I need a break

By Mike Jastrzebski

We've been slaving away on the boat for the last couple of months. We had someone out to look at the engine and we discovered water in the gas tank so I drained the old fuel and had the carburetor rebuilt. Today the mechanic will reinstall the carburetor and hopefully the engine will start up.

Mary's been working on the dodger. She had never sewn before we made the bimini and I'm proud to say she's almost done with the dodger and she's becoming a real pro.

I spent the last couple of weeks installing a chartplotter, radar, and rewiring some of our electrical connections. I also replaced two bilge pumps and installed a new shower sump.

I'm also missing my writing time. I need to start on my next book, but first we have to get the boat moving so we can get on our way. I'm getting too old for this stuff, but it has to be done unless we want to get off the boat and I'm not ready for that.

So we're going to take a couple of weeks off for a road trip. We're going to Minnesota to see our granddaughters and along the way we're going to stop and see some old friends that we met while traveling on the boat. After that we plan to bust our butts for the month of April so we can head out, find a spot to drop anchor, and write the next book.

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