Thursday October 19: Front and Center at Driftwood!!

Yea! The latest picture posted on Driftwood Marina's Facebook page shows Yesterday's Dream still sitting on the ground but also shows that all of the boats that had been blocking the marina from reaching ours have been moved!!

Shouldn't be much longer before our boat is lifted and blocked - making it then possible for us to begin cleaning and fixing. So exciting to see a clear path :-)

Tuesday October 18: And Still We Wait!

So Yesterday's Dream is still sitting in Marathon at Driftwood Marina - waiting for the crane the marina has brought in to clear enough boats so that ours can be picked up and set back on jack stands.

The word we have is that this will be accomplished by Oct 31st when we return to the Keys. We are hopeful that this will be the case!

Steve with his yellowfish tuna 

In the meantime we have enjoyed our time in CA at both Encinitas (where Matt and Wendy live) and at in Glendale (just north of LA) where Rebecca lives.


Steve made use of the time by going on a fishing trip out of San Diego and having a great day at sea!

First by catching a yellowfish tuna (think sushi!)


 and then following this up with the only dorado caught on the trip! The dorado is the same fish called a mahi mahi in Florida.

This was only the second mahi mahi he has caught and is a great tasting fish.


Tomorrow we leave for 7 day cruise around the Hawaiian Islands which we booked months ago.

Timing though turned out to be good as we will return and then head back to Florida to prepare the boat to be launched the day before Thanksgiving.

Thursday October 5: And We Wait .....

Since our trip to the Keys to view the boat a bit over a week ago, we've been spending enjoyable time at the farm in Ohio where my family has lived since 1952.

It's great being around family for a longer than normal time but it's definitely time to move on. Our boat is still sitting where it has been since Irma went through the Keys. No definite timeline for the giant crane that the marina brought in to lift our boat and put it back on stands.

Until then, no one is permitted on the boat - including the insurance adjuster.

So we'll  go to southern California and bum around until the end of October. Surely that will be enough time to  come back to Florida and find our boat up and blocked ...... and find out the ending to this adventure.