Friday, December 3, 2010

Unexpected "Issues"

I am sad to report that we were real wusses....we stayed in the marina last night also.  It was just too comfortable and we knew it was going to be rough and cold again in the night.  We had a great chat with Phil and Margaret again, they headed out early this morning hoping to make it to Marathon by Sunday.  We wished we could have gone south with them instead of heading back into the North winds, but that's life.

We have seen very little of Marco Island...they don't even have a K Mart let alone a Wal Mart, Melinda had mentioned that it was 4 miles wide and 7 miles long.  Lot's of houses on canals.  We have been only to the Publix and the West Marine which is about a mile away.  We decided that was a good way to get exercise and for some reason West Marine is a magnet to a boater.  You get there and complain about the high prices .....every single time!  So then it's off to Ace Hardware...our next favorite stop.

Yesterday we ended up fixing a problem that wasn't even on the list yet, but would have been a major one the next day when our heads wouldn't flush!  We have had 3 pump outs already and 2 that didn't pump anything (luckily they were all complimentary) Gary finally figured out "there is something wrong with this picture", so he decided to dive in a do the MAN JOB.....it's funny how women can change thousands of dirty diapers but when it comes to "toilet issues" we're out of there!  It ended up being a clogged vent and a severely compromised hose opening years of gunk.  With Curtis's (the dock master) help we emptied that old tank, flushed her out and we are in business again!!!

So that's about all the excitement for the last 2 days.  The two families on the small sail boats are still out there, no running to shore for them, but then again I don't think they have working engines so they are learning life's lessons and developing strong backbones much earlier than most.

We are casting off today for a new anchorage on the way back to Naples.  Better protected from the North winds that are forcasted for the foreseeable future.








1 comment:

  1. I'm sure I don't have to tell you this, Jann, but (and I'll go so far as to say this is an expert opinion), you couldn't have a better man to take care of any problems that might arise.

    ReplyDelete

We would love to hear your comments!