Repairs are fun

Making some progress on fixing the boat. Turns out that the alternator on the starboard engine is out and was replaced this morning. The port engine has turned out to be the bigger pain in the ass. It has two broken motor mounts that has caused so much vibration that it stripped part of the gearing in the transmission. It is also in severe need of an alignment. We are waiting for word of an ETA for parts from the U.S. We are hoping to get out of here by Saturday but it's uncertain as of yet. There are several smaller projects I have finished while we are in the marina. It has been a great luxury plugged into shore power and having an unlimited water supply.

Still struggling to get by in French but I'm managing much better now as I found a great book to help me. I was able to buy a kilogram of fresh dorado this morning from the fishermen near downtown for 10 Euros. It's cool cause they just cruise their wooden panga boats right up to the old ferry dock and sell their morning catch to people near the outdoor market place. Dinner should be good tonight. We are still on an insanely tight schedule to make Grenada by the 21st and we still have over 250 miles of sailing and around 7 islands we wanted to visit. If we can't leave by Saturday I imagine we will have to miss some islands. Guess we will see what happens.