A glorious but still windy day in Melbourne. We lost the alternator belts yesterday morning due to inattention by the Captain and dropped into Melbourne Harbor to buy replacements. A charming little town and comfortable marina convinced us to just hole up here for the holiday weekend. This will avoid confronting the mega wake makers chasing around showing off their big diesels consuming gross quantities of $3+ a gallon fuel.
Joan took the opportunity to wash all day. She married me for my microwave but has changed her affection to the washer/dryer aboard. It receives much more endearing murmurings than the Captain.
We are finding the bicycles to be most useful and enjoyable. I rode all over town today. It was great fun and managed to pick up several needed items enroute.
A few more pictures at "Melbourne" at www.picasaweb.google.com/lropka
2 comments:
You all are too much! We got your email on the birthday wish (Happy Birthday Joan) and the OOPS! on downloading the pictures. We know you are tired and hope that you take the weekend and relax! We liked the breakfast pictures but we think you need some "Sugar Loaf" breakfasts to get your blood flowing.
It is still great to see you in pictures that let us relive some of what you are experiencing. After the weekend, get your butts in gear and get on up the coast to make it to GA before June 1st.
Love ya,
Chuck & Judy
Larry
After returning home from a couple of months in the Keys, am catching up on "required reading" and reviewed your blog. We must have passed each other as we headed back north. We had planned to go on to the Bahamas but a non-boat issue resulted in our deciding to remain stateside.
Sorry we did not have a chance to see your boat when you came past St. Pete. That Supermax looks good in the photos. Hope it is performiong well for you.
All the best.
Dan Stone
M/V Slow Dance
St. Petersburg, FL
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