Sarah’s Creek

This morning I change the raw water pump, that pumps sea water through the heat exchanger to cool the engine. The pump has been leaking more than I would like, so I replace it with a pump that I rebuilt back in Vermont. A leaky raw water pump on Lake Champlain is no big deal, it's just fresh water and it evaporates. On the other hand salt water dribbling down the front of the engine can make things rust fast and leave salt deposits. Linda called Hayes Dental this morning and gets an appointment for 2:30PM.

We meet for lunch with fellow Vermonters, Bob & Deb Gurwicz, “Infinity”. This is their second trip south on their boat and they are planning on their first trip to the Bahamas. They have been visiting relatives in Yorktown and have been anchored there. They have to come over to Sarah’s Creek, to the Marina, York River Yacht Haven, for fuel, water and a pump out. Once they finish they anchor and we dinghy over to meet them for lunch at Coastal Bar & Grill for lunch. After lunch I zip Linda back on the dinghy to drive to her appointment and go back to visit some more with Bob and Deb. 

 

Nile, Linda, Deb and Bob

 

Linda was having some pain and the dentist thought it might be the night guard she has been wearing. He recommends that she not use it for two weeks and see if the pain goes away.

Ken and Donna invites us over for dinner again. After dinner another boating neighbor couple stops by and we talk boats.