DAY NINE -- September 25, 2009

7:15 am -- After I take a shower and Mary Ann has her face lathered with soap -- there is no water -- the pump is not working. Captain Ed finally finds someone to solve this latest problem.  The solution is a new water pump -- luckily one is available close by.

8:45 am -- Mary Ann and I have found a closer Dunkin Donuts -- we bring Ed back a coffee since he is not leaving the vicinity of the boat.  The next couple of hours are spent in the Lounge at the yacht basin --  reading -- editing and posting The Blog -- chatting with other boaters and just hanging out.    

Captain Ed has informed James Taylor -- if any parts need to be picked up we have a car and are available to go.  We want nothing to stand in the way of getting back on track.

11:37 am -- Captain Ed comes into the lounge with the latest update -- all parts have been installed on the boat -- the water pump just arrived and will be installed momentarily.  We think it is safe to assume we will not need the car anymore so Mary Ann and I take it back to Avis.

1:15 pm -- We get the word to pack up and get on board.  The Navigator is ready for her sea trial.

1:33 pm -- Captain Ed starts the engines and in the pouring rain we take a run down the inland waterway.  James Taylor is on board to check that all replaced parts are working as expected.  

1:51 pm -- The Navigator’s sea trial is successful -- Captain Ed goes into the office to pay the bill.

2:08 pm -- The Navigator pulls away from the dock heading south on the Inland Waterway. 

2:16 pm -- As we wait for the 2:30 pm Centerville Bridge opening Captain Ed notices that the left antenna is hanging down -- how did this happen?

2:24 pm -- A call comes in on the radio from the Atlantic Yacht Basin that Captain Ed has left his American Express card behind.

We turn around to retrieve the credit card -- and have the antenna fixed.  This is a bona fide blessing in disguise since the last thing we need is for Captain Ed to be climbing around on top of the bridge to fix the antenna.

3:02 pm -- The Navigator pulls away from the Atlantic Yacht Basin for the last time and again heads south.


5:05 pm -- we pull into Coinjock Marina -- yes the same place we had dinner last night -- but this time we are on the boat.

Captain Ed insisted that I have a “Coinjock T-Shirt” so now I do.

Tomorrow the plan is to be on the waterway by 7:00 am and travel as far south as the weather will allow.