Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Miami then onward

We're still in Miami, a fuel filter malfunctioned & we had to kayak ashore in the middle of Miami Beach.
With my googlemaps phone I found an Auto Zone which, after several minutes of looking, found me a replacement.... for $3 bucks- Bonus! This in the land of nightclubs and Ferrari dealerships.
So, after spending Sunday night, Monday and today in the same place, we'll be able to continue on tomorrow.
We went into total energy conservation to preserve the batteries since the engine would not start - to charge them. I even left a solar trickle charger hooked to the batteries to boost them up. Tonight I finished repairs, bled the lines & the ole girl finally started up :)
Tomorrow we will only travel 14 miles- to get to Biscayne Bay and the Cape of Florida.
But, we will be out of Miami and at the "Jump Off" point for the 2 day grand finale' for this journey! From there we will be in position to sale "outside" in the Atlantic the following day. We are in very high sprits in anticipation for the final 95 miles where we we hit le grand target of Boot Key Harbor/ Marathon Key mooring field.
That's where the scooter is unloaded & part 2 of the trip starts!

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