Miscellaneous (Day 091)

LAY DAY: Boot Key Harbor, Mooring Ball L-10 MM1195

Lat/ Long 24 42 32N 81 05 57W

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Weather: The day started partly cloudy and became overcast by late afternoon; low temp 70 degrees & high 80 degrees; N wind at 10 to 15 building to 20+ by early evening; rain showers in the early evening; after night fall, the wind was steady at 20+ knots, and was singing through the rigging. Stormy conditions are with us.

Comment: Today started with computer work and the cruisers’ net and was followed by a six mile bike ride. We returned to SUNSHINE in the early afternoon to prepare for the weather that is coming at us. The wind is predicted to build to 20 knots today and to 30 for the next two days. We’ll be bouncing around on the mooring a bit.

Eric (Inflatable Boats of the Florida Keys and Yamaha OB repair guy) was a no show, probably because of the weather. The folks at SALT (Sea, Air, & Land Technologies) who were supposed to fix the freezer told us that it would take three months for the part to arrive from China. Of course, prior to this news, the part was to have arrived… before Christmas (no, they really didn’t say which Christmas), … in a day or two, … tomorrow for sure.

Cynthia promises to e-mail all of her correspondence with Dometic (manufacturer of Waeco – Adler Barbour) Refrigeration so we can follow up with the company. This is disappointing news. Since we unplugged the freezer, which ran constantly (that was its problem) the solar panels are able to keep up with our daily electrical demands, as long as it is sunny. We have gone several days without firing up the generator. Today, because it became overcast, we had to run it to top off the batteries and so we could watch a movie.