Managing Expectations (2)

 The last three days have been spent provisioning and finishing minor repairs.  There were morning walks around Pompano.  More trips to Walmart, Harbor Freight and West Marine. The fridge and freezer are full.  The dinghy gas tank is full.  The hope was to leave first thing in the morning.  And then life happened.








On the way to drop our car off in Daytona, the car died.  Luckily we were able to limp the 17 miles to the next exit off the turnpike and get to a parking lot.  Thankfully Megan bought us AAA for Christmas and the tow was free.  (Thank you Megan!)  Thankfully the store was Tractor Supply (not Walmart!).  Thankfully the weather was gorgeous as we waited almost three hours for the tow truck.  Thankfully the car dealer was close and we can leave the car there until we are back in the area in mid February.  Thankfully Paul was driving the rental car.  How lucky are we?



We were back on schedule but unfortunately our captain was not.  Unable to start tomorrow morning, we are now scheduled to leave Saturday morning.     We were able to extend our stay though we have to check out and check back in to a different (and of course more expensive) room.  We are able to keep the rental car another day.  This is life just reminding us that we are not in charge!  In the meantime we will enjoy our morning coffee watching for manatees and discovering more of Pompano.

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