The Cat Fish Dinner Was Fine

The Mechanic Had Some Good News    




Well, the cat fish were cleaned and then given a bath in olive oil, garlic and salt & pepper.   It was a good end to a mostly good day.... except for the getting "towed in" part.  The Tow Boat U.S. boat put us into the marina we were headed for anyway.  So we got situated into the Fort Myers City Yacht Harbor and got cooking.

The boys caught about nine nice cats

 At nine-thirty this morning, I called the mechanic and he agreed to come over and take a look at our steering problems.  After tearing the boat apart looking for the "pump", a call to Carver disclosed that this model didn't have a pump.  We did find out that someone had poured ATF (automatic transmission fluid) into the system instead of the proper oil.  And  we do have a seal that is bad.  The part will be ordered on Monday, arrive on Tuesday and that should put us back on track by Wednesday, if not Tuesday early afternoon.

Some of the folks back home are aware that I fell and hurt myself, about the second day of the adventure. So I might as well tell the story.... We were working on the boat and the hatch covers were off the floor of the salon/front room.  The engines are located there and the floor can be raised in one to eight pieces.  I knew one piece had been raised, but wasn't aware that the other piece next to it had also been raised and a cushion was laying across it.  I stepped on the cushion and the rest is history.  Wayne said, "You fell for about five minutes".

I didn't even think that I had hurt myself until the next day when I started having a little trouble walking without falling down.  Now I know this has happened before, but these circumstances were a little different, because no alcohol was involved.  By the next evening, when I realized how badly I hurt, that scenario changed. Enter Bacchus:  "Apply thine engine to thy spongy door, set Bacchus from his glassy prison free". 
This course of action was only taken for pure medicinal purposes, you have my word on it.  That and some Ibuprofen.  Tomorrow morning, in light of the two day delay, I have decided to go and get checked out.      


So today, after the mechanic left, Jeff and I went and did a little shopping.  These boys sure can eat!

We caught a cab to the Super Wal-Mart

And once there I got out my lariat, and with a little help from Jeffery, we managed to cut me out a good one.  

He bucked a little when I first got on!

At the marina where we are staying, there is the cutest house boat... I had to share it with you.  It reminded me of Sausalito California, where they have a bunch of really cool house boats.

Isn't that the cutest? It's someones hair salon!