Still in South Freeport

Well, today's Tuesday and we had the mechanic look at the engine yesterday. Bad news...we need a new water pump. Bob (the mechanic) ordered us a new one and it's coming from South Carolina and should be here in 3 days (hopefully). So we're here for a while. Oh well, it's a great place to be stuck in!.

About Tropical Storm Hannah...we had about 6 inches of rain in about 6 hours. We didn't get the wind and the anchorage here was very flat - no big wave action. We found a few more leaks, but have fixed them since then, so we should be okay for the next rain storm.

Met a couple who are also heading for the Abacos (Ed & Shirley Zellers). They gave us lots of good information for the coast and ICW. A fellow in a boat next to us (Johnathan St. Mary) came over and also gave us all kinds of info - he's been down the ICW as well. People are certainly helpful around here.

Claude called - he's in Portland but without a vehicle and so are we, so although we're only about 25 minutes apart, we can't meet up. It was still nice to hear from him. We're still trying to get our phone sorted out. We need to get on internet and set up another type of account where we can call out to Canada using 1 800 numbers. This is the first time we've been able to get online since we've been here. Their internet was down. Tomorrow we'll try to set more stuff up. We're on the boat now, so don't know how long this connection will stay.

Last night, the daughter of the person who owns the mooring we are on came by to say hello. She and her husband came aboard to see the boat and had a little yarn. Very nice people.

Today it rained, but Pete got a new battery installed because his wasn't charging properly. We just stayed on the boat and read, fixed little things, etc. Tomorrow, Heather & I will go shopping in Freeport again. Papa might try to get to Portland to Hamilton Marine to pick up an extra bilge pump (bigger) just in case we have a BIG leak! hahaha

All in all, we're doing great, learning a lot and still smiling! It's great to hear from our friends and family. We really enjoy your phone calls. Take care all - talk to you again tomorrow...