Had appointment with mechanic for generator at 8:30am and by 9:30he had completed his diagnostics only to discover there had been a breaker switch in off position that was for the engine cooling water pump- back in business... until tonight, but I'll get to that.
we left Stuart in hot and steamy weather at 11:15 am and ran til 5pm and due to a thunderstorm with 40mph winds we tucked behind Hole in the wall island. The picture of Capt Ron is not just to show off his good looks but to celebrate MM000 of the Atlantic ICW, 978 miles from Stuart, FL to Norfolk, VA so only 1000 miles to go at 8.5mph.
ICW can seem monotonous so todays entertainment besides Cormarants, Dolphins and seagulls following as a group nearly in the cockpit looking for handouts were a number of cold showers on back deck, gotta keep the crew cool!
Worked up a good appetite after TRX workout but unfortunately had technical problems with grill then more generator issues. Cooked dinner in the galley instead and managed to get generator up and running, love that AC.
Off to Melbourne tomorrow and we will be keeping an eye on tropical storm and decide if we need to wait there for a day to let it pass
1st of all, really enjoy your blog! Kind of a vicarious feeling of a small bit of sharing in
ReplyDeletethe adventure. What with all the weather news, it keeps you on my mind wondering what & how much you are having to deal with, but I'm comforted with the knowledge of the highly experienced Captain that you are so fortunate to have.