" When Pigs Fly"

With all the trouble we had getting out of Aqua Harbor we began to feel like there was some sort of curse on us or the Pig that would prevent us reaching Columbus.  I’m beginning to feel like the curse is real but it must have something to do with Mobile, or points beyond. 

When we last posted we had ordered two rebuilt carburetors and expected delivery on Friday (11/9/12).  The overnight delivery didn’t work quite as planned and the carburetors finally showed up Saturday afternoon.  Just about two hours before they were delivered T, the mechanic here at Columbus Marina, got to thinking about the model coming and was pretty darn sure I had the wrong size carburetors on the way.  He and I discussed it and called the supplier.  Although the supplier never really said a mistake had been made, he agreed to ship out the correct models and accept the first pair back.  That was the good news.  The bad news was our timing couldn’t have been much worse. 

It was Saturday afternoon here and even though the supplier was in California, he couldn’t get the carburetors ready to go in time to find a post office open for business.  We resigned ourselves to the idea that they would be mailed Monday and received in our itchy little hands on Tuesday.  A storm was due in Sunday night and Monday so we rationalized sitting tight over the weekend was prudent anyway. 

Monday came and I couldn’t figure out why I didn’t have an email with the routing number.  I emailed the supplier but hadn’t received a response.  Anna took a long walk and did some cleaning, I did a little caulking on the inside of the boat and we passed a lot of the day watching war movies in honor of Veteran’s Day.  Neither one of us thought about the fact that post offices around the nation would be closed.  No packages would be mailed that day.

So we woke up today thinking the carburetors would be here in a few hours and we’d be on our way in the morning.  We have been warding off frustration and boredom with an eye glued to the calendar.  The bad news this morning about the delay just about put us over the edge as we watched a string of loopers pull out in the sunshine.  At this rate we figure we’re moving at about half the speed of smell.

The good news, if you’re really digging deep for good news, is that I had a project today.  The element on the hot water heater had been slowly fading and finally died completely.   Since this is a repair I had anticipated I actually had a replacement element and I got it installed today. 

So we’ll get through another day watching the calendar.  But it may soon be time to start thinking about appropriate sacrifices to the river gods.  

See ya on the water!