Traveling with Eric's Inheritance: Day 148 & 149 November 15

Day 148 Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Are we really in the south?? The weather today is quite cold with the temp in the 50's and very breezy. Good day to get things done on the boat. It was an opportunity for Jerry to change the fuel filters with help from our friends. Next time will be much easier. Jerry and Joe hunted for the fuel shut off before attempting and couldn't find it anywhere. Joe tried to consult a couple of mechanics he knew but no one called him back. Finally he thought of Captain Chris Caldwell.

Chris is an AGLCA sponsor and provides consultation services, boat education seminars, video training, and operates Captain Chris Yacht Services. He and his wife, Alysse, will come on your boat and teach you the essentials you need to captain your own boat, especially valuable if you are new to boating. Captain Chris knew exactly where to look for the fuel shut off - at the back of the fuel tank, behind the batteries. Who knew!!

By the time Jerry was done he had the help and moral support of Joe, Al, Danny and Russ. As Susan put it, they had a "boy party".

Battle scars; job well done.

I stayed out of the way, did laundry and talked to Dad.

Time to clean up. Jerry showered, then my turn and NO water. Our water pump had died. Tomorrow's project. I headed off to the bath house for my shower while Jerry considered our new challenge.

Flora-bama here we come -- or so we thought. We couldn't get an Uber. Scott, the marina manager tried too but no luck. We ended up walking to Tacky Jacks and had a good time with Tug Bussle, Arion, Phil-N-Wild and The Grand Wazoo. I'm sure it was a happening spot during the warm summer.

Bushwackers!

Day 149 Wednesday November 16, 2022

Cold here, but not the 3-4 inches of snow they got at home!

Jerry diagnosed our water pump problem as a failed pressure switch. Not available at the marina repair (Saunder's Marine) Jerry went on line to find one. No one locally had the switch. Saunder's could order the switch or a pump but it would be a few days. The local West Marine had their brand of pump, hopefully that would work. Scott at Saunder's graciously drove Jerry to West where he actually found the Jabsco brand that we needed. In no time we had water again.

Today, Flora-bama was a reality. With 8 of us headed there we needed 2 Ubers to get the job done. Russ and Janet joined us later, so that was actually a 3rd Uber. Flora-bama is located on the Orange Beach Alabama and Perdido Key, Florida line. It has been a community landmark since 1964. Florabama is a restaurant, beach bar and live music venue. There are 5 different stages with musicians playing all genres. We were surprised by Rachel and Don from Beyond -- we looked up and there they were! We were there at 2pm and the joint was already packed. We shared a table with a couple that may have had second thoughts about inviting us to sit. Soon we were 12 people hanging around the table.