Day 47 - Eleanor gee I think you're swell - et cetera
Welcome Eleanor Louise Simons born November 6, 2015 at 1:38 pm at Condell Hospital in Libertyville, Illinois. She weighs 7 pounds 4 ounces. Congratulations, we are so happy for you JP and Rachel. John and Priscilla are now first-time very proud grandparents.
Proud mother - Rachel
Proud father - JP
Miles cruised 0, fuel purchased 0, slip fee $ unknown - we might get a monthly rate, daily high temperature 82*FAnother day starts with trepidation. What will be the cost and timing for the transmission repair? We are already trying to plan out 2 - 3 weeks. The mechanic Robert was checking with several sources to get pricing on a new ZF transmission.We received a call from Craig Bush the ZF technical rep. He found 7 transmissions that meet our specifications in the ZF warehouse in Ft Lauderdale. Of course the housing is not compatible and needs to be swapped out to fit our engine, the electronic shift kit needs to added and in order for the warranty to be in effect we need to replace the oil cooler. Robert the mechanic advised he can install it on Tuesday. "IF" ( the middle two letters in the word life) all goes well we can take the intercostal to Carrabelle on Wednesday and wait for a weather window to cross to Clearwater, Florida. This situation falls into the category that "no problem is so large that you cannot throw enough money at it to make it go away." Once again having a boat partner with deep pockets is a good thing.We were asked to move our boat to a slip. There is a 73' boat coming tomorrow that needs our space. One of the marina staff lashed a power boat to our bow to help us maneuver. Dale did a fine job of backing CL into her slip using only one engine and the bow thruster.Priscilla and I took a dingy ride up the canal that connects the gulf to the ICW. It was a little lumpy in the bay but dead flat when we were in the canal. There are some very large shrimp boats moored in the canal. It appears the Vietnamese have the largest and newest boats. We also saw several sunken shrimp boats in the canal and a sunken tow boat. Perhaps the canal is not a safe hurricane hole after all.Vietnamese shrimp boats.
Not a good hurricane hole.
We celebrated the good news of Eleanor's arrival at the Dockside Grill next to our boat. Everyone cheered and even sang happy birthday to Eleanor.
Eleanor's first birthday bash at the dockside Grill in Port St. Joe, Florida Click on it.IMG_0641Lyrics from the Turtles - Eleanor - 1968 - not every song has the word et cetera in it.You got a thing about youI just can't live without youI really want you, Eleanor, near meYour looks intoxicate meEven though your folks hate meThere's no one like you, Elenore, really[Chorus:]Eleanor, gee I think you're swellAnd you really do me wellYou're my pride and joy, et ceteraEleanor, can I take the timeTo ask you to speak your mindTell me that you love me betterI really think you're groovyLet's go out to a movieWhat do you say, now, Eleanor, can we?They'll turn the lights way down lowMaybe we won't watch the showI think I love you, Elenore, love me[Chorus:]Eleanor, gee I think you're swellAnd you really do me wellYou're my pride and joy, et ceteraEleanor, can I take the timeTo ask you to speak your mindTell me that you love me betterEleanor, gee I think you're swell ah-hahEleanor, gee I think you're swell ah-hahHahCarl (Chef) Wooden - quote of the day.When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart.”― William Gibson, Zero History