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Well we have a lot to catch up on so briefly….  while waiting for the starter we hung out in Ft Pierce and got to know the local sailing crowd, a really friendly bunch of people, always offering a hand or advice or a ride to the store. Fishing is the favorite pastime of the marina residents as huge fish lurk beneath the docks; every evening the sailboaters gathered for cocktails and fishtales, (no motorboaters allowed, they dont hang out with sailing types) and we were lucky enough to be present for fresh grouper and snook (see photo) caught and prepared by Archie, delicious.  During the week, we had some heavy rain and thunderstorms (photo) interspersed with sun, and it was windy most of the time, so we had plenty of time for rope splicing lessons (photo) and reading etc.

On thursday afternoon the mechanic returned our rebuilt starter to its rightful position in the engine and ….hooray it started.  We planned to leave on friday morning but bad weather and high winds were forecast so we stayed friday night, which happened to be a big night of live music and festivities at the waterfront park.  The weather was fine though so we should have left!