We were supposed to head to the docks to get more water (we don’t have a water maker on board, so we have to fill up jerry cans on shore and bring them back). We got a bit side tracked on the way. Boats moor in the creek tied off bow and stern, and it usually requires someone in a dinghy to help, especially when the wind is blowing. Reiss was coming back in on Bolongo, so we helped him tie off while Anouk and the kids used their dinghy to push the boat against the wind in line with the moorings.
A few minutes later we did the same with two other boats we knew that coming into the harbor. All secure, we headed down the creek. It’s a slalom course past small boats and random moorings. Our friend Lawrence once described lobster floats like the floor of a Skittles factory after an accident. The moorings in Sliema Creek are a similar situation.
Through the moorings, past the cool fishing boats, under the bridge, tie up at the dock. Two euros and we can fill up our three jerrycans, the shower bag, and leftover plastic water bottles. One errand done today.
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