Farewell Dinner
26 February 2017 | Burnt Store Marina
(Dinner With Friends)
As we get ready for our cruise north of Punta Gorda, our new friends, Maurice and Renee, from Quebec will be heading south and then east across Lake O on their Monk 36, Le Marie-Sophie. They have been doing the Great Loop and will "cross their wake" near Stuart on their way back home near Quebec. They arrived at our dock at Burnt Store last fall and we immediately connected. Last night, another couple, Brian and Barbara, had us all for dinner. What a fun evening. We definitely are fortunate to have such great friends.
We are still planning on heading north on Wednesday. We did have one issue surface over the weekend. When checking out the boat before we leave, I discovered a small leak in the raw water pump. It was not totally unexpected, but the timing could have been better. I attempted to do the replacement with a spare we carry but could not remove the last bolt. Fortunately, I was able to contact our mechanic and he will be here Tuesday morning. Oh, the joys of boating.