DaY 92 OF OUR GREAT ADVENTURE
Day 92.
2nd try. I just LOST my entire post for today after I had so eloquently had written and then lost the Internet connection when I went to post. SO, HERE IS TAKE TWO.
We are looking at Thursday for our crossing to the Bahamas. We will try if the weather forecast holds. But, the gulf stream is only 2 miles out. SO, we can find out if it's a go or not and turn back if we need to.
We have been provisioning by renting a car and going to Walmart, Winn Dixie and many other places to get everything we could possibly think of for our crossing. I have installed the salt water wash-down system and gone through the engine room fixing anything that needs attention. I changed the injector pump oil and everything else is a go with the engine and transmission. Today I added some missing screws to the railing stations and rub rail. Yesterday I had diver clean the bottom so, Liquid Therapy can slide throughout the water with ease. We are ready. So, after turning in the rental jeep today it's just fill the fuel and water tanks to full. Watch all the weather information sites I can. And then just go out there and see what it REALLY looks like.
So, one final thing to do today was get a haircut. Never found the barbershop that was recommended by the marina. But there was this guy waking his dog by the boat who just happened to be a barber that works out of his home. So, Suz and I walked to his house for my haircut. We asked how he became a barber. It happened in Vietnam. Now when this guy gave me directions to his home, he said it would have the US flag and the POW flag flying. I figured this guy might have a little Vietnam baggage..S0, how did he become a barber? Well the special forces there had a Vietnamese civilian that cut the special forces hair. It became known that the Vietnamese barber was an infiltrator and was feeding the enemy information. So, this guy (green beret' I believe) said he killed the Vietnamese barber. The US forces were glad but also upset since now they didn't have a barber. So, he said "I'll cut your hair". And that is how this guy became a barber. Very nice guy. Went on to become a policeman in Milwaukee and retired to Lake Park.FL.
You never know what paths you you will cross in life. And you never really know what dark places people have been thrust into either.
Todays picture is my new haircut.
2nd try. I just LOST my entire post for today after I had so eloquently had written and then lost the Internet connection when I went to post. SO, HERE IS TAKE TWO.
We are looking at Thursday for our crossing to the Bahamas. We will try if the weather forecast holds. But, the gulf stream is only 2 miles out. SO, we can find out if it's a go or not and turn back if we need to.
We have been provisioning by renting a car and going to Walmart, Winn Dixie and many other places to get everything we could possibly think of for our crossing. I have installed the salt water wash-down system and gone through the engine room fixing anything that needs attention. I changed the injector pump oil and everything else is a go with the engine and transmission. Today I added some missing screws to the railing stations and rub rail. Yesterday I had diver clean the bottom so, Liquid Therapy can slide throughout the water with ease. We are ready. So, after turning in the rental jeep today it's just fill the fuel and water tanks to full. Watch all the weather information sites I can. And then just go out there and see what it REALLY looks like.
So, one final thing to do today was get a haircut. Never found the barbershop that was recommended by the marina. But there was this guy waking his dog by the boat who just happened to be a barber that works out of his home. So, Suz and I walked to his house for my haircut. We asked how he became a barber. It happened in Vietnam. Now when this guy gave me directions to his home, he said it would have the US flag and the POW flag flying. I figured this guy might have a little Vietnam baggage..S0, how did he become a barber? Well the special forces there had a Vietnamese civilian that cut the special forces hair. It became known that the Vietnamese barber was an infiltrator and was feeding the enemy information. So, this guy (green beret' I believe) said he killed the Vietnamese barber. The US forces were glad but also upset since now they didn't have a barber. So, he said "I'll cut your hair". And that is how this guy became a barber. Very nice guy. Went on to become a policeman in Milwaukee and retired to Lake Park.FL.
You never know what paths you you will cross in life. And you never really know what dark places people have been thrust into either.
Todays picture is my new haircut.
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