Day with a Split Personality

Monday March 2, 2015
Plantation Key
Islamorada FL

This morning we listened to the weather guru Chris Parker bright and early. He threw a monkey wrench in starting across on Wed. So since we are 2 days sail away from the rendezvous point with the Handleys there was no reason to move yet.  We will plan to head north Tue morning to meet on Wed evening anticipating leaving 3am Thrus morning. Of course Chris Parker could knock that in the head too.

Bill Sears called and asked if we would be interested in picking up some sandwiches when I got my CD and report to take to my doctor at home. That sounded good to us so we took the food to Bills and we all ate out on his screen porch. He will be taking Sunshine to fly home tomorrow so everyone will be taking off in the morning. We plan to stay in a little anchorage at Steamboat Creek at the edge of Barnes Sound tomorrow night.

We came back to the boat after lunch and decided we would put the dinghy up on the swim ladder and out of the water and motor on the motor mount.  One of the bolts that hold the motor on the dinghy transom had frozen. We tried every thing, grease, pounding it with a variety of things, solvent and have been unable to get the bolt to loosen.We took some part off the transom and got the motor off but the frozen bolt is still frozen. It is on the motor mount but not properly. The dinghy is still in the water.  On top of that we dropped our best screwdriver in the water after we had given up on the motor. Honestly, we loose something every day! It had a red handle and we thought we could see it but the sun was just going down and the light was not good.  We tried the fishing with the magnet trick but the thing was mostly plastic handle and we just could not get it. Very frustrating afternoon. Not like we will find a lot of hardware stores in the Exumas.

Hot sunny day, 80, moderate breeze so will be comfortable evening. Let's hope a good nights sleep will relax us a little.  We have been away from Handley for 2 weeks. When we see them again it will be to celebrate Judy's 68th birthday.  Going to the Bahamas on your birthday is a pretty unique way to celebrate. Be good to get together again.