ABW Sept 2020

Donna had kept photo records of her daily ritual taking our
body temps. This was a life saver as it showed our travel days
counted off our Q time. So we sat 9 days off the dock with
our DANGER tape. Friends came by to chat at a distance.
We were able to order take out, first time in 2 months Donna
was relieved from cooking. I used an old gaff hook to grab
delivery bags from the dock.
So we sat, clicking off the days until we got the notice via
email, “your Q time ends tonight at midnight” not sure why
midnight? But I told them, “if the security cameras spot an
old guy running up and down the dock at 12:05, it is just me!
Once back to near normal life, we then passed our experiences
on to other boats arriving. There have been four boats
now. Last night we had a “free at last” dinner with our new
neighbor whose Q time was up.
As cumbersome and often frustrating as the experience was,
I must say that everyone we dealt with was sincerely trying
to help. They all have my heart felt appreciation. I want to
personally thank a few of the many who helped us, without
these wonderful people we would not be Home:
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SBMA Chairwoman Wilma T. Eisma, Subic Bay Port Authority
Jerome Martinez and John S Quervedo. Quarantine office,
Dr. Joseph Macaraeg, Colorado Shipyard manager Stephanie