Oh my! I've been here a month already. Sorry for not posting and not keeping you up-to-date. I'll try to do better in the future.
I've been keeping pretty busy, but there is still so much to do. It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride with a bunch of ups and downs.
I bought the dinghy that I'd been looking at on Amazon. It arrived, but had a broken piece on the seat board. I contacted the manufacturer through Amazon and, after sending them pictures of the broken part, they replaced the part.
Back in October, I bought a battery operated lantern. It uses rechargeable batteries that are recharged through a USB port. It was great, lots of light, easy to recharge. That is until the USB connection melted. I gave the lantern a 2 star review on Amazon. A couple of days later I get an email from the manufacturer telling me that the lantern has a 5 year warranty and asking if I'd like a replacement. It should be here today.
Also arriving today, a 2.5 HP outboard for the dinghy. I haven't had the dinghy in the water, yet. So, I'm looking forward to getting the outboard and doing a little "sea trial".
I'll need to get the dinghy registered. I also need to figure out how to mount the outboard on my boat while we're under way. I need to change the oil on the boat's diesel. Much to do before I head back to West Virginia in mid-March.
Other than that, I've been subbing in the Escambia County schools. That gets me up and out every once in awhile. The park that I'm in is kind of fun, too. On Saturday mornings, there is breakfast in the park's recreation room, 3 pancakes, 3 sausages, 3 dollars. Thursday evening happy hours are followed by bingo. Party on!
I've also made a friend here. We went out to Brother's BBQ the other night. On Fridays, the special is fried catfish. It's a favorite of mine and Kasia (new friend) had never had catfish. I'm proud to say that I made a fan. We also went out to brunch and a local farmer's market/street fair in downtown Pensacola. Fun times!
The slip that my boat is tied into is right on the Intra-Coastal Waterway. There is a lot of barge traffic going by just yards away. Fortunately, I'm in a "No Wake Zone". Below is an example. It's a tug towing a construction crane and another barge. It also has a tug tied onto the stern of the second barge. The second tug is staffed and ready to help steer around some of the more difficult turns.
I've been keeping pretty busy, but there is still so much to do. It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride with a bunch of ups and downs.
I bought the dinghy that I'd been looking at on Amazon. It arrived, but had a broken piece on the seat board. I contacted the manufacturer through Amazon and, after sending them pictures of the broken part, they replaced the part.
Back in October, I bought a battery operated lantern. It uses rechargeable batteries that are recharged through a USB port. It was great, lots of light, easy to recharge. That is until the USB connection melted. I gave the lantern a 2 star review on Amazon. A couple of days later I get an email from the manufacturer telling me that the lantern has a 5 year warranty and asking if I'd like a replacement. It should be here today.
Also arriving today, a 2.5 HP outboard for the dinghy. I haven't had the dinghy in the water, yet. So, I'm looking forward to getting the outboard and doing a little "sea trial".
I'll need to get the dinghy registered. I also need to figure out how to mount the outboard on my boat while we're under way. I need to change the oil on the boat's diesel. Much to do before I head back to West Virginia in mid-March.
Other than that, I've been subbing in the Escambia County schools. That gets me up and out every once in awhile. The park that I'm in is kind of fun, too. On Saturday mornings, there is breakfast in the park's recreation room, 3 pancakes, 3 sausages, 3 dollars. Thursday evening happy hours are followed by bingo. Party on!
I've also made a friend here. We went out to Brother's BBQ the other night. On Fridays, the special is fried catfish. It's a favorite of mine and Kasia (new friend) had never had catfish. I'm proud to say that I made a fan. We also went out to brunch and a local farmer's market/street fair in downtown Pensacola. Fun times!
The slip that my boat is tied into is right on the Intra-Coastal Waterway. There is a lot of barge traffic going by just yards away. Fortunately, I'm in a "No Wake Zone". Below is an example. It's a tug towing a construction crane and another barge. It also has a tug tied onto the stern of the second barge. The second tug is staffed and ready to help steer around some of the more difficult turns.
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