We motored into our slip here at St. Augustine Municipal Marina at 1700 hrs (5pm) Sat. after taking on 75 gals of fuel. at the fuel dock. Maggie was happy to see grass again. We are still working on getting her to pee at her designated spot at the bow of the boat. The outdoor carpet has not helped, the puppy trainer has not helped. I even peed on it and she still will not go. Denniese has refused to donate to the effort. We are parked next to some very large boats. This must be a favorite spot for the rich and famous. Sunday we attended service at the Ancient City Baptist Church. One member said it is the oldest church in the oldest city in America. The people were very nice and it was a real pleasure to visit. After lunch I started on engine maintenance. I had asked Jim Mattingly, the prior owner of our boat, to stand by because I would have some questions. The oil change was pretty straight forward but the fuel filter change was a bear. At 6pm I gave up and called it a day. Jim had been a great help but he could not see all the things I had done, some of which were incorrect. Monday we rode our bikes to a great little restuarant that had a homemade cinnamon roll the size of a dinner plate. We arrived back at the boat to find Maggie the wonder dog staring through the window at us. How sweet, them we noticed the windows did not have any blinds on them. Out of the five windows she had done- in three of them. Of course we only need them when the sun is shinning and at night when we have neighbors. So Denniese has not gone to the grocery store, West Marine and Home Depot for blinds. The diesel mechanic arrived about 10:30 and by noon the doctor had her purring like a kitten. I call him doctor because I think he had been a brain surgeon but got into diesel mechanicing, so he could make some real money. With food, stores, extra parts and maybe new blinds we will leave this old city Tuesday morning. Stay tuned. The attached pic is view of the Fort from our slip beside the bridge.
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