December 24

TO all our family and friends; thank you for all your thoughts , well-wishes and advice.
First: we bought it new from a dealer (through the Marina). Reputable dealer.
Mark Fischer came back yesterday and between him and Rick they fixed the problem...slight adjustment to gas ratio/ start vs slow idle set-up and several other tweaks that I'm not sure I want to know about.

So now it starts...several times ...after letting it sit, or running it, and we are confident that it will be a good motor. It may take awhile for me to get the hang of starting it, but I learned how to start the little Yamaha.

It's Christmas Eve and we have just finished a great dinner of smoked turkeys, smoked ham, green beans, lima bean soup, sweet potatoes, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, gravy, cheese, buns, pickles, cranberries and tons of pies and apple crisp with whipped cream. The Marina people put this on and we brought side dishes. It was great. Mark and Gail came over too. Not a traditional Christmas Eve for us, but nice.

Tomorrow we are going to meet Gail and Mark and go to a show then have dinner at their Marina. After that we are going to set out and I will be without internet on a regular basis until we cross over to the Bahamas and get our internet set up.

So if you don't hear from us for the next while, we are fine. we hope you all have a great Christmas and Happy New Year.

Take care; be kind to each other. May the Universe provide you with what you need. And be happy. There's no fun in being anything else.