Saturday, February 28, 2009

First vandalism

We were told to expect it, but it's still a surprise. The dinghy was
chained to the dinghy dock in Grand Case while we had a delightful
lunch. Fay's back has been in a lot of pain so we went for a large
lunch and planned to skip dinner. We had a great meal with a
wonderful bottle of Pouilly Fume, then bought some groceries and
returned to the dinghy.

There we found that someone had pounded our little 2hp engine with
rocks, particularly the fuel cap. It's not clear if they stood on the
dock and threw the rocks, or got into the dinghy and pounded on it. A
few rocks were found in the bottom of the dinghy.

The case is now thoroughly scarred and the fuel cap is pretty beat
up. It still ran ok so it seems like they didn't dump anything in the
tank. I guess that's why it's called senseless violence, it makes no
sense.