One night in Bangkok......

One night in Bangkok.....doesn't even really belong here.  But, if you hum the tune whilst using the phrase "six months in Jacksonville" it will be nice background music while you read.

If you're new to the story, here's a little background.  After sailing around Hawaii for four years, Ed and Karen sold their sail boat and went to the dark side.  The dreaded stinkpot.  A Grand Banks 36 was located in Punta Gorda, Florida, and in July of 2015 Ed and Karen had a new home.  After only one week, the boat was moved to Jacksonville, Florida.  Over 500 miles and 12 days, the boat performed flawlessly, arriving in Jacksonville in late July.

We planned on staying in Jacksonville for two months, before boating off to see the world!  Okay, the state.  Well, maybe just downtown Jacksonville.  As boats will be boats, two months turned to six.  A few minor repairs became a few hundred minor repairs and several major ones.  In the process of doing routine maintenance to familiarize myself with the boat, I discovered that the previous maintenance I was told had been done (and receipts proved it) had not been done.  Bummer.  Let the buyer beware, as they say.  So, here we are six months later.  The generator serviced and repaired, twin engines preventatively maintained and old impeller parts remove from the cooling system, new batteries, inverter, hot water heater, radio, chart plotter, canvas, thru hulls, bottom paint.......on infinitum.....

Though we had planned on leaving Jacksonville in October, nay November, nay January.....etc..... February seems to be the magic month.  Tomorrow, February 17, 2016, Cosmic Mariner begins it's voyage.  South, I think.  Next stop:  Key West.  Well, not literally the next stop. But the current destination anyway.

Unless we hit an iceberg.  But I think that's self explanatory.  Read along as you see fit.