At FPCM December 12, 2021

December 12, 2021
We are snuggled in Fort Pierce City Marina for a couple of days to prepare GaYa for her big adventure. 
Went for a 4 km walk at 6am while Steve was sleeping. When I returned, we both went for a walk at Dunkin Donits   


Came back to several pelicans beside our boat. 






















After breakfast, we put up the sails. 










10:00am- Went to my daughter’s home since we still had a vehicle. We did a wash and took a shower. We also picked up all our frozen foods which they kindly stored  for us.  While we were there, I went on line (since the marina wifi is SO slow) to read up on Clixk2clear since reporting to the Bahamas Customs & Immigration is very different now. It is all on line. 
We picked up a few things at Whole Foods and Costco. Now it is a matter of fitting it all in freezer/fridge. 
4:30pm-  Back to the boat.  Surprisingly, we managed to fit all the food in the freezer and fridge. We only need to get fresh vegetables before we leave for the crossing. 
Our first meal on the boat was pea soup and bread. We both love pea soup. We still have to shuffle things around and get reorganize. I can’t seem to find one pair of my reading glasses and a pair of sunglasses.
6:30pm  - Poor Steve is trying to get on line connection to watch the Grey Cup. I can hear how frustrating he is getting due to bad connection. 
While I was doing dishes, I noticed the tap noise was different. After lifting the floor boards, Steve notice there was a water leak at one of the connections. We emptied the bilge and fixed the leak. 
Steve went back out the boat to try and listen to the game while watched down below  a “chick flick” called  Home For Christmas which I downloaded prior. 
Bedtime tonight was 11pm. 

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