I will add more that is summarized in this post at a later date. The transmission is in, and working, thanks to Ramiro the highly skilled mechanic! Marathon Boat Yard is his employer. Tammy at the front office is a gem!

We are moving up to Long Key Bight out to Boot Key Harbor as part of our strategy of making sure everything works while advancing toward Bimini.

Our cat will require a much higher level of care than we had previously given her, there was no tape in her system, she just had a common older-cat problem, but it's very serious. Kathleen at Dr. Rene Cruz's Cruz Animal Hospital gave me the instructions on how to attach the IV to the cat, which we will be doing every other day until her bloodwork is closer to normal. She is so much better when we do the IV (with 150 ml lactated Ringer's), it's like a little miracle. As much as I hate needles, that is what will keep me IV-ing the kitty on schedule.


We had a nice Valentine's Day dinner at Castaway, a dockside restaurant owned and run by fellow boaters (John and Arlene) who came through 12 years ago and took root.


On the way back to the boat, we also met Linda and Fred aboard M/V Young America, just down the canal wall from us, a lovely couple (Fred's a ret submariner and MIT grad -- they really NEED to watch Big Bang Theory!) with a lovely Great Harbour 37 trawler. They semi-custom designed the interior to fit their liveaboard needs, having a table and settees and open area beside the galley-down instead of a closed second cabin -- it gives such a great, light, airy impression, I think the company should offer that as a standard option!

Fred introduced us to a Dilbert video called "The Knack" -- which is another reason I think they would love Big Bang Theory.