Can't Shake The Bad Luck

Or when are we going to catch a break?

Our newest mechanic

  Well, we're down for the count again.  After having an engine heat up on us, we limped into port and are now getting our cracked head replaced.  Man, they don't give these things away and it has to come from Memphis,TN. 

Just a shot of our Ensign

 Don't know if I have ever included the ensign from the "Loopers Group"  in any of the blogs so I thought I would throw in a picture of it. 

Mitchell in his new rain gear

 Here's Mitchell in his rain gear that he brought with him even though it was about 80 degrees out and we were covered by the Bimini top.  But a guy has to try out this gear when he has a chance, after all.

 

Following Randall & Beth

 Ronnie snapped this picture of Randall's boat "Fly - By".  We followed him all the way from Apalachicola, FL to Orange Beach, Alabama.  The first day we went over one hundred miles.  And the second day about sixty miles.  But it was nice not having to work over the charts as we were traveling along.   Randall is a freight broker by trade who lives and works on his boat.  He was headed to Orange Beach for a gathering of people who own Main Ships, a make of trawler.

Home sweet home

These young pelicans are obviously all from the same nest which was either on this post or one nearby.  They still have some pin feathers and are fighting for position. 



Our present location is The Wharf Marina which has all the amenities that a person could ask for including a small water park for the boys to play in and cool off.  The passage for this is free as we are staying in the marina which is part of the commercial complex.  It's a retirement community, I think, that has condos, shopping, restaurants, morning coffee shops and the like. It's really pretty cool



We have large fuel barges going past our marina.  It must truly be an art to move these babies up and down the Intracoastal Waterway.  The up side is:  If they can do that with two hundred feet, we should be able to move 43 feet with ease. If we could only get this vessel ship shape!