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| Unpacking the trailer. |
The new hot water cylinder arrived after lunch
time on Tuesday so thankfully that was put in place. So, we planned to leave
Stuart, on Wednesday morning at high tide – which was at approximately 10.00am
and motor north to Fort Pierce along the boring ICW.
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Putting the hot
water cylinder
We left Manatee Pocket, Stuart just after 10.30am
and arrived in Fort Pierce after 2.30pm but due to the awful current, we could
not go into our designated slip, so we spent the next hour and half alongside
the first dock. Even trying to tie up against this dock was tricky as the
current slammed us against the dock. Thank goodness for fenders! What didn’t
help was the wind as it was pushing us up against the dock.
By 4.30pm, we were tied up all secure in our
designated slip and our ‘home’ for the next month while we sort Passages out.
Thursday
morning the cleaning and sorting started, and it has literally taken me a whole
week to clean and sort her out. It also gives me the opportunity to update our
inventory and rethink whether we need certain things on the boat. Passages has many hidden storage spaces – for
example, behind the seating in the saloon/sitting/living area, there are
shelves, but below these shelves are added storage spaces. It is vital to have
an inventory of everything on the boat as it makes life so much easier when looking
for things. Many people living on boats have a story of an item they stored,
thought they would remember where they had placed it and ended up having to
purchase another one of the ‘missing’ item. A few months down the track while
sorting something out, they have found the missing item.
In between cleaning and sorting, Mel and I have
used our bikes and cycled to Aldi, which is about 2.5
The new Navpod.
kms in one direction and
Publix (a big supermarket chain) about 3 kms in the other direction. Mel has
been busy sorting out the Radar and our new Navpod, plus preparing to work on a
few other huge projects. There is always another tool or fuse, or connector
needed. Thankfully, ACE hardware store is a 5 mins walk from the boat and West
Marine is opposite, Aldi.
We have also met our neighbours in the slip next
to us, Sheila and David, on the Full Monty from Canada. They have a lovely
little dog on board their boat, called Precious.
We haven’t done anything exciting, just working
on the various projects on the boat. Oh yes, we did attend the ‘get together’
on the dock, a regular event on Wednesday evenings when most of the residents
at the marina meet up for a chat and a drink.
On Friday evening, 2 February, there was Friday
Fest along the main waterfront road in Fort Pierce. It was very similar to the
Saturday morning Farmer Market, but this time a few more food stalls. Sheila
and David joined us for the Friday Fest.
Well, that is about all for now. As I am writing
this, the weather is awful. Grey rainy skies with the wind howling. Hope you
are enjoying whatever you are doing?
Until next time…. Take care, Keep well.
Best wishes, always
Mel and Caryn
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| Putting up our new sails. |
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| Making some Beetroot chutney and red onion marmalade |
