Who takes a picture of West Marine? We talk about it so much, we thought we'd at least let you know what one looks like.
Deb loves these trees...and there are several of them in this area
Beautiful moon coming up over the marina
We took the dinghy to this lunch spot on Sunday. Great cheeseburger
This yacht is located just down from our marina. Seems the owner builds these vessels for dinner cruises, and has sold over 30 of them. He and his wife live on this one.
Log 81
Day 209
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
5:20 AM EST
Location: Legacy Harbor, Fort Myers, FL.
Weather: 65* and a little foggy...forecasted to be mostly sunny and 82 today
It got down to a low of 65 last night...this weather is really great. Mostly sunny with light east winds yesterday, and forecasted to be light winds and in the 80’s for the next several days. Much better than at home...where we are headed tomorrow. Chillicothe is forecasted to be a high of 20* when we land. Deb tells me the warmth of family and friends will make it seem like 80...she’s probably right.
We continue to really enjoy our time at Legacy Harbor in Fort Myers. The restaurants in down town, and the Public’s grocery are very close and convenient. We also have some cool spots to dinghy to for lunch...all of which we have used often. Over the weekend we rented a car, and made several trips to Lowes; Wal-Mart; and West Marine. We also went out to eat with Andy and Mary to a couple of cool spots. You don’t realize how much you miss a car for the little things...until you don’t have one.
Sunday...Andy and Mary left Legacy Harbor and headed for Naples...on their way to Marathon, in the Keys. As usual, we have really enjoyed spending time with them (they were right next to us for the last week) and hopefully we can hook up again when we stop in Marathon on our way to Key West. After they left, it was a beautiful day, so we jumped in the dinghy and went across the Caloosahatchee River to North Fort Myers and up a long channel to a Tiki Hut kind of place for a burger. We never get tired of those trips and are always looking for a new spot. In the afternoon, I watched football, while Deb took the car and did some Christmas shopping, and got a pizza for dinner. Our movie was watching the final episodes of Survivor.
Monday...had the oil changed again. Hard to believe we’ve put over 150 hours on these engines since we last changed it in Chattanooga. This time the oil change went much smoother. They were on board at 8:30, and we had a good mechanic (Joe) and his good helper (Kenny). In contrast to the last mechanic on board in Chattanooga, Joe had all the oil out and the filters changed in a little over 2 hours. Along the way he discovered there was algae in the starboard Racor filter, so it took a little extra time to get that cleaned and also install a new “kit” to be sure we would not have an issue later. I also bought some algae conditioner for the tanks to dissolve what is already in the tanks. While he was here he also changed all the zincs in the engines (these are “sacrificial” zincs in the engines to help with the issues that saltwater causes). It is a must to be current with things like these to keep from having bigger problems down the road. All in all the guys did a good job and were off the boat by 1:30. While all this was going on Deb took the car back to Enterprise, and did a few loads of laundry. Most of the rest of the day I spent cleaning up, and putting the engine room back to normal, after the oil change. Dinner was great Mexican food that Deb made with leftovers from our Mexican restaurant over the weekend...no movie...too tired.
Today...is our last day in Fort Myers for a couple of weeks, because we fly home tomorrow morning. At 10 this morning we plan to meet a sales person (Captain Pam) and look at a couple of new Mainship boats that are in the harbor. We don’t plan to buy anything...just looking at their newest models. The other thing we are doing (and the real reason for meeting with the sales person) is I want her to look at Headquarters to get an impression of our boat, because when it comes time to sell it, I believe she, and her brokerage operation, would be a good outlet for our boat. This won’t be for some time, but it’s never too early to plant seeds. The rest of the day will be spent preparing to leave the boat for 2 weeks. A good washing to get the salt off, and making sure everything inside is ready as well. The good news is it won’t take long to pack...we don’t have anything on board we can wear at home. Once we get home, we will have to go through our packed clothes and hopefully find something warm enough to wear.
Based on our travels, I won’t be writing a log until we return (December 30th), and get ready to leave Legacy, and head for Key West.
