Saturday, July 09, 2016

The day the marina couldn't launch the boat!


Pizza ordered from Peperoni, check. Beers, chilled, check. Ice to keep said beers chilled, check. Corn chips (Doritos, Nacho Cheesier!), check. Extra change of clothing, check.  Sunblock, check. 

Call put through to Raffles Marina to launch Little Wanderer, DOH!

The huge beeping crane at the marina was on the blink. We were all logistically and mentally prepared for a boat outing, but no go. The marina said they emailed "everybody" to announce that the crane was not working. We were the only ones who didn't get the memo, apparently.

So we hauled our still-warm  pizzas to the East Coast Park, near the Sailing Centre, for a picnic there instead. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.

From where we sat, we were treated to a parade of dogs and their humans, en route to the second checkpoint of  The Amazing Inu Race near our picnic spot. Corgis, daschunds, a retriever or two, spaniels and Singapore Specials. 


It was a sunny afternoon at the East Coast Park near the Sailing Centre.
Laid out our chairs, turned on the music and used a discarded
wooden box as a table for our family-size pizza. 


Why climb a tree? Cos it's there. J1 finds it harder
than expected, earns the title of Resident Macaque.