News Flash!!   Numero Uno on the 'I did it' barometer today....I finally got my water background back on this darn blog!!  You know how it goes, the powers that be (Blogger) making things easier, backfires for me every time but I fooled them, this time I beat them at their game.  So, Yay me.

Then again that is probably one of the few things that have gone right this week.  I am telling you, touch one thing and 3 others start acting up.  Let's see, it's been the engine, the generator, the toilet, the dinghy motor, the batteries.....out of those we have, partially fixed the engine problem, cobbled together the generator for now, replaced the impeller on the dinghy motor (now it needs a new 'boatbuerator'), and started to tackle the toilet problem today, (not going well in case you wondered).

As for the batteries we are STILL waiting to get a slip to charge them....no one is leaving, no window for the Bahama Bound (that means they are waiting for the right wind conditions to cross over), so we wait.  The battery issue is very limiting to our 'social' life.  We can't leave the boat until 10 in the morning (charge batteries from 8-10) and must be back by 6pm to charge them again until 8 pm.  The noise courtesy rule applies here and before and after 8:00 is frowned upon.

As you can imagine hands have been thrown up in the air more than once with "I GIVE" with this constant stream of problems.  Then we repeat our mantras...."Tie a knot and hang on", and  "If it was easy everyone would be doing it"!!!

We did visit with Nelson & Ondra from 'Last Boat', whom we met here in 2011 and went out with them and their friend Ray from 'Maria' to 25 cent wing night on Wednesday.  Had a great time and got a CD with valuable information from Ray on our possible cruise to Tenn. and Kentucky this summer, he has tons of experience travelling the ICW and also recommended the Hudson River and upper New York another of our maybes. Last night their was a music 'jam session' at the Tiki Hut that we attended but it was so windy and chilly that we left around 8:30, which is past Gary's bed time anyway. 

The weather has been warm, which I know most of you don't want to hear, just like I don't want to think about the cold and snow.  It has been very windy though.  Maybe only one day since we got here with winds below 15 mph.  Today through Tuesday they are expected to be 15 to 20.  Cory & Jessica are going to bring our truck next weekend and then we'll pick Gary's sister, Meredith, up in Key West on the 19th for her first visit to the Keys.  Should be fun.

Here is a little taste of Boot Key Harbor....

The White arrow indicates where Boot Key Harbor is.  From the arrow to the land at the right. It is at the west end of the key near the Seven Mile Bridge.

Our mooring ball indicated by black arrow.

The Main Marina Building....this is the wall we are waiting to get on for the batteries.

The Shower facilities....I think their are about 12 shower units, with shower toilet, and sink.
They have spruced them up quite a bit since 2011

The hub of the Marina, meeting place, library, post office.





The SS "Stink Pot" commonly known as the Harbor Sewage Facility....Yuck!

Tie A Knot on her mooring ball.
Much Closer than last time to the dinghy dock.
A small squall...dropped about 50 drops of rain...
otherwise nothing but sunshine .


On a final note, caught this guy on the dinghy of the boat behind us
....I think he was posing.