It’s time to take a dock walk...Merry Christmas.
We took the dinghy to this lunch spot on Sunday. Great cheeseburger
This yacht is located just down from our marina. Seems the owner builds these vessels for dinner cruises, and has sold over 30 of them. He and his wife live on this one.
Log 81
Day 209
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
5:20 AM EST
Location: Legacy Harbor, Fort Myers, FL.
Weather: 65* and a little foggy...forecasted to be mostly sunny and 82 today
It got down to a low of 65 last night...this weather is really great. Mostly sunny with light east winds yesterday, and forecasted to be light winds and in the 80’s for the next several days. Much better than at home...where we are headed tomorrow. Chillicothe is forecasted to be a high of 20* when we land. Deb tells me the warmth of family and friends will make it seem like 80...she’s probably right.
We continue to really enjoy our time at Legacy Harbor in Fort Myers. The restaurants in down town, and the Public’s grocery are very close and convenient. We also have some cool spots to dinghy to for lunch...all of which we have used often. Over the weekend we rented a car, and made several trips to Lowes; Wal-Mart; and West Marine. We also went out to eat with Andy and Mary to a couple of cool spots. You don’t realize how much you miss a car for the little things...until you don’t have one.
Sunday...Andy and Mary left Legacy Harbor and headed for Naples...on their way to Marathon, in the Keys. As usual, we have really enjoyed spending time with them (they were right next to us for the last week) and hopefully we can hook up again when we stop in Marathon on our way to Key West. After they left, it was a beautiful day, so we jumped in the dinghy and went across the Caloosahatchee River to North Fort Myers and up a long channel to a Tiki Hut kind of place for a burger. We never get tired of those trips and are always looking for a new spot. In the afternoon, I watched football, while Deb took the car and did some Christmas shopping, and got a pizza for dinner. Our movie was watching the final episodes of Survivor.
Monday...had the oil changed again. Hard to believe we’ve put over 150 hours on these engines since we last changed it in Chattanooga. This time the oil change went much smoother. They were on board at 8:30, and we had a good mechanic (Joe) and his good helper (Kenny). In contrast to the last mechanic on board in Chattanooga, Joe had all the oil out and the filters changed in a little over 2 hours. Along the way he discovered there was algae in the starboard Racor filter, so it took a little extra time to get that cleaned and also install a new “kit” to be sure we would not have an issue later. I also bought some algae conditioner for the tanks to dissolve what is already in the tanks. While he was here he also changed all the zincs in the engines (these are “sacrificial” zincs in the engines to help with the issues that saltwater causes). It is a must to be current with things like these to keep from having bigger problems down the road. All in all the guys did a good job and were off the boat by 1:30. While all this was going on Deb took the car back to Enterprise, and did a few loads of laundry. Most of the rest of the day I spent cleaning up, and putting the engine room back to normal, after the oil change. Dinner was great Mexican food that Deb made with leftovers from our Mexican restaurant over the weekend...no movie...too tired.
Today...is our last day in Fort Myers for a couple of weeks, because we fly home tomorrow morning. At 10 this morning we plan to meet a sales person (Captain Pam) and look at a couple of new Mainship boats that are in the harbor. We don’t plan to buy anything...just looking at their newest models. The other thing we are doing (and the real reason for meeting with the sales person) is I want her to look at Headquarters to get an impression of our boat, because when it comes time to sell it, I believe she, and her brokerage operation, would be a good outlet for our boat. This won’t be for some time, but it’s never too early to plant seeds. The rest of the day will be spent preparing to leave the boat for 2 weeks. A good washing to get the salt off, and making sure everything inside is ready as well. The good news is it won’t take long to pack...we don’t have anything on board we can wear at home. Once we get home, we will have to go through our packed clothes and hopefully find something warm enough to wear.
Based on our travels, I won’t be writing a log until we return (December 30th), and get ready to leave Legacy, and head for Key West.
It’s time to take a dock walk...Merry Christmas.
BK
