I hope everyone hasn't been holding their breath to see the new frig. We ended up with company, Jerry Lozen, and friend Bev Hagberg in town and the refrigeration (I know, after all that angst) had to be put on hold. We didn't want to plug it in and leave in case she burned to the water line. Know it is all in and running. Yesterday we filled it up as we plan to head out on Saturday. Today should tell the tale on energy use.
We went to Key West to give Bev a tour as she hadn't been there. We walked them to death, but they enjoyed it. They didn't get to see the dog on the roof or the rooster as they were hot footing it ahead of us to get back to the van at the end of the day. We then met Patty & Larry Havens (Jerry & Bev were staying with them) at the No Name Pub for Pizza. Yummyyyy!! We also found out that there are several other people from Algonac and Harsen's Island that live on Marathon in the winter. Small world. They left yesterday and we got back to work on provisioning for our Saturday departure.
We ordered the new name vinyl on Tuesday and it should be here on Friday. We can't change the name until we get the documentation back which should be the end of the month. Then we are jumping in with "boat feet". Everyone here has changed the name on their boat unless it is new to them. Some have done the ceremony, but most haven't. Their luck doesn't seem to be a whole lot better than ours....well maybe a lot better but not a whole lot. The new name will be,...... well maybe it would be more interesting to see how many of you can guess!
Today I am going to clean window glass. It is frightful how quickly they get dirty with the salt air. They turn wet and slimy and you can't just wipe them off or you get a real mess. So it's out with the
vinegar and soap spray and elbow grease. The boat itself is also covered with salt, but fresh water is too precious when you have to haul it from shore, so I am waiting for a good rain to take care of it.
We are looking forward to getting out of Marathon and seeing new things. It becomes very easy to stay here and most people seem to spend months here. Our friends on Cool Change Wayne & Colleen left on Tuesday. We were sad to see them go but hope to meet up with them again. They are on their way back to N.C. and have been cruising since fall.
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| Colleen tending the lines and saying "Adios" and Cool Change heading for home |
So there has been lots of excitement this week and I'm happy to report that most of it has been GOOD
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