#unsupervised :)

 Monday, March 2:

I got up and started working.  Wes had a quiet day.  He was a bit sore from all the twisting around in the engine room.  I ran some errands and took care of doctor stuff.  It rained some on Wes, and he visited with Merl for happy hour, but not much else to report.

Tuesday, March 3:

I got up and started working.  I also found out I needed to fly to Atlanta, GA on 3/12 for work, so we won't be leaving Bimini Basin until 3/13 or 3/14.  I got myself packed up for Team Building for work that starts Wednesday and ends Thursday.  Ella J arrived at Bimini Basin.  Wes took them to The Dive for Taco Tuesday.  They had a good time!

 

Wednesday, March 4:

I was up before 0500, got ready, put in my last minute items and headed to Team Building.  We had a full day of presentations and then the afternoon we enjoyed some fun competing in some games.  Then we had a reception for our carrier sponsors.  It was a lot of standing and visiting.  It was good to connect with people I haven't seen in quite some time.  After the reception, a good bunch of us went down to The Fox bar and enjoyed some drinks and karaoke.  I got caught on the fun wheel and stayed up to late, but it was a good time.  Wes worked on some boat projects.  He went to Merl's for happy hour, then enjoyed visiting with Ella J.

 

Thursday, March 5:

I was up and packed up as it was the last day of Team Building.  We had meetings in the morning which included a key note speaker.  I also received a spotlight aware (which was not expected).  After lunch, we enjoyed a couple breakout sessions, then after the raffle prize winners were announced, we closed Team Building for another year.  I was beat!  It's a long two days, but it is also a great time catching up with my coworkers!!  Wes had Ella J over for breakfast, did some boat projects and enjoyed visiting with them.

 

Friday, March 6:

I got up and started working as I had a lot of emails to catch up on after being busy the last two days.  We visited with Ella J some, did some boat projects and went in and visited with Merle and Tima some, but not too much to say today. 

Saturday, March 7:

I got up a started helping my parents get the house ready as we are having most of the family over for dinner.  Wes went to a small boat show with Ella J and Copesetic.  They saw a Navy Seal show which Wes said was the best part of the boat show (other than the company).  I spent the afternoon playing cards with the family.  It was great to see everyone!!  

 Sunday, March 8:

I wasn't moving very fast in the morning being that I stayed up more than usual and also with the time change, but I got up and helped get Johnny (my son) packed up to head back home.  My sister came down to help me get my parents new internet setup, which took longer than anticipated, then the 4 of us played cards.  Then we relaxed a bit watching TV, then off to bed for me.  Wes had a frustrating day trying to track down / connect with a guy that was fixing a part for one of the scooters.  The guy kept pushing back the time to meet, so he spent a good part of the day at The Dive, then food at the Monkey Bar, then back to The Dive to wait more.  They couldn't connect, so it was all just a waste of time.  When he got back to the dinghy, there was a lure caught on one of our line and they had untied one of the lines, so it was a challenge for him to get in the dinghy.  He finally made it back to the boat, but he was NOT happy.  

 

Back in Cape Coral!

 Monday, Feb 23:

It was a chilly morning, so Wes fired the generator up first thing to warm up the boat.  I started working and Wes made us all breakfast sandwiches for breakfast.  While I was working, my dad and Wes started working on replacing the port side screens.  It was a pain, but they got the three windows done despite the wind!  Then Wes and Dad took the dinghy to the milk jug and added two more jugs to it with some zip ties to keep it afloat and to ensure no one runs into it.  Then after I was done with work, Dad, Wes and I went for a quick visit with Merle and Tima.  They were doing well.  Merle had a doctor's appointment to follow up on his knee and it isn't fusing as they hoped, but he isn't in any pain.  He has to keep the brace on and try to limit his walking as much as possible.  Then we went back to Toscana where we hosted anchor tales with the other boat that was anchored in the basin with us.  It was the first time they had tried smoked cream cheese, and they liked it!!  Then we had dinner and played cards until it was time for bed.

 Tuesday, Feb 24:

We got up and we both did our respective bible studies.  Then I started working.  We pulled the anchor around 1000 and headed the short trip to Tarpon Point Marina.  Once we got there, Joel and his wife brought Papa's truck to us and then we all enjoyed lunch together.  Then Mom and I went back to the boat, where I went back to work.  Papa and Wes went to provision.  Once they returned, we put all the food away, then started loading up all their stuff into the truck and my stuff into the truck except for the last minute items.  Then we went through all our pictures and saved them on the thumb drive for Papa so he could show everyone back home about their trip.  After dinner, we relaxed a bit watching some TV then off to bed early as we wanted to get going early tomorrow.  

 

Wednesday, Feb 25:

We got up and got moving right away.  We loaded up our last minute items and were on the road around 0730 on our way to Montgomery, AL.  Wes was left alone on the boat.  He left the marina around 1100 and headed back to Bimini Basin.  We hit quite a bit of traffic at first and it was a long 10+ hours but we made it to Montgomery.  Wes took Dennis and Deb from Wild Goose the The Dive,  Unfortunately, Dennis dropped his phone in the water, so that will get addressed tomorrow.

 

Thursday, Feb 26:

My folks and I got up early, had some breakfast and hit the road to Champagne, IL.  We hit the road about 0645 and hit traffic around Montgomery.  The traffic lasted for the first couple of hours.  Once we cleared that, it was a nice drive, but still another long 10+ hour drive day.  We arrived at the hotel, grabbed some dinner, relaxed a bit, then went to bed.  Wes went to breakfast with Dennis and Deb and got a replacement phone for Dennis.  Betty Mae showed up in Bimini Basin and Wes had a nice visit with them.  

 

Friday, Feb 27:

My folks and I got up, had some breakfast then hit the road again.  We had a shorter drive day, so we didn't rush.  We took off around 0700 and arrived at my parent's house around 1030.  We unloaded everything and started on laundry.  Then that afternoon, I went to my daughter's house to help them prep for laying new flooring in their house.  Wes did engine work.  He replaced the coolant pump, oil cooler and put new coolant in the starboard engine.  

 

 

Saturday, Feb 28:

I was slow moving in the morning, but I finally got going and then went back to my daughter's house to help with laying their new flooring.  Things went smoothly and so I headed back to my parents house early evening then enjoyed a quite night watching some TV.  Wes did more engine work and got the port engine all set with a new coolant pump, oil cooler and put new coolant in.  

Sunday, Feb 29:

I had a lazy day at my parent's house.  Wes went and visited Ella J.  They had a nice visit.  Wes returned to the boat at dark.  The boat dock and Bimini Basin restaurant opened, so he decided to go and see how the new restaurant was.  It's was a bit pricey, but his fish sandwich was big.  Then he went back to the boat, and relaxed.