January 29, 2011

Today is the tenth day residing in the La Quinta Inn and Suites.  Our week consisted of breakfast in the motel, checking on the Panacea repairs and taking day trips.  We saw the devastation left by Katrina in Orange Beach, FL and oil clean up at the Gulf Shores.  We drove to Pasgagoula, MS yesterday and went to a botanical garden in Mobile today.

All-in-all we're sick of microwaved dinners and are hoping the boat will be launched (as promised) on Monday.  John noticed today the shaft was taken out of the boat again.  He said they were probably doing further adjustments as there was a problem getting it back in yesterday. 

We found Fresh Market, similar to Whole Foods, and plan to restock the boat on Monday.  If we don't get it launched, I just may climb the 20' ladder and take up residence again.  Are we having fun yet????

Below are a couple of shots of hoisting the Panacea from the water, the damaged prop, and the boat on blocks. (Not in that order; I'm still learning how to manipulate this blog!)