Stalled in Marsh Harbor (which ain't a bad thing!)

We limped into Marsh Harbor on one engine - a minor problem this time and purely a maintenance issue (a part that is now 16 years old gave way). We found an excellent mechanic who knows our engines / sail drives, and he came out last Thursday, poked around and knew what part to order. He also had a way to get the part here faster than is usual, so we thought we'd be on our way late last week. However, the part came in Thursday (a week from diagnosis) and our mechanic had to fly to Omaha that day for his daughter's college graduation, so here we still remain.

Abaco Inn for a great lunch overlooking
 the very calm Atlantic

Now here is where it makes so much sense that we have a dinghy with a 40 HP motor on it! The forecast for the weekend was very little wind, so Saturday we dinghied from Marsh Harbor to White Sound on Elbow Cay, to Tahiti Beach, to Lubbers Quarters for the Cracker P's Full Moon Party, and then back to Marsh Harbor. About a 20 mile round trip without a hitch. And lots of fun, so it really didn't matter where our boat was at the time.

An intentional grounding - the owner
cleaned the prop and hull in sand.

On Sunday we took the dinghy to Hope Town on Elbow Cay for one last Breakfast with the Benedicts at the Hope Town Harbor Lodge, then met up with friends on another Manta (Singaris, from Annapolis) for drinks and snacks on our boat. All in all, a great weekend.

Don't know if you can see the moon
coming up over the horizon at Cracker
P's Full Moon party.

Our mechanic was back today, and stopped by, but left to make a jig, so with luck we'll be fixed tomorrow and on our way. From here we'll start heading northeast through the less populated part of the Abaco chain, getting ready to make the crossing back to the US. We got our visas extended today for another 30 days just to give us a bit of breathing room getting back. All is well!