Where has the time gone!

Hi There Family and Friends (F&F)
Where to begin! Since the 26 of April we have been waiting to get into the Marina to have a pod ring issue fixed with the leaking problem mentioned in earlier blog. Admiral's Cove is wonderful so it was not a hardship, just frustrating know the other two boats were hoping to get away on the
1 st May. Finally on 30th April we took the boat over to Seminole Boat Yard and the boat was hoisted up on to blocks.The two Mercruiser repair guys spent all day hammering and prodding, trying to get the pod to drop out. It seemed worse than having a baby! Finally at the very end of the day it came out.Then the next two days were spent scraping off the stuff around the fiberglass ring that had cracked and sealing the new piece on.It had a 24 hour setting time.Finally on the fourth day it was all complete. We got the boat back in the water, at the last slot .If that had not worked ,we would have had to wait til Monday morning. These yards dont work Saturdays ! We were hotel hopping in the meantime.Hoping each day the boat would be ready, we would check out of our room and hang around the boat yard. So it is with boating repairs!
In the meantime our two sets of friends left for Bahamas on Wed 1st (on a perfect day to cross) ,with the plan we would catch up with them when we could.
The next two days were windy and not suitable for the Gulf Stream crossing. So we stayed at Riviera Beach City Marina. quite some place with its Tiki Bar , interesting characters and lots of pleasure boats parked around Peanut Island with their tents and boom boxes! We were parked just opposite them. Finally Monday morning 6 th of May looked like our time to go.I had been saying to Graeme that Monday or Tuesday was going to be it.If that didnt work , we were going home.We had had enough of all the delays and it wasn't fair for our friends to keep waiting for us!
Over and Out
Erica and Graeme.