No clothes for Don and an Engine Alarm that never shuts off, shuts off, shuts off, shuts off, shuts off - but the weather is beautiful!
February 1, 2017
Brainwaves should soon be on the move again but as is often the case, we've got some snags. First, the good news. We arrived in Guadeloupe about 3:00 yesterday with no fight problems. The boat was still in the slip, the dinghy motor and solar panels were still on the boat and the interior was not covered in mold and mildew I had left three large hanging Damp-Rid bags, which we're about 3/4 full, but seemed to do the job. We have my clothes, all the digital charts, all the cruising guides and the new bracket and pins for the alternator. We were pretty ecstatic about those things.
Now for the bad. We are missing one piece of luggage which has Don's clothes, a critical belt and hose for the engine and some less essential supplies. Also, the engine has an alarm that never shuts off that is supposed to mean low oil pressure. There's no pressure gauge but the warning light is not on.
Someone who speaks little English is supposed to come today about the engine. It is now nearly 4:00 p.m. here and we have been waiting all day.
Out luggage is supposed to arrive today and be delivered to the marina. There were no flights from Atlanta to here for several days so it's going sightseeing in Paris on its way. I'm learning to dislike the word "supposed". We don't have a lot of leeway built into our schedule and can not use this slip after tomorrow. Stay tuned.
On the bright side, the weather is very nice. Low 80's and humidity in the 50-60 percent.
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Deb
Brainwaves should soon be on the move again but as is often the case, we've got some snags. First, the good news. We arrived in Guadeloupe about 3:00 yesterday with no fight problems. The boat was still in the slip, the dinghy motor and solar panels were still on the boat and the interior was not covered in mold and mildew I had left three large hanging Damp-Rid bags, which we're about 3/4 full, but seemed to do the job. We have my clothes, all the digital charts, all the cruising guides and the new bracket and pins for the alternator. We were pretty ecstatic about those things.
Now for the bad. We are missing one piece of luggage which has Don's clothes, a critical belt and hose for the engine and some less essential supplies. Also, the engine has an alarm that never shuts off that is supposed to mean low oil pressure. There's no pressure gauge but the warning light is not on.
Someone who speaks little English is supposed to come today about the engine. It is now nearly 4:00 p.m. here and we have been waiting all day.
Out luggage is supposed to arrive today and be delivered to the marina. There were no flights from Atlanta to here for several days so it's going sightseeing in Paris on its way. I'm learning to dislike the word "supposed". We don't have a lot of leeway built into our schedule and can not use this slip after tomorrow. Stay tuned.
On the bright side, the weather is very nice. Low 80's and humidity in the 50-60 percent.
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Deb
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