We got to say goodbye to all our new friends in Cocoa Village at the marina Superbowl party before we left on Tuesday Feb. 5th. We were still waiting on one replacement part for our wind instrument coming from England which we thought it might have to catch up with up with us at another Marina along the way when divine intervention happened. Trish our friend at the Marina office came running down just minutes before we left and had the package in hand. We are heading south but for now we are stuck in "Velcro" Beach Marina. It's a good place to hang out on a mooring ball and test all the boats DC systems. It's also a excellent place to learn new habits. With no car we are learning to use the public transportation system, with no city water we are learning to conserve our water usage, with no TV(ugh) we are learning to entertain ourselves and with only batteries for our power needs we are learning to read in the dark. Umm, why are we doing this again? But I have no worries because I got the best mate in the world in Cherie King! Example; We found a water leak but no worries Cherie had it fixed before bedtime, like we said the replacement part for our wind instrument arrived but now it needs to be installed on TOP of our 65ft mast, no worries I have Cherie King, up the mast she went and installed the new part, the dingy sprung a leak yesterday but no worries Cherie had it patched and back in the water by the next morning. I could go on and on telling "Cherie to the rescue" stories but we all know it anyway.
The real name of the beach is Vero Beach but since we are stuck here for a week while this weather front is moving up the northeast coast and bringing some strong winds plus big seas the name Velcro seems to fit.
Michael really is enjoying himself even when sitting playing cards in the dim light. I have had him laughing with tears as I use some of my boating terminology, you know "thingy", "do dad", rusty thingy etc...
Anyway we are enjoying the weather and the new lifestyle on the boat.
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