Well don't think it's really fair to all those stuck in cold weather and snow to say we're stuck in Biscayne Bay.....a cold front means a little rain and 74 degrees. So I apologize in advance. But things come up and before you know it, it's been a month and we missed another weather window to Key West. One of our first challenges was to get Jon's glasses fixed as the lenses looked crazed. After checking with our provider and realizing that we have no insurance but it may be a manufacturers defect, we looked up a local provider. Ok. Only 3.2 miles away. This would be nothing on bike or by car, which we have neither So, we walk. (This is where those suffering in six feet of snow close your eyes or skip my whinning ). We walked in 85 degrees and 90 percent humidity. Then I had to negotiate with the assistant manager who wasn't going to replace them because the other provider wasn't under a new system at the time we purchased the glasses. What! So I give him the speil about customer service and how we are regular customers and blah blah blah. I guess I did pretty good or he just wanted me to leave because he replaced Jon's lenses for $30. (The replacement costs for those who purchase insurance.). And they did it same day within two hours. So Jon and I hung around, got the glasses and WALKED the 3.5 back to the boat. My legs were spazzing and I vowed to learn the Miami bus system. But we met friends at the Sandbar, a local pub, for flat bread pizzas and cold Fat Tires. This day was good.
We were ready once more to leave when Jon had noticed the fuel pump leaking. So after looking for the part and choosing the one that cost $43 instead of the one that cost $248, waiting for the pump to arrive (this took four days) and then poor Jon contorting himself for about four hours to put it in, we thought we had found our last problem before heading out to the Keys.
As Jon started the engine he noticed the oil gage jumping all over the place. We had just replaced the oil sending unit in Ft Lauderdale. You might imagine how Jon felt and you might guess some of the language that was heard through the mooring field. The only way I could calm Jon down was to ask him if he would rather be raking the snow off our old house. His answer was easy. We got our new oil sending unit from our new best friends, Bay Shore Marine in Annapolis and replaced the dud.
Well, we are ready once more. So we decide to walk the 2.3 miles to the Publix to stock up. I talked Jon into taking a cab back. It's going great...the taxi lets is out at the dingy dock with our groceries. We load the dingy with not an inch to spare when Jon realizes that he doesn't have my cell phone. He had just discovered this handy small pocket on the leg of his shorts, perfect for a cell phone. Welllll not so much. It must of fell out in the cab. We called the cab company right away and asked to send the driver back...well it's never that easy and to make a long frustrating story short, they didn't come and never found it. Ok so we rent bikes(the marina rents them. Who knew ) and head out 4 miles to the Verizon store in Coral Gables. So nice there. I would have taken pics but didn't have my phone. Again for the sake of your sanity I won't bore you with the costs and us looking on line and asking friends...(joe Alati you are my hero!)..a week later I have a phone and all is right with the world. Jon hasn't seen my face in two days cause I'm putting in contacts, downloading APS, catching up on Facebook and checking our bank account. Ok so let's try again, the weather looks perfect this Saturday to leave after the cold front comes through (again sorry but it will get down to 63 at night and a blustery 76 during the day). Hopefully no new delays. Update you soon.
Jon finds a shrimp in our dingy. Maybe a bird dropped it. At night we can hear the shrimp hitting the hull of the boat. It sounds like rain on a tin roof. We should drop a net
Jon threatens to eat it.
To prove how far Visionworks is to get Jon's glasses repaired We are the greenfly in the bay. Yeah GPS.
Our view of the boats.
Our friends, Darrell and Ruth stop by to watch the sunset with us. By the way they are so much fun and we tease them about being foreigners (they are from Nova Scotia, Canada). Had lots of fun watching the Canadians and US hockey Olympic playoffs...they won...boooo
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