First full day on the Gulf of Mexico

It has been a lovely day, although a bit cooler then we have had in the last few days. We still wore shorts, but it could have gone either way.
We had a work day today so not a lot of sightseeing, unless you consider West Marine sight seeing.
Jim started the chain. It is important to mark the chain so you know how much has gone out. This has been the subject of many disagreements between Jim and I. The old owner marked the chain at 25 foot intervals. Jim remarked the chain before we left, but he never removed the old marks so we continually discuss how many feet have been let out.
So one of the jobs we had set out for this stay was to remark the chain in a way that is crystal clear and easy to identify when we let out chain quickly. Jim Sr. told us he attached lengths of nylon to the chain at 25 foot intervals and this works fine with him. So Jim Jr, set out to sew in these little tabs. I think it's the first time I've seen a sewing needle in Jim's hands!


After the chain job, the veterans, Randy and Jim Sr. came over to discuss the next leg of our trip. Since they both have great knowledge of Gulf and the west coast of Florida, the boys took out the charts and went over every single page, marking off places we can anchor and points of interest we may wish to visit.

After lunch, Jim and I went for a bike ride however the only road we can go on is a highway. So it did not feel so safe. We did get some shots of the Gulf of Mexico though, pretty nice.
Tomorrow Jim will be working on the steering and I likely will be working on the teak wood work.