We are still in Marsh Harbor. It is forecast to get windy the next couple of days and everyone seems to be heading in here to stay safe. It is interesting to watch them come in and head into our corner of the harbor or to pull anchor and move over to get into the shadow of the land. We have partly cloudy skies now instead of clear like we have had previously. Yesterday and today we got showers in the afternoon. Today while we were coming back in the dingy from picking up our refilled propane tank and yesterday just as Cori headed out in her kayak to try some fishing. All she got was wet but reported seeing a lot of turtles. Yesterday we made a run into town to find out where to drop off the propane tank to be refilled, stopped at the telephone office to try to solve a phone problem and talked to the Honda repairman about our generator. After lunch with our friends Buck and Vickie we brought the generator in for service. It stopped running last time I was recharging the batteries and will not restart. I tried everything I knew so now it is time for the experts, he hopes to have it done before the weekend since he will be gone next week. I also got the name of and made contact with the refrigeration guy. He made it out to the boat today to try to solve the problem. The refrigerator has been giving us intermittent starting problems and now will not start. We have resorted to ice to keep it cold and Buck and Vickie loaned us their Engel cooler/freezer to freeze the ice packs we have onboard. Tomorrow he hopes to have the part we need, he is going to take it off of a boat he just repaired and replace it before they arrive next week after he gets a new one sent in from the states.
Today I tried fixing a coolant leak but it just wouldn't cooperate with me. There is a threaded plug in the coolant reservoir that has started to leak, Every time I tried to seal it it continued to leak. I got frustrated and decided the plug didn't serve a purpose and sealed it up with epoxy. That should teach it. I'll find out in the morning if it works.
Marsh Harbor is a bit different then our stay in New Plymouth. First off, Marsh Harbor is the third largest city in the Bahamas. There are a lot of cars with everyone in a hurry. In New Plymouth there were more golf carts then cars and no-one was in a hurry. There is a lot more shopping opportunities but we don't need anything other then the cabbage and milk we bought at the grocery store.. There is also a KFC and a Subway.
Hopefully we will have a good weather forecast, the generator and the refrigerator will be fixed and we can head out to less populated islands next week.
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