Well, it looks like the trusty ol’ Yanmar was due for a few repairs I wasn’t yet aware of. Fortunately for Contigo and her crew, Blake and Don from Gulfstream Marine were available to give her a thorough check and save us from ourselves before we lose the Iron Genny coming into a busy Galveston port. They caught signs of a failing water pump, a cracked hose, and a couple of other issues worth attacking now. I gotta say, I’ve worked with Don and Blake a number of times and they’ve saved my ass before. If you’re ever in the Corpus Christi area, theirs’ is a very good phone number to know.

With a little luck, we’ll be able to get everything going this week and move base came to Port A by the time our Thanksgiving leftovers run out.

And believe me, we’re planning on bringing a lot of leftovers. If we lose this beautiful SE wind, Port A could be a terrific little spot to wait a few days for the next favorable blow. Either way we’re outta here early first week of December at the latest!