boat over to the Bahamas. It's a win-win. Scott gets to go sailing and our friend gets to tick an item off of his bucket list. I'm going to stay behind on our broken boat on the hard and try to finish off the next book in my cozy mystery series, Poisoned by the Pier.
But, back to provisioning -- which, by the way, is just fancy sailor lingo for stocking up on groceries and adult beverages before you head off cruising.
I organized their grocery list into categories so that we could try to make the trip as efficient as possible.
First off was a stop at the bank cause cash is king in the Bahamas. The Bahamian dollar is on par with the US dollar and you can use American currency interchangeably with Bahamian currency which is nifty.
Then, we stopped off at West Marine because of course the day before you're due to set sail you remember something else that you forgot to get for the boat.
It seems like everyone from Indiantown Marina was at the West Marine in Stuart while we were there. A million dollars later, we headed over to Waldi, which is what we like to call Walmart and Aldi. They're right next door to each other. Walmart is good for some things, but Aldi is where we like to spend most of our money.
Note to self: Do not go shopping at Waldi on Sunday afternoon. Chaos. Too many people, too many carts, too much of everything.
When you go provisioning with boys, the first order of business is stocking up on beer. After that, they chucked a mattress pad cover in the cart. I'm hoping there isn't any sort of correlation between the two.
Toilet paper was also purchased. Not enough in my opinion, but then again, I'm not a boy.
We also pretty much cleared out the instant mashed potato section. I guess you can never have enough beer or mashed potatoes.
The groceries have been stowed. The docklines have been untied and the boys are making their way to the Abacos. Scott will get our friend situated in Marsh Harbour, then fly back. Do you think I should serve him mashed potatoes for his welcome back dinner?
Do you like mashed potatoes? What do you think constitutes enough toilet paper?
Thanks for stopping by our blog - we love it when people come visit! We're also on Facebook - pop by and say hi!
The latest Mollie McGhie cozy sailing mystery is now available! Pick up a copy of >>Bodies in the Boatyard<< at:Amazon (US) | Amazon (CA) | Amazon (UK) | Amazon (AU) | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Apple iBooks | Google Play
Paperback available at: Amazon
Find out more at ellenjacobsonauthor.com
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