Saturday, November 20, 2010

Catch Up Time

Let's see if I can backtrack and catch everyone up!  We have had a busy few days....and we actually thought once we got aboard we'd have some breathing room (yeah right!) 
Gary tried to superglue the broken shower sump fitting that was cracked....it didn't work so add it to the parts needed list, then the master toilet decided to get in on the action  (the keeping Gary knee deep in repairs action).  He figures it has a clog in it somewhere --and NOT from us thank you anyway....which he will attempt to blow out with his air hose ......ummm think I'll make myself scarce during that surgery.  He still hasn't done it 2 days later so I guess he also would like to miss that action, too bad for him he is the one of the two of us who could even begin to surmise what needs to be done!.  As we have 2 heads I am not pushing it.
Cory and Jess came on Thursday and we had a nice visit, a dingy ride and even got dinner at the Tiki Bar.  They helped with the blog trying to get the Dolphin video on it, and trying to figure out the Rose Point Navigation that is another real challenge for Gary and I.  We are both techno dopes and with all the other "issues" on Sea Angel it is one we just haven't been able to face.  We have paper charts and they have gotten us where we want to go....so we are putting that off.
Yesterday we pretty much worked on anchor issues....researching and figuring out a plan of action. We have decided to try more chain attached to our anchor line first to see if that works.  Cross fingers it does.
Oh yes, we did go on a sunset boat ride through the mangrove canal and ran aground (in the dingy :)  I had to punt  us off the shoals which really took me back to the flats and the backwaters.
Today we hauled anchor at 9:35 for Mantanzas Mooring Field, Fort Myers Beach.  We had our first trip into the BIG WATER of the Gulf but only for a very short time and it didn't really count as being in the Gulf as far as we were concerned.  We grabbed a mooring ball at 11:15.  I was really apprehensive about that because we had never done it.  Piece of Cake!!!!!!  I only dropped the line once and we didn't even run it over (big smile here)
We into shore to pay for the mooring and walk through the tourist trap district.  Then a tour of the area in the dink and here we are back again, catching up on my blog and  figuring out the GPS.
Oh yes, Wendy & Carl  we saw a Toshiba like yours , although light years from being as nice.
Now its time to sit back and relax!!!!

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