We arrived at the Ft Myers airport on Thursday evening, Dec 29. Waiting for us was Jason Gless, the son of Cindy Gless - a Witte Travel employee. Jason took us to Publix, a large grocery store. After we purchased items required for breakfast, along with a pound of shrimp, we continued on to Salty Sam's Marina in Ft. Myers Beach. Jason joined us for a drink and ate his share of shrimp. Cindy, you can be proud of your son. He sure was a kind and considerate person. Friday was spent washing the boat and returning to Publix for more supplies. This evening's dinner was at Parrot Key Carribean Grill. Thressa had coconut shrimp and I had salmon - it was fantastico.
On Saturday morning I checked the engine and generator oil and cleaned the small shower pumps. As I was about finished, I bumped into a small black box attached to the water pump. The box came loose, resulting in water squirting through the engine room - what a mess. The pictures above show the hole in the center of the pump and on the right side you can see the small black box with a brass tube. This box contains the water pressure membrane that measures the water pressure and relays it to the water pressure meter. As it turns out, the thread of the brass tube was worn so that it no longer stayed in the fitting. After a number of attempts, I finally did get it to hold. We are keeping our fingers crossed. A replacement part has been ordered. We now have a very clean engine room. The last work project was washing the windows - they now shine. Tomorrow we will be moving southward to Naples. A few more hours and the New Year will be here. With this in mind we wish all of you a Happy and Healthy New Year.
