Banana Bay Marina

The Yacht club did not look inviting, so Banana bay won and we called in after our morning swim to move  into a well protected corner slip at the marina. A tight fit but much better than being on the unprotected seawall with the nasty weather coming.

APRIL 8, 2014

After a slow morning, Steve a friendly dock neighbor, offered us to use his car for a Publix run. It is always surprising to see how nice and helpful complete strangers can be along the way.  Okay we still have 141 cans of food on board, in case we get stranded for the next year, but we are tied up and there is a Publix so close and so we went and loaded up on Orangina, milk, eggs and snapper for dinner. It was decided to put our time at the dock to good use and clean the inside of the boat.  The outside is getting a good rinse with the storm / front that is now moving through.

APRIL 10, 2014

While sipping coffee and listening to the weather, it was decided to stay one more day at Banana Bay Marina. Why? It continues to blow a steady 18 knots with gust to 30. What shall we get into……..JP started waxing the Starboard Side and Diane was cutting out the new replacement screening that is a tighter Mesh To Keep out NO-SEE-UMS. For those unfamiliar with no-see-ums, they are flying teeth. 

Lunch was enjoyed at the Hurricane Grille, a local establishment and the ribs just melted in our mouth, while the beer was cold.  It was time to return to work, on a boat there is always something to do and our to do was to continue working on changing out the screens, 10 screens altogether, consisting of removing the framed screen, cutting the old screening  material, gluing the new screening or re-installing the gasket in the channel, and reinstalling the newly screened frame .  Isn’t there a proper tool that will make this faster, easier, more professional?  Our day revolves around meals and we found that it was getting close to dinner, we cleaned up and with our list crossed U.S. 1 for another visit to Home Depot and then back to the Hurricane for dinner. Diane was not interested in cooking after a fun day of working and we hope to depart tomorrow for about 10 days on the hook and probably no eating out – it is it time to start fishing for our dinner?