Diesel Fumes

I woke this morning to Gary shutting the hatches and windows at 5:30 am.  I didn't hear rain and I'm like "what are you doing"?  He said " can't you smell that" and miracle of miracles, no, I didn't smell a thing.  He said there is diesel fuel all over the harbor...I still can't believe he smelled it and I didn't, that has NEVER happened before.  Anyway, after checking our bilge he went outside and walked the entire marina.  He could see fuel on the water with his flashlight, but couldn't pin point it to anything.  He ended up calling the emergency number for the marina and the guy that answered said sometimes when they close the lock in the barge canal (it's been closed since February and they opened it Friday) they get a diesel slick when it reopens.  That sounded pretty crazy to us but maybe with all the big cruise ships, barges, etc. in Port Canaveral it is a possibility.  He came right over and also walked all the docks, not finding anything amiss.  It dissipated over the morning and everything is back to normal now.  We'll probably never find out where it really came from, one of those mysteries.

We went to the Home Depot to get supplies for screens. Gary has to make a frame out of hardboard since we are missing four frames and can't open those windows without letting the bugs in.  He put it off as long as possible, but the mosquitoes here are pretty viscous little buggers.  I am making screens for the other side door and back hatch that I will attach with Velcro. 

Yesterday we launched the dink onto John's trailer and took it to his house where we will seal it to (hopefully) stop it from leaking and extend its life.  So looks like with the plumbing project, the dink and who knows what else we are in for a busy couple of weeks.

Right now we are sitting on the aft deck in a wonderful breeze listening to the sounds of the marina.  We don't have boats on either side of us, or behind us but there are a couple of dozen liveaboard boats so it is never deserted. A few of the boats are like us, headed north or south and using this as a fix-it stop. The boaters here are friendly but not the same as cruisers.  It's mostly a nod and a hello, not the let me get to know you we have previously experienced.  Different strokes and all.  I guess for the people here we are just passing through and they don't need to know why, where as the cruisers thrive on the 'getting to know you'.  

Since NASA has postponed the launch, we won't be able to make it now which is a disappointment. 

I am slowly learning not to make plans....you know how that goes, and you can double it on a boat!!

I can't wait for the journey to continue.