As it was Monday today we could start again with some boat jobs, now America had reopened after the 4th celebrations. I was supposed to be going up the mast, but after days of sweltering without even a breeze today was quite windy so we delayed that job. The other important job was to sort out our Furuno warranty issue and we spoke to Karen our broker at MI Cats who confirmed we were still covered and will chase it up, but we have holidays of the customer service rep at FP and French Bank Holidays coming up etc to cope with so we are not expecting resolution before we move on.
The next job was to order paper and electronic charts for the east coast of the US as well as pilot books. Our electronic charts don’t even cover us as far as our next port of call, so we can’t really leave without them as we have nothing to cover the area. Paper charts are also a must with all the lightning storms in the area. Finally after speaking to David at Blue Water Books in Fort Lauderdale we settle on the Maptech Pilot books which we need only two volumes of to get us all the way to New York. We have a bit more to-and fro over the paper charts as we wanted Admiralty, not least as they are in metric and we know the symbols but they don’t have those in stock. David seems a little affronted I don’t want the American NOAA charts and eventually I am persuaded as we can get them straightaway.
Next stop is the chandlery up the road which according to the never ending internet searching stocks Volvo Penta parts so we can get oil filters. We arrive to find they have only petrol engine parts, not diesel so those will have to stay on the list for now. We have enough to do the service the next day but then will not have spares. We are far more successful at the next chandlery when Kevin triumphantly walks up to me with a Seagull filter (drinking water filter) off the shelf. I had assured him repeatedly after internet searching West Marine and the manufacturer’s website and even calling them for the nearest stockist that we would not find any locally! We stocked up on various cleaning agents and also a 12V fan to try to counteract the heat. Whilst we are out Cal calls to say he is coming over so we head back to the boat.
Cal comes by and he and Kevin march around Invincible having rigging / fit out discussions (as Cal has an Fountaine Pajot catamaran too). We have a beer and say our goodbyes as we are planning to head north the following day. We are really keen to see the shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral on 11th July and we have realised how close that is getting.
Finally, Kevin wants to have his last Tiki bar burger before we go and it apparently rates as the best he has had so far so he is happy. I have the shrimp salad again and it is luscious with fresh pineapple, asparagus, artichokes, almonds, olives etc etc.
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