Leaving the dock at Marker 34 restaurant
This is one of the boats decorations at the end of our dock
Down at the end of this narrow channel is Marker 34...a lunch stop for us
Our marina is in the distance...just under those condos
Another day...more cleaning
The inside of Marker 34
Sunset from our dock in Legacy Harbor
Log 79Day 204
Thursday, December 11, 2008
7:30 AM EST
Location: Legacy Harbor, Fort Myers, FL.
Weather: 73* with rain on the way...forecasted to rain much of the day
Today (Thursday)...storms are in the forecast this morning, some are predicted to be heavy. Then rain most of this afternoon. Andy and Mary have decided to stay another day or two to wait out the weather. Both boats have saved inside boat chores because we knew this weather system was coming, so not sure how much we’ll get out today. After this system moves through today it is supposed to get nice again, with temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s starting on Saturday.
Here is an update on the last few days...
Sunday...in the morning, I worked on the holding tank issue. The problem was that it would not pump out properly when we hooked it up to the pump out on the dock. I changed the vent filter, and blew out both vent lines, so I know there are no restrictions in the vent line. Not really sure what the problem was (if there ever was one) but when I tried it again, and went very slow, it worked just fine. I am thinking that the dock pump has such suction that it was causing a problem. So, by slowing it down some, it seemed to work just fine. The afternoon we just we laid around the boat. Deb read her book, and I watched football. About 6 PM Andy and Mary came over to our boat for a cocktail, and then went back to their boat for dinner. We had homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner (awesome job by Deb) and our movie was Shooter.
Monday...Deb did laundry while I went in the engine room and did a few things. One of the things I did was to check the water in the batteries, which was a good thing because the house batteries we low...very low. It took all the distilled water I had to top them off. For lunch, we had planned to take the dinghy and go up river to Marker 34...a restaurant on the river that someone had recommended, but the wind picked up, so we just walked next door to the marina and ate at Joe’s Crab. After a good lunch, Deb came back to continue laundry, and I walked the other way toward town, and the Fort Myers City Marina. On the way back to our boat I also stopped at a large Mainship dealer to talk to them about their latest models, and possibly listing our boat when it comes time to sell. Andy and Mary had decided to keep their car one more day to run some errands, so I went with Andy to Home Depot to pick up a few things. For dinner, Mary had invited us over for her version of “sliders”...similar to the ones White Castle makes. Deb made a big batch of tater tots to go with the sliders and we had a great dinner. Not necessairly the best for you...but the best tasting.
Tuesday...did boat chores in the morning and at 11:30 we jumped in our dinghy with Andy and Mary and went up the river to Marker 34, a restaurant near the water. I say near the water, because you would assume it was on the river (because they say you can come by boat), but in fact you have to go back in the mangrove channels and try to find this place. I would not want to do it in any kind of a big boat, but in a dinghy it was fun. Very simple, but fun place...I’m sure we’ll go back before we leave Fort Myers. It reached 83* today, and was muggy. Nice day to be in Florida.
Wednesday...It got to 86 today (1 degree from the record of 87) and was muggy. It’s the first time we have had to run the A/C very much. First thing in the morning I jumped in the dinghy and went to a near-by ramp to meet a service guy with a trailer. We put the dinghy on the trailer and went 6 bocks to a small boat dealer where I had the engine serviced. I changed the oil, and all filters. I also had the lower end grease changed and installed a new impellor. As particular as I am about keeping everything just so on our boat, I have really neglected the dinghy motor, and it was long overdo for service. I’m glad to get that done. The guys at the dealership did a great job and had me back in the water by 11:15. Back at the boat we asked Andy and Mary if they wanted to walk into town and have some lunch, and we walked about 6 blocks and found a popular spot in downtown Fort Myers. Back at the boat at 1, Deb continued to clean and do laundry, and I (after a short nap) continued to polish the isinglass. I have been doing a 3 part process. Heavy scratch polish; light scratch polish; and then a coat of clear wax/polish. It looks great. At about 5 each day the dock in front of our boat becomes the gathering area for cocktails. They continue to ask us to join them...and today we did. Very nice folks...each with a different story of how they got here. For dinner we took a salad over to Good News, and joined them for dinner (they had salad for dinner as well). More stories; more philosophy; more things we learned about each other...and about ourselves.
I’ll keep you posted.
Bob
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