Day 190, February 16th, 2010
Sharon and Reg said they'd seen all kinds of manatees and iguanas up the canals the day before. I was so anxious to go back there and try to find them to get some photographs. John stayed back on the boat and changed fuel filters again. He had called the diesel shop in the morning and described our engine symptoms and was advised to try changing the filters again and to check if there was any crimping in the fuel line. the mechanic thought it sounded as if the engine was starving for fuel. He doesn't have a slip at the shop, so it would mean checking into a marina for him to come to the boat, or paying for a "home visit"! John reckoned he would try himself first.
It was cold and windy again today and the water was a little choppy. Sharon and I dinghied over to the canals but we only found one manatee and she seemed very shy. As soon as we approached she would swim away or go straight underneath us. I did get a couple of shots but not quite what I'd hoped. We also saw two iguanas. I really like the shot of the iguana swimming!
When I got back to the boat, John reckoned he'd had some success. He'd changed the 2 micron filter for a 10 micron filter and seemed to be getting better engine performance for less RPMs. Maybe this was the problem! We are hoping. It will be easier to test it when we get a ball. Right now if we pull up the anchor and go for a test run, the nice anchorage spot might be taken when we get back. Once we get on the ball we can come and go without worries!! We think we might have moved up on the mooring ball list from 27 to about 15!!!
While Sharon and I were still busy, John walked up to West Marine but tripped en route and sprained his ankle!!! He rarely complains but mentioned it several times and it was swelling!!
We were invited for a barbecue to "Barefoot" that evening. Again, there were lots of people. Too many for the boat so we moved to the dock under the tiki hut. There were 3 couples there from Port Credit Yacht Club - old home week for them!! It was fun. A great bunch of people but it was freezing cold. It wasn't too bad as I was wearing long pants, a fleece and my wind proof jacket but John had gone in shorts!! What with his sore ankle and hypothermia - we left early and were glad to get back to the boat. We fired up our little "Mr. Heater" on high and cooked up some hot chocolate, and watched an Indiana Jones movie!!
Sharon and Reg said they'd seen all kinds of manatees and iguanas up the canals the day before. I was so anxious to go back there and try to find them to get some photographs. John stayed back on the boat and changed fuel filters again. He had called the diesel shop in the morning and described our engine symptoms and was advised to try changing the filters again and to check if there was any crimping in the fuel line. the mechanic thought it sounded as if the engine was starving for fuel. He doesn't have a slip at the shop, so it would mean checking into a marina for him to come to the boat, or paying for a "home visit"! John reckoned he would try himself first.
It was cold and windy again today and the water was a little choppy. Sharon and I dinghied over to the canals but we only found one manatee and she seemed very shy. As soon as we approached she would swim away or go straight underneath us. I did get a couple of shots but not quite what I'd hoped. We also saw two iguanas. I really like the shot of the iguana swimming!
When I got back to the boat, John reckoned he'd had some success. He'd changed the 2 micron filter for a 10 micron filter and seemed to be getting better engine performance for less RPMs. Maybe this was the problem! We are hoping. It will be easier to test it when we get a ball. Right now if we pull up the anchor and go for a test run, the nice anchorage spot might be taken when we get back. Once we get on the ball we can come and go without worries!! We think we might have moved up on the mooring ball list from 27 to about 15!!!
While Sharon and I were still busy, John walked up to West Marine but tripped en route and sprained his ankle!!! He rarely complains but mentioned it several times and it was swelling!!
We were invited for a barbecue to "Barefoot" that evening. Again, there were lots of people. Too many for the boat so we moved to the dock under the tiki hut. There were 3 couples there from Port Credit Yacht Club - old home week for them!! It was fun. A great bunch of people but it was freezing cold. It wasn't too bad as I was wearing long pants, a fleece and my wind proof jacket but John had gone in shorts!! What with his sore ankle and hypothermia - we left early and were glad to get back to the boat. We fired up our little "Mr. Heater" on high and cooked up some hot chocolate, and watched an Indiana Jones movie!!
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