Jan 10, 2015. Marathon

Rich and Kathy went into Boot Key Harbor to check the layout of the land.  They said it was a mine field of boats...220 on mooring balls.  They did find our friend Ted Williams on his boat and he gave them the low down on the area.  They walked to the West Marine to order a new water pump for the engine, a new part under warranty of course.  Rich says all the new things he put on the boat are breaking, and under warranty or not it is a pain in the but.  I heard him calling the manufacturers "X/$&?;0 damn communists", while he was fixing the refrigerator pump last night.  We were sitting in the cockpit when we heard a bad noise, and sure enough the water pump for the refrigerator went out.  Good thing he had a backup on the boat.  Or maybe that was a bad thing, because Kathy would have had to cook up all the food in the refrigerator and Bitts and I could have been eating like queens.  No such luck...stuck with Kibbles.  Kathy says she is in sun glass hell.  The boat sucked up her $52 good pair, (can't find them or left them somewhere) and then the backup pair of clip on's broke.  Good thing she has Transitions on her glasses, but the sun is really strong.  So, there went more dineros for new sunglasses.  Kinda overcast and windy this morning.  Rich said the pump for the engine will be here on Thursday, so guess we will hang out here for awhile.  Kathy is happy because she will get to watch the Packers play on Sunday!!!  Go Pack Go!!