We have another 10 days or so here in St Petersburg before we start making our way south again. The last couple of days have had Susan cleaning, staining, varnishing, and oiling. We're working on fabricating a new table for the cockpit, have replaced worn out hinges on cabinet doors and ordered more stuff online in order to get it here before we leave.
This past Saturday we went to the farmers market, did a two hour walking architectural tour of St Pete and went to the Tampa boat show. At the end of that day we were both DONE! The market was fun until Susan ran over me and about 10 other people trying to get away from the girl that had her pet python wrapped around her. To say Susan is afraid of and hates snakes is a huge understatement. I couldn't figure out what was going on and she couldn't form words until we were well away from the snake.
The boat show was mostly for power boats and I was thinking was a waste of time and money until we found a vendor selling dinghies with clear bottoms. We are very intrigued. How cool to be able to check your anchor is set well without having to dive on it. Not to mention checking out possible fishing spots and marine life. We're still talking with him as we have been in the market for a new dinghy.
The other day I replaced a rope clutch that has been broken (but still operable) since we bought the boat. This was another project that went much easier than expected. I'm not sure when all this saved time is going to be used up by some seemingly minuscule task that takes three days. Here a few pictures as that project progressed.
Last night we had dinner with Kelly, Nancy, Ted and Claire on Dance Aweigh. Here's a picture from the boat at sunset.
That's all for now.
Brian
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